RTA ridership

Trips taken on Greater Dayton RTA buses, trolleybuses and paratransit, by month.

All RTA trips: 449,688 in September 2026. Change from August 2026: −3.6%. From a year earlier: −15.9%.

0200,000400,000600,000NovJan 2026MarMayJulSepAll RTA trips 449,688Motorbus 290,857Electric trolleybus 138,759
0200,000400,000600,000Jan ’26MaySepAll trips 449,688Bus 290,857Trolleybus 138,759
0200,000400,000600,000800,00020222023202420252026All RTA trips 449,688Motorbus 290,857Electric trolleybus 138,759
0200,000400,000600,000800,00020222023202420252026All trips 449,688Bus 290,857Trolleybus 138,759
0500,0001,000,0001,500,00020042007201020132016201920222025All RTA trips 449,688Motorbus 290,857Electric trolleybus 138,759
0500,0001,000,0001,500,00020042007201020132016201920222025All trips 449,688Bus 290,857Trolleybus 138,759
All RTA trips   Motorbus   Electric trolleybusRTA ridership, January 2002 to September 2026. Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, monthly ridership.

Next update: October 2026 figures, expected around Dec 30, 2026.

September 2026September 2025Change
All RTA trips449,688534,869−15.9%
Motorbus290,857346,736−16.1%
Electric trolleybus138,759169,081−17.9%

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About this data

Unlinked passenger trips (each boarding counts once, so a trip with a transfer counts twice) reported by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority to the Federal Transit Administration’s National Transit Database (NTD ID 50017), all modes. Figures appear about two months after the month they describe and can be revised.

Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, monthly ridership. Updated November 4, 2026, monthly. Download the data (CSV).

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