U.S.: number of unlinked bus passenger trips 2011-2023
In 2023, the U.S. recorded nearly 3.5 billion U.S. bus passenger trips. Bus passenger numbers had been recovering since bus use collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as of 2023, figures had not yet reached pre-pandemic levels. Passenger numbers had already been on a downward trend prior to the pandemic, falling since around 2013.