Fast Facts

  • Age range is 77 percent between 18-55.
  • 51 percent are Caucasian, 26 percent African American, 17 percent Hispanic and 6 percent Asian.
  • Yearly, Greyhound operates nearly 7.1 billion passenger miles and carries nearly 21 million people.
  • 32 percent of Greyhound passengers make more than $35,000 per year.
  • Almost half of Greyhound riders have used an airline in the last year.
  • 52 percent have completed some college or trade school classes and are better educated than the U.S. population as a whole.
  • In many cases, Greyhound passengers report they own automobiles considered sufficiently reliable for a trip of a similar distance, but travel by bus because it is safe and more economical.
  • The average ticket price is $45.