Chart: RTA ridership, September 2026

RTA Riders Took 449,688 Trips in September 2026

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From Federal Transit Administration data for September 2026.

Riders took 449,688 trips on Greater Dayton RTA vehicles in September 2026, according to the National Transit Database, down 15.9% from 534,869 a year earlier.

Motorbuses carried 290,857 of those trips and electric trolleybuses 138,759.

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.

See the full history and data on Dayton by the Numbers →

Each boarding counts as a trip, so a ride with a transfer counts twice.

Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, monthly ridership. How the figures are built: methodology.

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