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Public Transit Ridership
Los Angeles County

Fiscal Year 2021-2022

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 1,113,754 72 2,846,396 1992
Arcadia Transit 23,737 6 161,751 2016
BurbankBus 145,582 12 212,160 2004
City of Commerce Transit System 239,106 10 386,368 1960
Culver City Bus 2,267,843 44 1,364,040 1928
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
DowneyLINK (Downey) 56,556 7 103,313 1994
Foothill Transit 6,852,419 303 15,021,372 1988
G Trans (Gardena) 1,599,539 24 1,155,229 1940
Glendale Bee Line 517,073 35 871,699 1984
Glendora Shuttle Services 10,826 3 44,811 2009
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
Long Beach Transit - Bus 17,389,283 136 5,819,512 1963
Long Beach Transit -Water Taxis (AquaBus; AquaLink) 34,280 4 10,221 1998
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) (Commuter Express; DASH) 13,259,765 140 9,501,804 1979
LA Go Bus* 1,540,923 63 4,803,129 1983
Montebello Bus Lines 2,581,161 42 1,726,508 1931
System Annual Ridership Vehicles in Operation at Peak Weekday Usage Annual Revenue Miles Year Founded
Metro - Bus 197,284,848 1,539 64,010,580 1958
Metro - Light Rail 30,660,760 148 13,476,173 1990
Metro - Subway 25,075,130 64 6,100,815 1993
Metrolink (Southern California Regional Rail Authority) 3,855,973 172 10,870,106 1992
Norwalk Transit 789,462 24 1,006,322 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 114 routes. There are 11,748 bus stops in Metro's 1,433 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).