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Public Transit in Mississippi

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

Transit agencies
27
Passenger trips (2025)
3.71 million
1.3 per resident
Vehicle revenue miles
14.3 million
Fare revenue
$4.7M
8.0% of operating costs

Monthly ridership

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

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PeriodPassenger trips
Aug 20260.11 million
Dec 20250.12 million
Dec 20240.11 million
Dec 20230.12 million
Dec 20220.11 million
Dec 20210.08 million
Dec 20200.08 million
Dec 20190.14 million
Dec 20180.12 million
Dec 20170.12 million
Dec 20160.13 million

August 2026: 108,093 trips (-3.3% vs. a year earlier).

Transit agencies in Mississippi

By passenger trips in 2025

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AgencyTripsRevenue milesFare recovery
City of OxfordOxford · Bus, Demand Response1.12 million833,4900.0%
Ms Coast Transportation AuthorityGulfport · Bus, Demand Response, Vanpool822,0011.99 million16.8%
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · Bus, Demand Response495,823673,0140.0%
City of Jackson, MSJackson · Bus, Demand Response438,284970,1703.6%
Northeast Mississippi Community ServicesBooneville · Demand Response103,495956,3282.3%
Mississippi Band of Choctaw IndiansChoctaw · Demand Response93,023326,2872.1%
Community Development Inc.Richton · Demand Response82,172909,6600.2%
Bolivar County Council On Aging, Inc.Cleveland · Demand Response79,2171.35 million30.3%
Claiborne County Human Resource AgencyPort Gibson · Demand Response55,733920,48924.3%
City of HattiesburgHattiesburg · Bus, Demand Response49,373352,6655.6%
Hinds County Human Resource AgencyJackson · Demand Response46,074401,9042.6%
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, Inc.Clarksdale · Demand Response42,368591,40322.4%
City of NatchezNatchez · Demand Response42,035347,4772.6%
Madison County Citizens Services AgencyCanton · Demand Response40,849157,6734.0%
DJ Transit, Inc.Laurel · Demand Response28,976418,66025.2%
Copiah County Human Resource AgencyHazlehurst · Demand Response22,967145,1000.1%
Mount Zion Economic Community Center, Inc.Summit · Demand Response22,366715,4323.6%
Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc.Indianola · Demand Response22,193489,71115.2%
Philadelphia TransitPhiladelphia · Demand Response20,471266,2373.7%
N-RouteVicksburg · Demand Response20,145209,1631.7%
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena · Demand Response19,599177,6920.9%
South Central Community Action Agency, Inc.Mendenhall · Demand Response18,739339,24810.9%
Five County Child Development Program, Inc.Prentiss · Demand Response12,309292,4162.4%
Central Mississippi, IncorporatedWinona · Demand Response6,975251,6012.8%
Noxubee County Human Resource AgencyMacon · Demand Response4,725163,6725.9%

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest transit agency in Mississippi?
City of Oxford carried the most passengers among agencies based in Mississippi, with 1.12 million trips in 2025.
How many transit trips are taken in Mississippi?
Agencies based in Mississippi reported 3.71 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025, about 1.3 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