US transit ridership stuck near 80% of prepandemic levels
Original title: Transit’s ridership rut · McKinsey & Company · 28 Jan 2025
Original chart: McKinsey & Company
So what
Transit demand has reset structurally lower, with 2024 ridership around 550 million monthly trips versus about 750 million before COVID. Hybrid work means the missing riders are unlikely to return on their own, while costs keep rising. Agencies must redesign service and funding models now, before federal relief money runs out.
- Data sources
- National Transit Database; Federal Transit Administration
- Authors
- Anthony Shorris
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