Public Rides Data

New York City transit, by the numbers

Frequent service reaches 71% of stops, and the typical midday wait is about 11 minutes. Service runs nearly around the clock.

Score 79/100 · sampled Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · how it's graded

Frequent service
71%
of 14,665 stops, every 15 min or better
Median headway
11 min
typical midday wait
Service span
29 hrs
first to last departure
Weekend change
-10%
Saturday vs weekday midday

Every stop, by frequency

14,665 stops on a weekday midday. Bigger dot, more service.

  • Very frequent ≤7 min 3,484
  • Frequent 8–15 min 6,860
  • Moderate 16–30 min 3,686
  • Infrequent 31–60 min 238
  • Sparse >60 min 397
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MTA New York City Transit GTFS subway 20260807-H-rockaways-extension-removed · bus-bx gtfs_bx_20260611T155333Z · bus-bk gtfs_b_20260611T155327Z · bus-mn gtfs_m_20260611T155328Z · bus-qns gtfs_q_20260611T155317Z · bus-si gtfs_si_20260723T175849Z · bus-co gtfs_busco_20260611T155311Z · sampled 2026-08-19 weekday midday · generated 2026-08-16 · methodology · raw JSON