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Expenses

2021 Database Files

2021 Database Files Zip

Zip file containing all 2021 Annual National Transit Database Files. The Database files contain data from the NTD without manipulation (other than formatting for Excel) and are therefore intended for users comfortable who may intend to perform their own analyses on the data or use the data in their own databases. 

2021 NTD Database File Dictionary

Defines terms found on NTD Reporting Forms and identifies the 2021 Database File in which they are included. Please note that this does not include terms in the 2021 Data Tables and Time Series files - each of those files includes its own data dictionary.

Keywords: annual, data, ntd, data element, data point, data description, data glossary, data dictionary

2021 Metrics

Contains metrics describing service consumption and service cost for each public transportation agency, by mode and type of service.

2021 Operating Expenses

Provides expenses to operate public transportation services for each agency,  by mode, and type of service operated. Divides expenses among NTD expense functions and object classes.

2021 Funding Sources

Contains sources of revenue applied by each public transportation agency to operations and capital.

2021 Capital Expenses

Describes capital expenses for each public transportation agency, by mode and type of service and by the function of the expense.

2021 Annual Database Operating Expenses

Sums expenses incurred during day-to-day operations. Organized by mode, type of service, function, and object class.

Keywords: 5307, vehicle operations, vehicle maintenance, non-vehicle maintenance, general administration object classes include labor, fringe benefits, services, materials and supplies, utilities, casualty and liability costs, taxes, purchased transportation expenses, miscellaneous, salaries, wages, cost, fuel costs, tires and tubes, vehicle upkeep, agency operations, operation statistics

2021 Annual Database Operating Expenses Reconciling

Provides an overall operating expense total consistent with locally-published reports.

Keywords: 5307, full, interest expenses, leases and rentals, purchase lease payments, related parties lease agreements, depreciation,amortization of intangibles, other reconciling items expenses classified as funds applied or not applied, balancing costs, expenditure reconciliation, ada-related expenses, financial records, finance reports, reconcile, expenditures

2021 Annual Database Fare Revenues

Contains data on revenues a transit agency earns from carrying passengers, organized by mode and type of service. Reported as funds earned, funds expended on operations, and funds expended on capital.

Keywords: 5307, full, ssw, small system, reduced reporter, rr, fares, base, special transit, discounted, reduced fare, earned, expended, operations, capital, fare box, payment, passes, tickets, earnings, total fares, fare earnings