Department of Transportation

National Transit Database Annual Service

Name: National Transit Database Annual Service
Creator: Department of Transportation

Service metrics reported by transit agencies to the Federal Transit Administration across the 2022, 2023, and 2024 report years. Covers operational data like vehicle revenue miles, passenger trips, and service hours by agency and mode.

Example records

Ntd IDregistration	Agencylegal entity	Stategeographic	Modeclassification	Type Of Serviceclassification	Time Periodtemporal	Unlinked Passenger Tripsquantity	Vehicle Revenue Milesquantity	Vomsquantity
90001	King County Metro Transit	WA	MB	DO	Average Weekday	285432	98210	1450
20008	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	MA	HR	DO	AM Peak			380
40022	Chicago Transit Authority	IL	LR	DO	PM Peak	142800	31500

Use cases

Transit Fleet Vendor Market Sizing

A sales analyst at a bus manufacturer or fleet electrification company estimates addressable market by identifying which agencies operate large fleets in specific modes and states, then prioritizes outreach based on fleet size and service volume.

AgencyStateModeVomsVehicle Revenue Miles

Municipal Bond Underwriting Due Diligence

An analyst at a bank underwriting a transit agency's revenue bond reviews multi-year ridership trends and service output to assess whether the agency's fare revenue base is stable enough to support debt obligations.

Ntd IDAgencyUnlinked Passenger TripsPassenger Miles TraveledTime Period

Insurance Underwriting for Transit Liability Policies

An underwriter pricing a general liability or workers compensation policy for a transit agency uses fleet size, total revenue miles, and deadhead exposure to model accident frequency and severity risk across service types.

AgencyModeType Of ServiceVomsVehicle Revenue Miles