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Public Transit in Georgia

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

Transit agencies
88
Passenger trips (2025)
82 million
7.5 per resident
Vehicle revenue miles
89.1 million
Fare revenue
$94.2 million
9.5% of operating costs

Monthly ridership

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

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PeriodPassenger trips
Aug 20267.44 million
Dec 20255.80 million
Dec 20245.98 million
Dec 20235.88 million
Dec 20225.45 million
Dec 20214.78 million
Dec 20204.05 million
Dec 20199.37 million
Dec 201810.75 million
Dec 201710.42 million
Dec 201611.00 million

August 2026: 7.44 million trips (+6.1% vs. a year earlier).

Transit agencies in Georgia

By passenger trips in 2025

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AgencyTripsRevenue milesFare recovery
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityAtlanta · Bus, Heavy Rail (Subway), Demand Response66.2 million53.1 million9.7%
University of GeorgiaAthens · Bus, Demand Response3.03 million600,070Not reported
Chatham Area Transit AuthoritySavannah · Bus, Ferryboat, Demand Response2.72 million2.57 million16.3%
Athens-Clarke County Unified GovernmentAthens · Bus, Demand Response1.87 million947,677Not reported
Cobb CountyMarietta · Bus, Commuter Bus, Demand Response1.43 million3.23 million8.3%
Gwinnett County Board of CommissionersLawrenceville · Bus, Demand Response, Commuter Bus1.28 million3.1 million6.2%
Atlanta-Region Transit Link AuthorityAtlanta · Commuter Bus, Vanpool1 million5.25 million17.3%
Columbus Consolidated GovernmentColumbus · Bus, Demand Response847,7561.25 million14.3%
Macon-Bibb County Transit AuthorityMacon · Bus, Demand Response786,8711.28 million7.4%
Augusta Richmond County Transit DepartmentAugusta · Bus, Demand Response430,897127,0035.3%
City of AlbanyAlbany · Bus, Demand Response376,571438,7484.5%
Southwest Georgia RCCamilla · Demand Response263,3712.85 million1.5%
City of RomeRome · Bus, Demand Response162,320360,9839.6%
Southern Georgia Regional CommissionValdosta · Demand Response116,3381.81 million1.8%
City of GainesvilleGainesville · Demand Response, Bus110,094547,09213.4%
County of DouglasDouglasville · Bus, Demand Response97,937631,1182.3%
City of ValdostaValdosta · Demand Response97,009442,54815.7%
Three Rivers Regional CommissionGriffin · Demand Response92,246712,9353.7%
Coastal Regional CommissionDarien · Demand Response78,513866,6973.0%
Cherokee County Board of CommissionersCanton · Demand Response65,376425,6856.5%
Henry CountyMcdonough · Demand Response62,380607,3393.4%
North Georgia Community Action, Inc.Jasper · Demand Response58,307389,6103.8%
Thomas CountyThomasville · Demand Response47,596302,4362.3%
Forsyth County Board of CommissionersCumming · Demand Response47,227356,2134.4%
Coweta CountyNewnan · Demand Response36,281253,37547.5%
Whitfield CountyDalton · Demand Response35,481168,33832.7%
Wayne CountyJesup · Demand Response35,214253,5036.3%
City of Hinesville, GeorgiaHinesville · Bus, Demand Response33,209174,9880.0%
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transit AuthorityMorris · Demand Response31,874753,5891.3%
Bartow CountyCartersville · Demand Response30,781251,6699.6%
Walker CountyLa Fayette · Demand Response27,081389,6857.3%
Jefferson CountyLouisville · Demand Response24,901215,6497.4%
Morgan CountyMadison · Demand Response24,863153,8715.3%
Troup CountyLagrange · Demand Response19,793155,1301.4%
McDuffie County CommissionThomson · Demand Response19,51288,3824.6%
Catoosa CountyRinggold · Demand Response18,991145,3609.0%
Columbia County CommissionEvans · Demand Response18,794186,7173.8%
Burke CountyWaynesboro · Demand Response17,435115,0314.2%
Dooly CountyVienna · Demand Response15,692318,4871.2%
Crisp CountyCordele · Demand Response15,495129,3380.7%
City of AmericusAmericus · Demand Response14,373138,5231.8%
Dawson CountyDawsonville · Demand Response13,57790,2542.3%
Putnam County CommissionEatonton · Demand Response12,46692,24411.7%
Clay CountyFort Gaines · Demand Response12,014261,7782.1%
Dade CountyTrenton · Demand Response11,44389,2300.9%
Greene County CommissionGreensboro · Demand Response11,441103,0803.6%
Elbert CountyElberton · Demand Response11,439114,3028.3%
Paulding CountyDallas · Demand Response10,366104,622Not reported
Chattooga CountySummerville · Demand Response9,68167,4108.7%
Hancock CountySparta · Demand Response9,486190,6415.3%
Baldwin CountyMilledgeville · Demand Response9,08677,3636.8%
Wilkes County CommissionWashington · Demand Response8,55357,7085.7%
Dodge CountyEastman · Demand Response8,54964,4442.3%
Jackson CountyJefferson · Demand Response8,541121,73910.5%
Taylor CountyButler · Demand Response7,95492,8323.4%
Hart CountyHartwell · Demand Response7,91753,5234.1%
Macon CountyOglethorpe · Demand Response7,488129,8141.6%
Talbot CountyTalbotton · Demand Response6,915139,0021.6%
Pulaski CountyHawkinsville · Demand Response6,38031,7446.9%
Wilkinson County CommissionIrwinton · Demand Response6,07560,6684.1%
Wilcox CountyAbbeville · Demand Response6,06383,0120.7%
Bleckley CountyCochran · Demand Response5,75499,8111.0%
Jones CountyGray · Demand Response4,73255,1643.8%
Wheeler CountyAlamo · Demand Response4,60155,0744.2%
Rabun CountyClayton · Demand Response4,50643,5302.1%
Lincoln CountyLincolnton · Demand Response4,40138,0612.6%
Habersham CountyClarkesville · Demand Response4,31626,7134.6%
Towns CountyHiawassee · Demand Response4,28745,7378.9%
Peach CountyFort Valley · Demand Response3,883257,7010.8%
Haralson CountyBuchanan · Demand Response3,88252,8633.0%
Crawford CountyRoberta · Demand Response3,86374,0664.1%
Twiggs CountyJeffersonville · Demand Response3,43137,4984.1%
Union CountyBlairsville · Demand Response3,37930,2307.2%
Glascock CountyGibson · Demand Response3,04032,1824.5%
Warren County CommissionWarrenton · Demand Response2,96725,6921.8%
Heard CountyFranklin · Demand Response2,74332,5351.9%
City of CedartownCedartown · Demand Response2,69811,4820.8%
Lumpkin CountyDahlonega · Demand Response2,21614,5103.1%
Taliaferro County Board of CommissionersCrawfordville · Demand Response2,03114,3341.9%
Banks CountyHomer · Demand Response1,65928,7282.6%
Jenkins CountyMillen · Demand Response1,1565,9003.0%

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 Georgia?
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority carried the most passengers among agencies based in Georgia, with 66.2 million trips in 2025.
How many transit trips are taken in Georgia?
Agencies based in Georgia reported 82 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025, about 7.5 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