Ridership Monitoring 2020
The table shows estimated rail and bus ridership by day during the Covid-19 pandemic for 2020. On June 17, 2020, Metro restated bus ridership figures on this table that are more accurate. See the explanation below for details. Please note that all figures presented on this page are considered unofficial and may be restated as necessary. This data is intended for assessing general trends and/or changes in ridership levels over time.
How Metro estimates bus ridership: Prior to Covid-19, Metro calculated bus ridership using farebox data, i.e. the "cash register" located at the front of each bus. Each passenger who tapped a SmarTrip card or paid with cash would counted, along with input from bus operators logging fare evasion.. Starting in April, Metro has required "rear-door boarding" and waived bus fares as part of a comprehensive effort to protect our frontline workforce from exposure to Covid-19. on Metrobus. Since then, Metro has had to transition to a new method of estimating bus ridership based on data from Automatic Passenger Counter systems (APC), which use infrared sensors mounted near the bus doors that count each passenger as they enter the bus. This method has an inherent "noise factor" that must be calculated and subtracted from the raw figures in order to provide the most reliable estimate of bus ridership each day. Raw, unprocessed data is called "unadjusted" figures, and were initially stated to allow the public to gauge Metro's progress in limiting transit utilization in the interest of public health.
Figures shown below are based on adjusted APC ridership counts for accuracy and to allow for relative comparisons between dates. (For transparency, all previously stated unadjusted ridership figures are available on a separate page. However, we do not recommend using unadjusted figures now that more accurate data is available.)
As of October 13, 2020, the table below has been updated once weekly to streamline the data reporting process as the pandemic recovery continues. Detailed historical data on rail, bus, and parking ridership from Metro's fare system, updated monthly, is also available via Metro's Ridership Portal.
2020 Ridership | Change vs. 2019 | |||
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Date | Rail | Adjusted Bus | Rail | Bus |
12/31/20 Th | 60,000 | 173,000 | -88% | -52% |
12/30/20 We | 70,000 | 180,000 | -86% | -49% |
12/29/20 Tu | 67,000 | 178,000 | -83% | -40% |
12/28/20 Mo | 66,000 | 176,000 | -85% | -43% |
12/27/20 Su | 29,000 | 90,000 | -79% | -30% |
12/26/20 Sa | 33,000 | 110,000 | -86% | -44% |
12/25/20 Fr | 14,000 | 65,000 | -76% | -22% |
12/24/20 Th | 43,000 | 147,000 | -86% | -44% |
12/23/20 We | 74,000 | 197,000 | -63% | -17% |
12/22/20 Tu | 75,000 | 180,000 | -63% | -24% |
12/21/20 Mo | 74,000 | 194,000 | -83% | -39% |
