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Public Transit in Alabama

Transit agencies based in Alabama and what they reported to the 2025 National Transit Database

Transit agencies
41
Passenger trips (2025)
5.54 million
1.1 per resident
Vehicle revenue miles
16.5 million
Fare revenue
$4.77 million
4.6% of operating costs

Monthly ridership

Passenger trips at Alabama agencies that report every month, in millions

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PeriodPassenger trips
Aug 20260.34 million
Dec 20250.33 million
Dec 20240.31 million
Dec 20230.32 million
Dec 20220.29 million
Dec 20210.28 million
Dec 20200.29 million
Dec 20190.39 million
Dec 20180.45 million
Dec 20170.50 million
Dec 20160.49 million

August 2026: 338,234 trips (-1.0% vs. a year earlier).

Transit agencies in Alabama

By passenger trips in 2025

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AgencyTripsRevenue milesFare recovery
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit AuthorityBirmingham · Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Demand Response1.94 million2.72 million3.1%
City of Huntsville, AlabamaHuntsville · Bus, Demand Response724,3351.26 million6.5%
City of MobileMobile · Bus, Demand Response611,3261.56 million5.1%
City of MontgomeryMontgomery · Bus, Demand Response541,7841.71 million4.3%
Tuscaloosa County Parking and Transit AuthorityTuscaloosa · Bus, Demand Response333,414447,9943.1%
West Alabama Rural Public TransportationDemopolis · Demand Response270,202766,4842.6%
East Alabama Regional Planning and Development CommissionAnniston · Bus, Demand Response158,431454,3289.0%
City of GadsdenGadsden · Bus, Demand Response112,802289,6100.0%
Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development CommissionDothan · Demand Response103,3321.15 million4.6%
Baldwin County CommissionBay Minette · Demand Response100,079912,1998.1%
Lee-Russell Council of GovernmentsOpelika · Demand Response, Bus91,748528,341Not reported
Birmingham Regional Paratransit ConsortiumBirmingham · Demand Response, Bus74,255662,9414.5%
Alabama Tombigbee Regional Planning CommissionCamden · Demand Response46,948215,0992.2%
Cullman County CommissionCullman · Demand Response41,016369,0703.1%
Regional Planning Commission of Greater BirminghamBirmingham · Vanpool36,476454,39593.4%
St. Clair County CommissionAshville · Demand Response35,274435,5009.7%
North Central Alabama Regional Council of GovernmentsDecatur · Demand Response32,228132,3826.1%
Autauga CountyPrattville · Demand Response30,040179,0144.0%
Blount County CommissionOneonta · Demand Response28,577158,86711.4%
Northwest Alabama Council of Local GovernmentsMuscle Shoals · Demand Response26,752295,1205.8%
Pike Area Transit SystemTroy · Demand Response26,487230,5536.6%
Dekalb County CommissionFort Payne · Demand Response21,148181,2600.0%
Area Referral & Information Services for the ElderlyAlexander City · Demand Response18,337114,4366.1%
Jackson CountyScottsboro · Demand Response13,91865,2405.3%
Escambia County CommissionBrewton · Demand Response13,46377,2197.8%
Covington CountyAndalusia · Demand Response12,85693,0237.4%
Macon County CommissionTuskegee · Demand Response12,249148,13612.8%
H.EL.P., Inc.Carrollton · Demand Response11,69798,4524.6%
Walker County CommissionJasper · Demand Response10,79959,13215.0%
City of GuntersvilleGuntersville · Demand Response9,89070,4213.6%
Chilton County CommissionClanton · Demand Response9,627102,4145.0%
City of FayetteFayette · Demand Response7,63519,39416.7%
Madison County CommissionHuntsville · Demand Response7,119117,7669.7%
Washington CountyChatom · Demand Response6,696162,6117.7%
City of EufaulaEufaula · Demand Response6,63215,4564.1%
Etowah County CommissionGadsden · Demand Response5,952101,51610.3%
Lawrence County Aging-Rural Transit SystemMoulton · Demand Response5,00485,6552.6%
Poarch Band of Creek IndiansAtmore · Demand Response72749,0190.0%

Other agencies on file

These agencies did not report 2025 service data, or report through another agency.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest transit agency in Alabama?
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority carried the most passengers among agencies based in Alabama, with 1.94 million trips in 2025.
How many transit trips are taken in Alabama?
Agencies based in Alabama reported 5.54 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025, about 1.1 per resident.
Why is an agency missing ridership?
Small agencies that report through a state program, and agencies that started or stopped service, may have no service data for the year. Agencies are listed in the state of their headquarters even if they serve several states.

Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database · 2025 annual data, monthly data through August 2026