https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2026-adopted-budget.pdf

Tax revenue was $555mm

https://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf

~122,300,000 rides (originating + boarding)

So about $4.53 per ride.

The Portland metro is ~2.5mm people, so about $222/resident/yr.

Portland metro area residents pay on average about sixty cents per day to subsidize TriMet.

Roughly 1/43rd the average cost of ownership for a new car in Oregon.

https://info.oregon.aaa.com/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-...