Monthly Bus Ridership Averages And Totals By Day Type

Monthly averages and totals for Chicago Transit Authority bus routes are available from 2001 onward. The data includes average rides by day type (weekday, Saturday, Sunday/Holiday) and monthly totals per route. It is published by the City of Chicago.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal ridership trends by comparing MonthTotal across different Month_Beginning dates.
• Optimize weekend bus scheduling by comparing Avg_Saturday_Rides and Avg_Sunday-Holiday_Rides for specific routename entries.
• Identify high-demand routes for resource allocation by ranking routes based on Avg_Weekday_Rides.
• Forecast future ridership by modeling Avg_Weekday_Rides as a time series using Month_Beginning.

Strengths

• Data spans over two decades, starting from 2001.
• Provides disaggregated averages for three distinct day types (weekday, Saturday, Sunday/Holiday).

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical reliability assessment.
• Geographic scope is limited to Chicago Transit Authority services.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Calculated monthly averages and totals from operational ridership data.

Time Range

2001 to present

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA