National Census of Ferry Operators

Description

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) conducts a biennial census of all ferry operators operating within the United States and its territories. The information collected from the census is maintained in a national ferry database containing information regarding ferry routes, terminals, vessels, operator funding sources, as well as the number of passengers and vehicles carried and more.

Data Access

Where to apply

https://www.researchdatagov.org/

Fees

none

Access modality

BTS Onsite

Usage restrictions

Nearly all of the data is released publicly, except some of the boarding counts are kept confidential at the request of the data providers who view the information as business confidential

Public Use File available

Yes

Public-use version

https://doi.org/10.21949/1527500

Summary of differences

Boarding counts for some ferry operators are suppressed at the request of the operator due to the business sensitivity of the data.

Geography differs from restricted-use file (RUF)

Variable detail differs from Restricted Use File (RUF)

Yes