12/20/20 Su | 33,000 | 100,000 | -78% | -33% |
12/19/20 Sa | 46,000 | 133,000 | -77% | -33% |
12/18/20 Fr | 79,000 | 186,000 | -85% | -51% |
12/17/20 Th | 74,000 | 156,000 | -88% | -59% |
12/16/20 We | 65,000 | 140,000 | -90% | -66% |
12/15/20 Tu | 79,000 | 196,000 | -88% | -52% |
12/14/20 Mo | 68,000 | 173,000 | -89% | -53% |
12/13/20 Su | 37,000 | 110,000 | -80% | -29% |
12/12/20 Sa | 64,000 | 132,000 | -75% | -32% |
12/11/20 Fr | 83,000 | 195,000 | -86% | -48% |
12/10/20 Th | 80,000 | 185,000 | -88% | -55% |
12/9/20 We | 78,000 | 180,000 | -88% | -56% |
12/8/20 Tu | 78,000 | 172,000 | -88% | -59% |
12/7/20 Mo | 75,000 | 177,000 | -88% | -55% |
12/6/20 Su | 34,000 | 101,000 | -80% | -36% |
12/5/20 Sa | 47,000 | 132,000 | -82% | -37% |
12/4/20 Fr | 79,000 | 187,000 | -87% | -52% |
12/3/20 Th | 82,000 | 194,000 | -88% | -53% |
12/2/20 We | 79,000 | 186,000 | -88% | -56% |
12/1/20 Tu | 80,000 | 182,000 | -88% | -58% |
11/30/20 Mo | 67,000 | 166,000 | -89% | -60% |
11/29/20 Su | 37,000 | 108,000 | -79% | -30% |
11/28/20 Sa | 52,000 | 140,000 | -78% | -30% |
11/27/20 Fr | 54,000 | 174,000 | -86% | -49% |
11/26/20 Th | 21,000 | 84,000 | -77% | -16% |
11/25/20 We | 76,000 | 204,000 | -84% | -36% |
11/24/20 Tu | 80,000 | 194,000 | -87% | -52% |
11/23/20 Mo | 79,000 | 185,000 | -87% | -55% |
11/22/20 Su | 37,000 | 108,000 | -79% | -30% |
11/21/20 Sa | 52,000 | 140,000 | -78% | -30% |
11/20/20 Fr | 87,000 | 204,000 | -86% | -49% |
11/19/20 Th | 85,000 | 185,000 | -88% | -56% |
11/18/20 We | 84,000 | 174,000 | -88% | -59% |
11/17/20 Tu | 83,000 | 178,000 | -88% | -59% |
11/16/20 Mo | 84,000 | 178,000 | -87% | -58% |
11/15/20 Su | 38,000 | 99,000 | -76% | -35% |
11/14/20 Sa | 80,000 | 137,000 | -66% | -34% |
11/13/20 Fr | 94,000 | 202,000 | -85% | -50% |
11/12/20 Th | 81,000 | 179,000 | -88% | -57% |
11/11/20 We | 59,000 | 136,000 | -84% | -49% |
11/10/20 Tu | 89,000 | 206,000 | -87% | -49% |
11/9/20 Mo | 85,000 | 194,000 | -87% | -52% |
11/8/20 Su | 45,000 | 111,000 | -75% | -31% |
11/7/20 Sa | 77,000 | 142,000 | -71% | -31% |
11/6/20 Fr | 90,000 | 194,000 | -86% | -52% |
11/5/20 Th | 86,000 | 199,000 | -88% | -53% |
11/4/20 We | 81,000 | 189,000 | -89% | -58% |
11/3/20 Tu | 84,000 | 189,000 | -88% | -56% |
11/2/20 Mo | 82,000 | 193,000 | -87% | -55% |
11/1/20 Su | 33,000 | 100,000 | -82% | -39% |
10/31/20 Sa | 55,000 | 146,000 | -89% | -30% |
10/30/20 Fr | 91,000 | 196,000 | -86% | -53% |
10/29/20 Th | 76,000 | 163,000 | -88% | -61% |
10/28/20 We | 90,000 | 188,000 | -88% | -57% |
10/27/20 Tu | 86,000 | 186,000 | -88% | -57% |
10/26/20 Mo | 82,000 | 187,000 | -87% | -57% |
10/25/20 Su | 38,000 | 95,000 | -87% | -35% |
10/24/20 Sa | 59,000 | 143,000 | -83% | -35% |
10/23/20 Fr | 92,000 | 201,000 | -87% | -52% |
10/22/20 Th | 88,000 | 191,000 | -88% | -56% |
10/21/20 We | 88,000 | 191,000 | -88% | -57% |
