RTD Ridership
RTD’s recent financial and ridership reports can be found on this page.
Monthly Financial Statements
Sep 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.97%
Rail: 33.03%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 70.09%
Rail: 29.91%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.85
Rail: $7.65
Aug 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.81%
Rail: 33.19%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.74%
Rail: 31.26%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.36
Rail: $7.65
Jul 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.36%
Rail: 33.64%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.68%
Rail: 31.32%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.65
Rail: $7.79
Jun 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.35%
Rail: 33.65%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.38%
Rail: 31.62%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.82
Rail: $8.03
May 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.62%
Rail: 33.38%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.74%
Rail: 31.26%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.96
Rail: $8.14
Apr 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.50%
Rail: 33.50%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.99%
Rail: 31.01%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $6.92
Rail: $6.17
Note: The April 2023 Monthly Financial Statement has an error in that there is no increase in bus and rail operations costs from March 2023. This is reflected in the dip in cost per rider figures.
Mar 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.55%
Rail: 33.45%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.99%
Rail: 31.01%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $9.28
Rail: $8.29
Feb 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.78%
Rail: 33.22%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 73.01%
Rail: 26.99%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $9.43
Rail: $7.01
Note: The February 2023 Monthly Financial Statement reports Free MallRide ridership figures for January and February that have since been revised.
Jan 2023 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 67.03%
Rail: 32.97%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 69.82%
Rail: 30.18%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $10.08
Rail: $8.85
Note: The January 2023 Monthly Financial Statement reports a Free MallRide ridership figure that has since been revised.
Dec 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 65.03%
Rail: 34.97%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.71%
Rail: 32.29%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $7.97
Rail: $7.07
Nov 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 64.94%
Rail: 35.06%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 68.04%
Rail: 31.96%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $7.87
Rail: $6.85
Oct 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 64.74%
Rail: 35.26%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.87%
Rail: 32.13%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $7.83
Rail: $6.81
Sep 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 64.59%
Rail: 35.41%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.69%
Rail: 32.31%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $7.88
Rail: $6.86
Aug 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 64.51%
Rail: 35.49%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.54%
Rail: 32.46%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $7.95
Rail: $6.94
Jul 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 64.41%
Rail: 35.59%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.45%
Rail: 32.55%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.26
Rail: $7.21
Jun 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 64.74%
Rail: 35.26%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.31%
Rail: 32.69%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.29
Rail: $7.40
May 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 65.34%
Rail: 34.66%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.58%
Rail: 32.42%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.56
Rail: $7.74
Apr 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 65.65%
Rail: 34.35%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.57%
Rail: 32.43%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.33
Rail: $7.65
Mar 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.06%
Rail: 33.94%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.42%
Rail: 32.58%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.20
Rail: $7.72
Feb 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.68%
Rail: 33.32%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 72.38%
Rail: 27.62%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.39
Rail: $6.41
Jan 2022 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 67.34%
Rail: 32.66%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 70.16%
Rail: 29.84%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.22
Rail: $7.21
2021
Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 66.14%
Rail: 33.86%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 67.00%
Rail: 33.00%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $8.29
Rail: $7.98
Nov 2020 Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 70.65%
Rail: 29.35%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 66.18%
Rail: 33.82%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $7.73
Rail: $9.51
2019
Financials and Ridership
% Riders
Bus: 67.59%
Rail: 32.41%
% Operating Costs
Bus: 70.84%
Rail: 29.16%
Cost per Rider
Bus: $4.50
Rail: $3.86
All figures are Year-to-Date (YTD). Monthly Financial Statements provided courtesy of RTD.
% Riders
From Ridership (Boardings) By Month, Year & Mode.
Bus: (Total Bus Service + Access-Ride, Access-a-Cab, Access-on-Demand & Vanpool + Total Non-Revenue Service) / Total System
Rail: (Total Light Rail + Total Commuter Rail) / Total System
% Operating Costs
From Statement of Revenue, Expenses and Change in Net Position.
Bus: Bus Operations / (Bus Operations + Rail Operations)
Rail: Rail Operations / (Bus Operations + Rail Operations)
Cost per Rider
Bus: Bus Operations / (Total Bus Service + Access-Ride, Access-a-Cab, Access-on-Demand & Vanpool + Total Non-Revenue Service)
Rail: Rail Operations / (Total Light Rail + Total Commuter Rail)