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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
LACMTA · Los Angeles, CA · Full Reporter
- Passenger trips (2025)
- 315 million
- Vehicle revenue miles
- 117 million
- Fare per trip
- $0.45
- 5.4% of operating costs
- Operating cost per trip
- $8.40
Monthly ridership
Passenger trips, all modes, in millions
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| Period | Passenger trips |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 26.76 million |
| Dec 2025 | 25.20 million |
| Dec 2024 | 25.58 million |
| Dec 2023 | 23.74 million |
| Dec 2022 | 21.78 million |
| Dec 2021 | 21.19 million |
August 2026: 26.8 million trips (+5.1% vs. a year earlier). Monthly figures include FTA adjustments and estimates.
Service by mode in 2025
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| Mode | Trips | Revenue miles | Fares | Operating cost | Cost per trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | 240 million | 68.9 million | $95.8 million | $1.64 billion | $6.81 |
| Light Rail | 47 million | 20.1 million | $21.5 million | $668 million | $14.21 |
| Heavy Rail (Subway) | 22 million | 5.04 million | $10.5 million | $279 million | $12.67 |
| Bus Rapid Transit | 4.26 million | 1.6 million | $1.96 million | $29.8 million | $6.99 |
| Vanpool | 1.51 million | 18.3 million | $12.2 million | $11.5 million | $7.63 |
| Demand Response | 671,911 | 2.67 million | $610,930 | $27 million | $40.15 |
Includes service the agency runs directly and service bought from contractors. Demand response is mostly paratransit and dial-a-ride.
Year by year
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| Year | Trips | Revenue miles | Fare revenue | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 315 million | 117 million | $143 million | 5.4% |
| 2024 | 303 million | 117 million | $147 million | 6.1% |
| 2023 | 276 million | 109 million | $126 million | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 255 million | 101 million | $73.3 million | 4.1% |
Routes and stops
The agency's own GTFS schedule file lists 120 routes and 12,006 stops (read 10/22/2026). Counts come from the feed the agency certifies to the FTA and can include seasonal routes.
About this agency
- NTD ID
- 90154
- Organization type
- Independent Public Agency or Authority of Transit Service
- Reporter type
- Full Reporter
- Doing business as
- Metro
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Urbanized area
- Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA
- Service area population
- 8,353,648
- Service area
- 888 sq mi
- Vehicles in peak service
- 2,747
- Website
- www.metro.net
Frequently asked questions
- How many people ride Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority?
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported 315 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025. Each boarding counts as one trip.
- How much of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's costs do fares cover?
- In 2025, fares brought in $143 million against $2.65 billion in operating expenses, a fare recovery ratio of 5.4%.
- How many routes does Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority have?
- The agency's GTFS schedule file lists 120 routes and 12,006 stops.
Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database · 2025 annual data, monthly data through August 2026