10/20/20 Tu | 86,000 | 199,000 | -87% | -53% |
10/19/20 Mo | 83,000 | 181,000 | -87% | -59% |
10/18/20 Su | 41,000 | 101,000 | -71% | -20% |
10/17/20 Sa | 65,000 | 140,000 | -76% | -36% |
10/16/20 Fr | 86,000 | 190,000 | -86% | -54% |
10/15/20 Th | 91,000 | 191,000 | -87% | -56% |
10/14/20 We | 89,000 | 195,000 | -87% | -52% |
10/13/20 Tu | 86,000 | 195,000 | -88% | -56% |
10/12/20 Mo | 57,000 | 134,000 | -75% | -51% |
10/11/20 Su | 35,000 | 92,000 | -85% | -43% |
10/10/20 Sa | 58,000 | 129,000 | -81% | -40% |
10/9/20 Fr | 89,000 | 187,000 | -86% | -54% |
10/8/20 Th | 88,000 | 191,000 | -87% | -57% |
10/7/20 We | 88,000 | 185,000 | -87% | -58% |
10/6/20 Tu | 85,000 | 185,000 | -88% | -58% |
10/5/20 Mo | 82,000 | 188,000 | -87% | -58% |
10/4/20 Su | 41,000 | 104,000 | -81% | -37% |
10/3/20 Sa | 61,000 | 139,000 | -77% | -34% |
10/2/20 Fr | 90,000 | 195,000 | -86% | -55% |
10/1/20 Th | 88,000 | 189,000 | -87% | -59% |
9/30/20 We | 86,000 | 179,000 | -88% | -60% |
9/29/20 Tu | 84,000 | 177,000 | -88% | -61% |
9/28/20 Mo | 84,000 | 184,000 | -86% | -56% |
9/27/20 Su | 45,000 | 101,000 | -76% | -40% |
9/26/20 Sa | 80,000 | 120,000 | -69% | -45% |
9/25/20 Fr | 94,000 | 179,000 | -85% | -57% |
9/24/20 Th | 92,000 | 179,000 | -87% | -60% |
9/23/20 We | 92,000 | 178,000 | -87% | -60% |
9/22/20 Tu | 85,000 | 177,000 | -88% | -60% |
9/21/20 Mo | 81,000 | 170,000 | -88% | -60% |
9/20/20 Su | 42,000 | 96,000 | -77% | -43% |
9/19/20 Sa | 61,000 | 130,000 | -79% | -43% |
9/18/20 Fr | 86,000 | 184,000 | -83% | -63% |
9/17/20 Th | 82,000 | 164,000 | -87% | -57% |
9/16/20 We | 85,000 | 180,000 | -88% | -60% |
9/15/20 Tu | 78,000 | 175,000 | -88% | -61% |
9/14/20 Mo | 78,000 | 175,000 | -88% | -61% |
9/13/20 Su | 38,000 | 95,000 | -80% | -43% |
9/12/20 Sa | 50,000 | 126,000 | -82% | -43% |
9/11/20 Fr | 83,000 | 186,000 | -87% | -56% |
9/10/20 Th | 75,000 | 162,000 | -89% | -63% |
9/9/20 We | 79,000 | 173,000 | -88% | -61% |
9/8/20 Tu | 80,000 | 172,000 | -88% | -62% |
9/7/20 Mo | 42,000 | 111,000 | -73% | -33% |
9/6/20 Su | 41,000 | 97,000 | -74% | -42% |
9/5/20 Sa | 52,000 | 124,000 | -77% | -45% |
9/4/20 Fr | 80,000 | 185,000 | -88% | -59% |
9/3/20 Th | 79,000 | 168,000 | -88% | -62% |
9/2/20 We | 79,000 | 178,000 | -88% | -60% |
9/1/20 Tu | 77,000 | 174,000 | -88% | -62% |
8/31/20 Mo | 71,000 | 157,000 | -88% | -66% |
8/30/20 Su | 39,000 | 90,000 | -80% | -48% |
8/29/20 Sa | 44,000 | 113,000 | -84% | -46% |
8/28/20 Fr | 110,000 | 181,000 | -80% | -55% |
8/27/20 Th | 80,000 | 167,000 | -87% | -60% |
8/26/20 We | 77,000 | 167,000 | -88% | -59% |
8/25/20 Tu | 74,000 | 166,000 | -88% | -61% |
8/24/20 Mo | 71,000 | 167,000 | -88% | -59% |
8/23/20 Su | 33,000 | 81,000 | -79% | -50% |
8/22/20 Sa | 43,000 | 70,000 | -82% | -68% |
8/21/20 Fr | 74,000 | 150,000 | -86% | -57% |
8/20/20 Th | 74,000 | 139,000 | -88% | -64% |
