
Source: APTA
Published: October 2019
American Public Transportation
Circulated: May 14, 2020
• In 2018, Americans took 9.9 billion trips on public transportation.
• Public transportation is a $71 billion industry that employs more than 430,000 people.
• 45% of Americans have no access to public transportation.
• Every $1 invested in public transportation generates $4 in economic returns.
• Traveling by public transportation is 10 times safer per mile than traveling by automobile.