FY2025
Transit in Massachusetts
48 agencies report to the National Transit Database from Massachusetts.
Boardings
306.8M
Operating cost
$2.96B
Cost per ride
$9.64
Fare recovery
17.7%
| Agency | City | Modes | Boardings | Cost / ride | Subsidy / ride | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston |
Heavy Rail
Light Rail
+5
|
269M | $9.19 | $7.56 | 17.8% | |
| Springfield |
Bus
Demand Response
|
9.68M | $6.70 | $6.48 | 3.3% | |
| Worcester |
Bus
Demand Response
|
5.11M | $6.89 | $6.88 | 0.2% | |
| New Bedford |
Bus
Demand Response
|
3.98M | $7.65 | $7.65 | 0% | |
| Brockton |
Bus
Demand Response
|
3.87M | $5.67 | $5.36 | 5.5% | |
| Falmouth |
Bus
Ferryboat
|
3.82M | $34.02 | $24.63 | 27.6% | |
| Haverhill |
Bus
Commuter Bus
+1
|
3.01M | $9.69 | — | — | |
| Fitchburg |
Bus
Demand Response
|
1.14M | $29.72 | $26.39 | 11.2% | |
| Edgartown |
Bus
Demand Response
|
1.14M | $7.86 | $6.91 | 12.1% | |
| Lowell |
Bus
Demand Response
|
1.13M | $14.32 | $13.97 | 2.4% | |
| Hyannis |
Ferryboat
|
965K | $24.88 | $-13.23 | 153.2% | |
| Taunton |
Bus
Demand Response
|
818.9K | $28.19 | $26.77 | 5.1% | |
| Hyannis |
Bus
Demand Response
|
814.6K | $28.15 | $27.14 | 3.6% | |
| Framingham |
Bus
Demand Response
|
747.5K | $23.26 | $22.88 | 1.6% | |
| Pittsfield |
Bus
Demand Response
|
645.8K | $16.06 | $15.59 | 2.9% | |
| Nantucket |
Bus
Demand Response
|
442.5K | $11.76 | — | — | |
| Plymouth |
|
433K | $16.50 | $-0.08 | 100.5% | |
| Boston |
|
222.4K | $3.18 | $2.01 | 37% | |
| Gloucester |
Bus
Demand Response
|
201.9K | $24.61 | $23.88 | 3% | |
| Greenfield |
Bus
Demand Response
|
191.8K | $28.15 | $27.75 | 1.4% | |
| Boston |
|
96.7K | $48.31 | $-16.70 | 134.6% | |
| Pittsfield |
|
52.8K | $14.72 | $11.78 | 20% | |
| Lexington |
Bus
|
38.7K | $23.45 | $22.91 | 2.3% | |
| Worcester |
|
38.7K | $18.37 | $16.96 | 7.7% | |
| Beverly |
Bus
|
16.4K | $10.79 | $10.74 | 0.5% | |
| Springfield |
Commuter Bus
|
12.1K | $334.92 | $0.00 | 100% | |
| Adams |
|
10.9K | $15.32 | — | — | |
| North Adams |
|
10.9K | $5.99 | $5.42 | 9.4% | |
| Great Barrington |
|
10.5K | $18.74 | $16.76 | 10.5% | |
| Taunton |
|
9.6K | $8.85 | $0.00 | 100% | |
| Boston |
Bus
|
6.7K | $24.85 | $24.30 | 2.2% | |
| Pittsfield |
|
5.2K | $12.08 | $11.59 | 4.1% | |
| Bedford |
Bus
Demand Response
|
4.5K | $16.19 | $15.19 | 6.2% | |
| Lenox |
|
3.6K | $8.55 | — | — | |
| Dalton |
|
3.4K | $14.36 | $11.83 | 17.6% | |
| Williamstown |
|
3.3K | $13.05 | $12.94 | 0.9% | |
| Burlington |
|
2.7K | $28.13 | $27.54 | 2.1% | |
| Mashpee |
Demand Response
|
2.7K | $89.44 | — | — | |
| Lanesborough |
|
1.9K | $24.51 | $23.07 | 5.8% | |
| Pittsfield |
|
1.3K | $20.94 | — | — | |
| Stoughton |
|
1K | $30.75 | $21.03 | 31.6% | |
| Cheshire |
|
917 | $21.05 | — | — | |
| Sheffield |
|
898 | $28.38 | — | — | |
| Pittsfield |
|
431 | $6.40 | — | — | |
| Boston |
|
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| Springfield |
|
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| Plymouth |
|
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| Springfield |
|
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