In 2021, the number of passengers who used the New York City Bus services amounted to 383.3 million, a considerable year-over-year increase of 900 thousand riders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2021, the NYC Subway's ridership amounted to almost 640 million passengers.
Annual number of passengers who traveled with the New York City bus system from 2015 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
all passengers who board buses using a valid MetroCard, cash, transfer, Select Bus Service ticket, or student MetroCard.
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
The ridership does not include employees, non-revenue passengers (such as children under 44 inches tall traveling with an adult), and B42 riders boarding inside the paid zone of the Rockaway Parkway subway station.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication. The release date given is the date of access.
*Figures from 2015 were retrieved from previous versions of the report
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MTA New York City Transit. (August 16, 2022). Annual number of passengers who traveled with the New York City bus system from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270028/new-york-city-annual-ridership-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit. "Annual number of passengers who traveled with the New York City bus system from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000s) ." Chart. August 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270028/new-york-city-annual-ridership-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit. (2022). Annual number of passengers who traveled with the New York City bus system from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000s) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270028/new-york-city-annual-ridership-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit. "Annual Number of Passengers Who Traveled with The New York City Bus System from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000s) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270028/new-york-city-annual-ridership-bus-service/
MTA New York City Transit, Annual number of passengers who traveled with the New York City bus system from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270028/new-york-city-annual-ridership-bus-service/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual number of passengers who traveled with the New York City bus system from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MTA New York City Transit, August 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270028/new-york-city-annual-ridership-bus-service/
