As of 2022, single-ride tickets were the most prevalent type of fare collection media with 54.9 percent of public transport agencies in the United States and Canada using them. Magnetic stored-time cards and smart cards were next with 46.7 and 45.7 percent respectively. The three least common modes are tokens, multi-ride tickets, and punch cards with 18.5, 10.3, and 6.6 percent respectively.
Share of public transport agencies using various kinds of fare collection media for buses among agencies in the United States and Canada in 2022, by media type
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184 public transport agencies participated in this report, so that all figures are calculated as number of agencies using a type of share media divided by the total number of agencies that participated. Due to some agencies using more than one method of fare collection media, the percentages do not add up to 100 percent.
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APTA, & Statista. (February 7, 2023). Share of public transport agencies using various kinds of fare collection media for buses among agencies in the United States and Canada in 2022, by media type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447056/public-transport-fare-collection-media-share-bus-by-type-north-america/
APTA, und Statista. "Share of public transport agencies using various kinds of fare collection media for buses among agencies in the United States and Canada in 2022, by media type." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447056/public-transport-fare-collection-media-share-bus-by-type-north-america/
APTA, Statista. (2023). Share of public transport agencies using various kinds of fare collection media for buses among agencies in the United States and Canada in 2022, by media type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447056/public-transport-fare-collection-media-share-bus-by-type-north-america/
APTA, and Statista. "Share of Public Transport Agencies Using Various Kinds of Fare Collection Media for Buses among Agencies in The United States and Canada in 2022, by Media Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447056/public-transport-fare-collection-media-share-bus-by-type-north-america/
APTA & Statista, Share of public transport agencies using various kinds of fare collection media for buses among agencies in the United States and Canada in 2022, by media type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447056/public-transport-fare-collection-media-share-bus-by-type-north-america/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of public transport agencies using various kinds of fare collection media for buses among agencies in the United States and Canada in 2022, by media type [Graph], APTA, & Statista, February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447056/public-transport-fare-collection-media-share-bus-by-type-north-america/
