Paratransit, Vanpool and Dial-a-Ride Ridership

This page displays Pace's Paratransit, Vanpool and Dial-a-Ride ridership figures. It should be noted that the latest three months are provisional. Select a month from the dropdown window below to compare ridership year over year.

Paratransit Ridership

Service 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Chicago ADA Service 288,528 198,189 174,074 156,261 119,175 244,113 246,792 254,496 245,049 256,052 255,461
Chicago Certification / CDOA 1,722 1,736 - - - 2,114 2,251 2,526 1,904 2,428 2,845
Suburban ADA Service 86,600 53,612 55,052 50,220 33,522 77,385 77,961 83,611 80,532 76,826 72,113
Suburban Certification Riders 247 431 - - - 838 816 994 1,111 833 938
Taxi Access Program 85,000 76,559 76,858 81,337 50,535 26,629 14,812 10,655 4,925 3,111 2,510

Vanpool Ridership

Service 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Advantage 25,332 20,404 19,350 14,321 5,665 58,268 61,351 66,688 64,823 67,885 63,600
Employer and Non-Profit Service 4,418 3,305 3,419 2,519 1,059 4,748 4,546 6,059 7,389 7,036 2,958
Locally Based 7,128 6,441 - - - - - - - - -
Municipal Shuttle 6,971 5,818 11,566 9,712 6,696 18,002 16,010 19,680 18,443 18,272 16,955
VIP 16,200 17,094 15,162 13,474 12,800 39,840 45,108 59,190 57,372 64,200 72,674

Number of Vanpools

Service 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Vanpool Total 402 390 367 390 479 635 651 663 701 759 795

Dial-A-Ride Ridership

Service 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Dial-A-Ride 36,931 42,351 36,512 39,421 27,929 60,705 65,791 70,294 71,431 73,248 75,270