Escambia County Area Transit
Also known as ECAT
Escambia County's public transit system serving Pensacola and surrounding communities with fixed-route and paratransit service.
Updated Jul 27, 2026 · Sourced from FDOT Work Program & Active Construction data
Annual riders · FY2024
- 24
- Routes
- 64
- Vehicles
- 258.2K
- People served
Overview
Escambia County's public transit system serving Pensacola and surrounding communities with fixed-route and paratransit service.
8th most cost-efficient of 12 Florida transit operators on cost per ride. Ridership +8% since 2022.
Federal Capital Investment
USASpendingLargest program: Section 5307 Urbanized Area
- $10.3M Section 5307 Urbanized Area · 2020FL-2020-056
- $6.6M Section 5307 Urbanized Area · 2022FL-2022-008
- $4.8M Section 5307 Urbanized Area · 2024FL-2024-071
- $4.7M Section 5307 Urbanized Area · 2023FL-2023-025
- $3.7M Section 5307 Urbanized Area · 2022FL-2022-007
Source: USASpending.gov
Operations
Services operated
Ridership by mode
Annual unlinked passenger trips · FY2024
- Bus801.8K88%
- Paratransit107.3K12%
Source: FTA National Transit Database (by mode)
Federal Transit Data
National Transit Database · FY2024
- NTD ID
- 40038
- Service area
- 195 sq mi
- Population served
- 258,153
- Employees (FTE)
- 369
- Reporter type
- Full Reporter
- Urbanized area
- Pensacola, FL--AL
Ridership & financials
- Passenger miles
- 5M
- Operating budget
- $14.7M
- Fare revenue
- $1.4M
- Farebox recovery
- 9.2%
Ridership trend
↑ 8%Routes & Coverage
GTFS1,097 stops served
View 24 routes
Source: GTFS static feed (Mobility Database)
Cost per Ride vs. Florida peers
8th lowest of 12 FL transit operators reporting to the NTD
- TBARTA$5.51
- Miami-Dade DTPW$7.39
- HART$8.43
- BCT$8.87
- LYNX$10.52
- PSTA$10.55
- Palm Tran$14.52
- ECAT$16.12
- JTA$20.89
- SFRTA$26.96
- Citrus Connection$27.65
- SunRail$67.51
Source: National Transit Database — operating expense ÷ annual unlinked passenger trips.