Mode detail
Commuter Bus
Commuter bus: peak-oriented express service, often from a park-and-ride into a downtown.
Boardings
Nationwide, annual
Operating cost
As reported and in 2024 dollars
Largest Commuter Bus operators, FY2024
| # | Agency | Service | Boardings | Operating cost | Cost / ride | Subsidy / ride | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MTA New York City Transit
Brooklyn, NY
|
Directly operated | 9,053,935 | $315,383,907 | $34.83 | $29.22 | 16.1% |
| 2 |
Sound Transit
Seattle, WA
|
Directly operated | 7,421,304 | $135,642,020 | $18.28 | $16.53 | 9.6% |
| 3 |
Houston METRO
Houston, TX
|
Directly operated | 2,892,116 | $59,885,978 | $20.71 | $18.27 | 11.8% |
| 4 |
Short Line
Mahwah, NJ
|
Directly operated | 1,929,039 | $32,010,500 | $16.59 | $3.33 | 79.9% |
| 5 |
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
Glenwood Springs, CO
|
Directly operated | 1,654,599 | $22,494,709 | $13.60 | $12.41 | 8.7% |
| 6 |
Sound Transit
Seattle, WA
|
Purchased transportation | 1,316,619 | $19,737,367 | $14.99 | $13.17 | 12.2% |
| 7 |
Baltimore MTA
Baltimore, MD
|
Purchased transportation | 1,295,225 | $66,358,214 | $51.23 | $45.72 | 10.8% |
| 8 |
Hoboken Academy
Hoboken, NJ
|
Directly operated | 1,119,788 | $20,996,138 | $18.75 | $3.78 | 79.9% |
| 9 |
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Los Angeles, CA
|
Purchased transportation | 992,531 | $21,988,316 | $22.15 | $21.08 | 4.8% |
| 10 |
Woodbridge OmniRide
Woodbridge, VA
|
Purchased transportation | 916,222 | $22,888,641 | $24.98 | $18.76 | 24.9% |
| 11 |
Coach USA
New Brunswick, NJ
|
Directly operated | 833,216 | $9,703,689 | $11.65 | $-1.66 | 114.2% |
| 12 |
Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc.
Dover, NJ
|
Directly operated | 774,656 | $12,689,362 | $16.38 | $3.85 | 76.5% |
| 13 |
Houston METRO
Houston, TX
|
Purchased transportation | 740,695 | $8,862,219 | $11.96 | $9.40 | 21.5% |
| 14 |
C&J Bus Lines
Portsmouth, NH
|
Directly operated | 634,012 | $16,911,641 | $26.67 | $1.92 | 92.8% |
| 15 |
Utah Transit Authority
Salt Lake City, UT
|
Directly operated | 576,587 | $10,668,148 | $18.50 | $17.66 | 4.6% |
| 16 |
Hele-On
Hilo, HI
|
Purchased transportation | 548,206 | $13,905,973 | $25.37 | — | — |
| 17 |
Hampton Jitney, Inc.
Calverton, NY
|
Directly operated | 543,685 | $19,491,178 | $35.85 | $-5.73 | 116% |
| 18 |
Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority
Atlanta, GA
|
Purchased transportation | 538,253 | $23,742,877 | $44.11 | $40.26 | 8.7% |
| 19 |
AC Transit
Oakland, CA
|
Directly operated | 536,641 | $9,223,055 | $17.19 | $12.79 | 25.6% |
| 20 |
Vallejo SolTrans
Vallejo, CA
|
Purchased transportation | 491,870 | $9,789,015 | $19.90 | $16.95 | 14.8% |
| 21 |
Community Transit
Everett, WA
|
Purchased transportation | 486,155 | $8,915,420 | $18.34 | $13.40 | 26.9% |
| 22 |
OBC Lines
Paramus, NJ
|
Directly operated | 455,157 | $5,745,631 | $12.62 | $0.81 | 93.6% |
| 23 |
Rockland Coaches, Inc.
Paramus, NJ
|
Directly operated | 446,954 | $12,035,932 | $26.93 | $16.65 | 38.2% |
| 24 |
Trans-Bridge Lines, Inc.
Bethlehem, PA
|
Directly operated | 409,786 | $11,096,307 | $27.08 | $-8.39 | 131% |
| 25 |
Transportation & Public Work
Miami, FL
|
Purchased transportation | 401,124 | $2,199,276 | $5.48 | $5.13 | 6.4% |