FY2024
Transit in Massachusetts
48 agencies report to the National Transit Database from Massachusetts.
Boardings
284.1M
Operating cost
$2.61B
Cost per ride
$9.19
Fare recovery
19.4%
| Agency | City | Modes | Boardings | Cost / ride | Subsidy / ride | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston |
Heavy Rail
Light Rail
+6
|
251.7M | $8.59 | $6.93 | 19.2% | |
| Springfield |
Bus
Demand Response
|
8.02M | $7.47 | $6.83 | 8.6% | |
| Worcester |
Bus
Demand Response
|
4.78M | $6.97 | $6.95 | 0.2% | |
| Falmouth |
Bus
Ferryboat
|
3.82M | $31.55 | $22.40 | 29% | |
| Haverhill |
Bus
Commuter Bus
+1
|
2.95M | $8.50 | — | — | |
| New Bedford |
Bus
Demand Response
|
2.93M | $8.98 | $8.62 | 3.9% | |
| Brockton |
Bus
Demand Response
|
2.55M | $7.68 | $6.97 | 9.1% | |
| Edgartown |
Bus
Demand Response
|
1.05M | $7.99 | $6.33 | 20.7% | |
| Fitchburg |
Bus
Demand Response
|
984.5K | $29.90 | $27.04 | 9.6% | |
| Hyannis |
Ferryboat
|
928.9K | $25.77 | $-11.21 | 143.5% | |
| Lowell |
Bus
Demand Response
|
917.6K | $15.20 | $13.97 | 8.1% | |
| Hyannis |
Bus
Demand Response
|
811.8K | $26.68 | $25.56 | 4.2% | |
| Taunton |
Bus
Demand Response
|
777.1K | $28.26 | $26.83 | 5.1% | |
| Pittsfield |
Bus
Demand Response
|
567.1K | $16.62 | $15.58 | 6.3% | |
| Framingham |
Bus
Demand Response
|
563.5K | $26.35 | $25.30 | 4% | |
| Plymouth |
|
433K | $16.50 | $-0.08 | 100.5% | |
| Nantucket |
Bus
Demand Response
|
285.7K | $16.15 | $14.59 | 9.6% | |
| Boston |
|
222.4K | $3.18 | $2.01 | 37% | |
| Gloucester |
Bus
Demand Response
|
211.8K | $22.27 | $21.37 | 4% | |
| Greenfield |
Bus
Demand Response
|
169.8K | $28.39 | $27.72 | 2.4% | |
| Boston |
Ferryboat
|
96.7K | $48.31 | $-16.70 | 134.6% | |
| Pittsfield |
|
52.8K | $14.72 | $11.78 | 20% | |
| Worcester |
|
38.7K | $18.37 | $16.96 | 7.7% | |
| Lexington |
Bus
|
35.1K | $23.60 | $22.94 | 2.8% | |
| Beverly |
Bus
|
14.1K | $12.19 | $12.07 | 0.9% | |
| 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
|
6.5K | $27.76 | $27.39 | 1.4% | |
| Pittsfield |
|
5.2K | $12.08 | $11.59 | 4.1% | |
| Bedford |
Bus
Demand Response
|
4.2K | $17.19 | $16.12 | 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
|
2.3K | $93.18 | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | |
| Springfield |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Boston |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Springfield |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Plymouth |
|
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