FY2025

Transit in Tennessee

28 agencies report to the National Transit Database from Tennessee.

Boardings
21.8M
Operating cost
$351.4M
Cost per ride
$16.12
Fare recovery
7.3%
Agency City Modes Boardings Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
Madison
Bus Demand Response
9.09M $14.76 $13.82 6.4%
Knoxville
Bus Demand Response
2.68M $9.36 $8.78 6.2%
Memphis
Streetcar Bus +1
2.53M $21.96 $21.45 2.3%
Pigeon Forge
Bus Demand Response
1.71M $2.26 $1.94 14.4%
Chattanooga
Bus Demand Response +1
1.57M $16.87 $14.47 14.3%
Gatlinburg
Bus
794.9K $3.20 $3.19 0.4%
Clarksville
Bus Demand Response
515.8K $18.34 $17.08 6.8%
Johnson City
Bus Demand Response
419.1K $11.09 $10.15 8.5%
Cookeville
Bus Demand Response
327.7K $29.16 $28.32 2.9%
Jackson
Bus Demand Response
322.1K $12.15 $11.15 8.3%
Knoxville
Bus Demand Response
248.1K $51.98 $42.68 17.9%
Madison
Commuter Rail Commuter Bus +1
224.5K $37.32 $33.63 9.9%
Mt Pleasant
Bus Demand Response
189.1K $40.16 $38.60 3.9%
Johnson City
Demand Response
134.9K $41.23 $28.85 30%
Nashville
Demand Response
121.5K $50.45 $46.65 7.5%
Martin
Demand Response
108.8K $54.64 $53.30 2.5%
Murfreesboro
Bus
107.4K $23.52 $23.04 2%
Dunlap
Bus Demand Response
106.1K $71.77 $69.52 3.1%
Knoxville
Demand Response
102.1K $35.49 $24.11 32.1%
Franklin
Bus Demand Response
98.5K $33.42 $32.52 2.7%
Kingsport
Bus Demand Response
88.4K $22.50 $21.62 3.9%
Henderson
Demand Response
87.3K $64.49 $63.05 2.2%
Dunlap
Bus Demand Response
76.5K $19.91 $19.55 1.8%
Memphis
67K $9.13 $3.66 59.9%
Franklin
Vanpool
66K $15.01 $4.52 69.8%
Bristol
Bus Demand Response
42.7K $17.91 $17.59 1.7%
Covington
Demand Response
26.4K $57.68 $55.51 3.8%
Nashville
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