FY2024

Transit in Iowa

44 agencies report to the National Transit Database from Iowa.

Boardings
19.2M
Operating cost
$161.2M
Cost per ride
$8.41
Fare recovery
17.7%
Agency City Modes Boardings Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
Ames
Bus
4.7M $2.85 $1.79 37.3%
Des Moines
Bus Demand Response +1
3.52M $10.69 $9.18 14.1%
Iowa City
Bus Demand Response
2.59M $1.84
Iowa City
Bus
1.51M $5.13 $5.05 1.6%
Cedar Rapids
Bus Demand Response
1.14M $8.66 $8.28 4.4%
Sioux City
Bus Demand Response
699.8K $8.72 $7.52 13.8%
Davenport
Bus
578.6K $11.66 $11.17 4.2%
Atlantic
Demand Response Vanpool
540.7K $8.96 $6.29 29.8%
Dubuque
Bus Demand Response
390.4K $10.35 $9.47 8.5%
Coralville
Bus
338.9K $5.20 $4.04 22.2%
Ottumwa
Bus Demand Response
273.1K $23.51 $15.75 33%
Clinton
Bus Demand Response
251.1K $8.62 $7.67 11.1%
Waterloo
Bus Demand Response
233.7K $25.56 $22.76 10.9%
Mason City
Demand Response
207.9K $17.53 $12.28 30%
Davenport
Bus Demand Response
179.3K $26.40 $22.14 16.1%
Mason City
Bus
137.5K $6.09 $5.76 5.4%
Cedar Rapids
Commuter Bus Vanpool
123.1K $11.26 $7.36 34.6%
Marshalltown
Bus
121.7K $7.23 $6.59 8.9%
Burlington
Bus
120.1K $11.63 $11.01 5.3%
West Burlington
Demand Response
119.1K $13.01 $9.06 30.4%
Spencer
Demand Response
115.7K $35.12 $19.66 44%
Muscatine
Bus Demand Response
110.7K $9.93 $8.69 12.5%
Fort Dodge
Bus Demand Response
109.9K $12.06 $10.56 12.4%
Iowa City
Demand Response
109.6K $36.69 $35.73 2.6%
Urbandale
Demand Response Vanpool
108.8K $33.56 $25.61 23.7%
Fort Dodge
Demand Response
101.2K $10.45 $8.85 15.2%
Carroll
Demand Response
100.3K $26.90 $22.15 17.7%
Decorah
Demand Response
100.2K $27.07 $17.56 35.1%
Ottumwa
99.8K $12.99 $12.12 6.7%
Dubuque
Demand Response
84.9K $21.21 $16.78 20.9%
Sioux City
Demand Response
81.5K $37.35 $30.40 18.6%
Creston
Demand Response
79.4K $18.74 $13.80 26.4%
Washington
Demand Response
50.3K $19.09 $14.41 24.6%
Bettendorf
Bus
46.3K $19.78 $19.34 2.2%
Marshalltown
Demand Response
42.2K $25.93 $20.57 20.7%
Cedar Rapids
Demand Response
41.7K $44.55 $42.73 4.1%
Marengo
Demand Response
37.6K $18.14 $9.44 47.9%
Waterloo
Demand Response
36.8K $43.74 $22.20 49.2%
Anamosa
Demand Response
16.8K $37.22 $16.16 56.6%
Vinton
Demand Response
16.6K $39.66 $19.85 49.9%
Cushing
Ames
Cedar Rapids
West Burlington