This statistic illustrates the result of a survey that took place from 2008 to 2015 among U.S. transit travelers regarding their travel frequency per week. During that time period, half of the respondents stated they used public transit for five days per week.
Percentage of respondents frequently using public transit in U.S. from 2008 to 2015, based on number of days using transit
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Less than one
8
1 day
5
2 days
4
3 days
11
4 days
10
5 days
50
6 days
8
7 days
5
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The report was prepared for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) by CJI Research Corporation and uses data from 695,748 passenger questionnaires completed from 2008 to 2015, making it the most extensive public transit report in terms of demographics in the United States. The survey data includes a total of 211 reports on systems that carried a total of more than eight billion unlinked passenger trips. The majority of the surveys were paper-based with only one major survey in a large urban area conducted on a tablet and another major household survey conducted by telephone.
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APTA. (January 1, 2017). Percentage of respondents frequently using public transit in U.S. from 2008 to 2015, based on number of days using transit [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715225/trip-frequency-in-us-public-transit/
APTA. "Percentage of respondents frequently using public transit in U.S. from 2008 to 2015, based on number of days using transit." Chart. January 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715225/trip-frequency-in-us-public-transit/
APTA. (2017). Percentage of respondents frequently using public transit in U.S. from 2008 to 2015, based on number of days using transit. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715225/trip-frequency-in-us-public-transit/
APTA. "Percentage of Respondents Frequently Using Public Transit in U.S. from 2008 to 2015, Based on Number of Days Using Transit." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715225/trip-frequency-in-us-public-transit/
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Percentage of respondents frequently using public transit in U.S. from 2008 to 2015, based on number of days using transit [Graph], APTA, January 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/715225/trip-frequency-in-us-public-transit/
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