ridership

noun

rid·​er·​ship ˈrī-dər-ˌship 

: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation

Examples of ridership in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But achieving strength in numbers elsewhere has been difficult, especially in metro Denver, where the total annual ridership on RTD buses and trains has plummeted from 106 million in 2019 to around 60 million. —Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025

Federal Transit Administration statistics released Friday showed that in October, light rail ridership was down 8%, according to WFAE. —Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025

Jesus Ochoa, director of service development at MCTS, said the agency took a holistic approach that weighed ridership levels alongside demographic data such as income levels, minority populations and zero-car households. —Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Tuer said the fact that ridership progress comes at the same time as a looming financial crisis has put MTS at a key crossroads. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridership

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip