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 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Chicago ADA Service 200,949 172,989 148,396 79,174 267,056 265,898 270,803 271,270 271,035 271,714 267,590
Chicago Certification / CDOA 1,778 - - - 2,846 2,684 2,642 2,350 3,064 3,548 2,096
Suburban ADA Service 54,283 52,646 45,231 18,763 86,688 87,462 87,143 81,550 76,764 77,598 71,782
Suburban Certification Riders 477 - - - 1,101 1,147 1,096 899 777 956 578
Taxi Access Program 72,494 74,204 65,182 22,385 19,908 17,037 8,823 3,255 2,577 2,673 4,565

Vanpool Ridership

Service 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Advantage 24,925 15,236 10,983 2,422 72,884 73,185 66,763 74,757 75,024 76,553 81,316
Employer and Non-Profit Service 3,873 2,422 977 162 4,709 7,065 7,993 8,370 8,038 7,242 7,865
Locally Based 6,818 - - - - - - - - - -
Municipal Shuttle 6,159 11,288 8,890 4,644 17,385 17,748 18,776 17,795 16,235 18,859 18,817
VIP 16,984 14,322 9,560 13,840 46,596 59,312 57,708 62,360 69,880 82,404 87,120

Number of Vanpools

Service 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Vanpool Total 374 368 402 222 640 658 687 737 784 789 771

Dial-A-Ride Ridership

Service 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Dial-A-Ride 44,169 40,842 39,296 20,718 67,343 71,667 71,971 73,851 76,819 84,313 92,396