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Public Transit Ridership
Los Angeles County

Fiscal Year 2022-2023

MTA, Los Angeles, Metro Rail

Metro Rail Yellow Line in Downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.


System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
Antelope Valley Transit Authority 1,245,217 72 3,017,268 1992
Arcadia Transit 20,649 6 146,881 2016
BurbankBus 148,189 12 216,013 2004
City of Commerce Transit System 443,696 10 466,316 1960
Culver City Bus 2,664,744 39 1,324,701 1928
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
DowneyLINK (Downey) 75,233 7 101,069 1994
Foothill Transit 7,864,856 303 10,763,315 1988
G Trans (Gardena) 1,899,928 25 1,188,075 1940
Glendale Bee Line 720,786 35 870,564 1984
Glendora Shuttle Services 10,733 3 40,735 2009
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
Long Beach Transit - Bus 16,780,494 154 6,359,244 1963
Long Beach Transit -Water Taxis (AquaBus; AquaLink) 62,053 4 12,311 1998
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) (Commuter Express; DASH) 15,217,356 274 9,489,316 1979
LA Go Bus* 2,046,278 64 1,899,642 1983
Montebello Bus Lines 2,438,394 41 1,748,177 1931
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
Metro - Bus 210,612,362 1,584 67,786,585 1958
Metro - Light Rail 32,016,008 133 14,640,747 1990
Metro - Subway 26,854,945 52 6,085,993 1993
Metrolink (Southern California Regional Rail Authority) 4,662,629 167 11,082,561 1992
Norwalk Transit 1,022,686 20 971,236 1974
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
Palos Verdes Transit Authority 120,680 2 238,414 1992
Pasadena Transit 1,053,208 24 739,633 1994
Beach Cities Transit (Redondo Beach) 287,901 10 395,163 2005
Santa Clarita Transit 1,820,768 66 2,202,836 1991
Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica) 6,312,168 124 3,921,249 1928
Torrance Transit 2,096,578 48 1,520,312 1940

*Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

Source: California State Controller - By the Numbers



The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (branded "Metro," once "MTA") was created in 1993 from a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission.


Metro bus system operates more than 1,500 buses at peak time on 120 routes. There are 11,980 bus stops in Metro's 1,447 square mile service area.


The oldest public transit bus systems still operating in Los Angeles County are Culver City Transit (established March 4, 1928) and Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus (established April 14, 1928).