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Public Transit in Pennsylvania

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

Transit agencies
61
Passenger trips (2025)
255 million
19.6 per resident
Vehicle revenue miles
172 million
Fare revenue
$478 million
18.5% of operating costs

Monthly ridership

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

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PeriodPassenger trips
Aug 202623.54 million
Dec 202522.29 million
Dec 202421.70 million
Dec 202320.73 million
Dec 202221.33 million
Dec 202118.40 million
Dec 202011.08 million
Dec 201933.25 million
Dec 201832.41 million
Dec 201732.87 million
Dec 201635.15 million

August 2026: 23.5 million trips (+3.6% vs. a year earlier).

Transit agencies in Pennsylvania

By passenger trips in 2025

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AgencyTripsRevenue milesFare recovery
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityPhiladelphia · Bus, Heavy Rail (Subway), Commuter Rail223 million81 million17.3%
Centre Area Transportation AuthorityState College · Bus, Demand Response, Vanpool5.01 million1.86 million34.1%
Pittsburgh Regional TransitPittsburgh · Light Rail, Demand Response, Inclined Plane4.26 million27 million12.8%
Lehigh and Northampton Transportation AuthorityAllentown · Bus, Demand Response4.21 million5.54 million15.9%
South Central Transit AuthorityLancaster · Bus, Demand Response3.73 million5.8 million14.4%
Susquehanna Regional Transportation AuthorityHarrisburg · Bus, Demand Response, Commuter Bus3.36 million10.9 million34.8%
Erie Metropolitan Transit AuthorityErie · Bus, Demand Response1.56 million2.53 million21.3%
Luzerne County Transportation AuthorityWilkes Barre · Bus, Demand Response899,3542.02 million5.7%
Cambria County Transit AuthorityJohnstown · Bus, Demand Response, Inclined Plane887,3861.75 million15.3%
County of Lackawanna Transit SystemScranton · Bus, Demand Response878,1732.04 million7.4%
RIVER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYWilliamsport · Bus, Demand Response · NTD ID 30207802,020931,8576.8%
Pennsylvania Department of TransportationHarrisburg · Commuter Rail · NTD ID 30057648,5381.99 million89.2%
Beaver County Transit AuthorityRochester · Bus, Demand Response511,8721.04 million15.4%
Altoona Metro TransitAltoona · Bus, Demand Response492,108732,53011.5%
Trans-Bridge Lines, Inc.Bethlehem · Commuter Bus424,3691.57 million129.5%
New Castle Area Transit AuthorityNew Castle · Bus, Commuter Bus, Demand Response419,277976,0804.5%
Westmoreland County Transit AuthorityGreensburg · Bus, Demand Response368,4762.55 million4.9%
Crawford Area Transportation AuthorityMeadville · Bus, Demand Response326,1791.15 million23.3%
Area Transportation Authority of North Central PAJohnsonburg · Bus, Demand Response, Vanpool319,4391.47 million11.0%
Monroe County Transportation AuthoritySwiftwater · Bus, Demand Response262,4961.2 million29.6%
Washington County Transportation AuthorityWashington · Demand Response, Bus254,9841.72 million16.8%
County of Lebanon Transit AuthorityLebanon · Bus, Demand Response241,884696,05416.7%
Schuylkill Transportation SystemPottsville · Bus, Demand Response231,958753,72427.9%
Indiana County Transit AuthorityIndiana · Bus, Demand Response212,508638,19342.8%
Mid Mon Valley Transit AuthorityCharleroi · Bus190,145764,0774.6%
Butler Transit AuthorityButler · Bus, Commuter Bus, Demand Response186,329294,8837.6%
County of FayetteUniontown · Demand Response, Bus172,7991.24 million13.5%
Endless Mountains Transportation AuthorityMansfield · Demand Response, Bus143,4312.24 million43.7%
City of HazletonHazleton · Bus, Demand Response140,815477,3554.4%
Mercer County Regional Council of GovernmentsSharon · Bus, Demand Response129,660675,43215.6%
Borough of PottstownPottstown · Bus, Demand Response114,358316,7727.5%
Warren County Transit AuthorityWarren · Bus, Demand Response91,307538,37142.1%
Allied Coordinated Transportation Services, Inc.New Castle · Demand Response86,979511,29189.1%
STEP, Inc.Williamsport · Demand Response85,089970,86668.5%
Blair Senior Services, Inc.Altoona · Demand Response81,437395,92258.0%
Centre CountyBellefonte · Demand Response77,342771,36722.4%
Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on AgingBedford · Demand Response64,032446,92368.2%
Wayne CountyHonesdale · Demand Response50,483917,08598.5%
Mid-County Transit AuthorityKittanning · Bus, Demand Response43,438214,53518.6%
Somerset CountySomerset · Demand Response35,122268,09372.0%
Susquehanna CountyMontrose · Demand Response34,195402,30086.6%
Southwestern Pennsylvania CommissionPittsburgh · Vanpool34,171282,35227.9%
Call-A-Ride Service, Inc.Lewistown · Demand Response32,715246,76669.8%
Greene County - PAWaynesburg · Demand Response30,623245,85780.7%
Borough of Mt. CarmelMount Carmel · Bus27,99764,2813.0%
Airport Corridor Transportation AssociationPittsburgh · Demand Response27,442102,2760.8%
Pike CountyHawley · Demand Response25,807387,66361.7%
County of ButlerButler · Demand Response22,630203,43164.2%
Clarion CountyShippenville · Demand Response21,411314,21499.1%
Forest CountyTionesta · Demand Response19,773472,676100.0%

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 Pennsylvania?
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority carried the most passengers among agencies based in Pennsylvania, with 223 million trips in 2025.
How many transit trips are taken in Pennsylvania?
Agencies based in Pennsylvania reported 255 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025, about 19.6 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