Public Rides Data

Houston transit, by the numbers

Frequent service reaches 35% of stops, and the typical midday wait is about 22 minutes. Service runs nearly around the clock.

Score 57/100 · sampled Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · how it's graded

Frequent service
35%
of 8,785 stops, every 15 min or better
Median headway
22 min
typical midday wait
Service span
23 hrs
first to last departure
Weekend change
-12%
Saturday vs weekday midday

Every stop, by frequency

8,785 stops on a weekday midday. Bigger dot, more service.

  • Very frequent ≤7 min 337
  • Frequent 8–15 min 2,744
  • Moderate 16–30 min 3,512
  • Infrequent 31–60 min 2,094
  • Sparse >60 min 98
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METRO (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) GTFS Feb2026IVOMS_20260710 · sampled 2026-08-19 weekday midday · generated 2026-08-16 · methodology · raw JSON