8/19/20 We | 71,000 | 142,000 | -89% | -63% |
8/18/20 Tu | 73,000 | 145,000 | -88% | -62% |
8/17/20 Mo | 68,000 | 136,000 | -88% | -64% |
8/16/20 Su | 28,000 | 56,000 | -84% | -65% |
8/15/20 Sa | 35,000 | 70,000 | -86% | -67% |
8/14/20 Fr | 64,000 | 147,000 | -89% | -60% |
8/13/20 Th | 61,000 | 129,000 | -90% | -66% |
8/12/20 We | 64,000 | 131,000 | -90% | -67% |
8/11/20 Tu | 65,000 | 139,000 | -90% | -63% |
8/10/20 Mo | 63,000 | 135,000 | -89% | -65% |
8/9/20 Su | 27,000 | 55,000 | -84% | -67% |
8/8/20 Sa | 36,000 | 70,000 | -84% | -67% |
8/7/20 Fr | 64,000 | 151,000 | -89% | -60% |
8/6/20 Th | 63,000 | 130,000 | -90% | -67% |
8/5/20 We | 68,000 | 147,000 | -89% | -61% |
8/4/20 Tu | 53,000 | 122,000 | -92% | -69% |
8/3/20 Mo | 62,000 | 137,000 | -90% | -65% |
8/2/20 Su | 26,000 | 55,000 | -86% | -67% |
8/1/20 Sa | 35,000 | 75,000 | -86% | -65% |
7/31/20 Fr | 61,000 | 147,000 | -91% | -62% |
7/30/20 Th | 63,000 | 129,000 | -90% | -68% |
7/29/20 We | 63,000 | 139,000 | -90% | -64% |
7/28/20 Tu | 63,000 | 133,000 | -91% | -67% |
7/27/20 Mo | 61,000 | 133,000 | -90% | -66% |
7/26/20 Su | 26,000 | 55,000 | -87% | -66% |
7/25/20 Sa | 34,000 | 65,000 | -88% | -70% |
7/24/20 Fr | 59,000 | 134,000 | -91% | -65% |
7/23/20 Th | 62,000 | 136,000 | -91% | -66% |
7/22/20 We | 59,000 | 130,000 | -92% | -68% |
7/21/20 Tu | 60,000 | 127,000 | -91% | -68% |
7/20/20 Mo | 58,000 | 121,000 | -91% | -69% |
7/19/20 Su | 23,000 | 49,000 | -87% | -67% |
7/18/20 Sa | 31,000 | 65,000 | -89% | -67% |
7/17/20 Fr | 60,000 | 136,000 | -91% | -64% |
7/16/20 Th | 60,000 | 130,000 | -91% | -68% |
7/15/20 We | 60,000 | 141,000 | -91% | -64% |
7/14/20 Tu | 60,000 | 133,000 | -91% | -68% |
7/13/20 Mo | 58,000 | 130,000 | -91% | -68% |
7/12/20 Su | 24,000 | 50,000 | -87% | -69% |
7/11/20 Sa | 31,000 | 63,000 | -88% | -70% |
7/10/20 Fr | 59,000 | 143,000 | -91% | -64% |
7/9/20 Th | 59,000 | 125,000 | -91% | -67% |
7/8/20 We | 59,000 | 139,000 | -92% | -67% |
7/7/20 Tu | 57,000 | 128,000 | -92% | -70% |
7/6/20 Mo | 57,000 | 127,000 | -90% | -64% |
7/5/20 Su | 25,000 | 45,000 | -86% | -71% |
7/4/20 Sa | 37,000 | 52,000 | -90% | -68% |
7/3/20 Fr | 41,000 | 58,000 | -90% | -64% |
7/2/20 Th | 63,000 | 126,000 | -90% | -69% |
7/1/20 We | 62,000 | 137,000 | -90% | -66% |
6/30/20 Tu | 60,000 | 122,000 | -91% | -70% |
6/29/20 Mo | 58,000 | 131,000 | -91% | -68% |
6/28/20 Su | 24,000 | 47,000 | -87% | -72% |
6/27/20 Sa | 31,000 | 51,000 | -88% | -77% |
6/26/20 Fr | 57,000 | 101,000 | -91% | -75% |
6/25/20 Th | 55,000 | 99,000 | -92% | -76% |
6/24/20 We | 56,000 | 100,000 | -92% | -77% |
6/23/20 Tu | 53,000 | 98,000 | -92% | -77% |
6/22/20 Mo | 53,000 | 98,000 | -92% | -76% |
6/21/20 Su | 22,000 | 39,000 | -90% | -77% |
6/20/20 Sa | 24,000 | 42,000 | -92% | -81% |
6/19/20 Fr | 53,000 | 93,000 | -92% | -77% |
6/18/20 Th | 48,000 |