MTA Bus Hourly Ridership Estimates by Route and Fare Type

Hourly bus ridership estimates by route and fare payment class for New York City Transit. The dataset covers the period from 2020 to 2024 and is provided by the State of New York.

Use Cases

• Analyze hourly ridership patterns for specific bus routes to optimize scheduling.
• Compare ridership volumes between fare payment classes like MetroCard and OMNY.
• Model passenger demand by route and hour to inform resource allocation.

Strengths

• Data is updated frequently, with a last update timestamp of 2025-10-18.
• Covers a multi-year time range from 2020 to 2024.
• Provides granular hourly estimates for ridership analysis.

Limitations

• The total number of rows and specific column definitions are unknown.
• Data is limited to the New York City Transit system and may not be generalizable.
• The license is unspecified, which may restrict commercial use.

Provenance

Source

State of New York

Time Range

2020-2024

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-10-18.

Geography

New York City Transit system