WHO RIDES THE BUS: Examining Transit Ridership in Marion County WHO RIDES THE BUS | Page 10

SAVI community trends » WHO RIDES THE BUS: Examining Transit Ridership in Marion County
Group D
Top Home Neighborhoods: Near Eastside, Irvington,
Christian Park, East Gate
About This Group Typical Rider
These riders are unemployed or retired, so
they use transit for social, shopping, or health
related trips, like doctor or clinic visits. With
fewer commuting trips, these riders use transit
less frequently. Still, seven out of ten riders in
this group ride at least weekly. More than half of
these riders are age 50 or older. Like most riders,
a majority of Group D riders have household
incomes lower than $35,000, but one in ten have
household incomes of $60,000 or more. White, unemployed person living on the eastside.
Middle-aged and using transit weekly for social,
shopping, and health needs.
Transit Service and Usage
This group lives in neighborhoods with
somewhat low employment density (fewer than
seven jobs per acre, compared to nearly 12 jobs
per acre in other groups). Their neighborhoods
also have, on average, lower high school
graduation rates and proportionally fewer adults
with a high school diploma. Improving access
to jobs matching the skills of these unemployed
riders, or to education or job certification, may
improve the financial stability of these riders and
their neighborhoods.
Transit service in their neighborhoods is
infrequent. That service will improve by more
than 20 percent by 2021. This increase is
influenced by bus rapid transit, which will
provide much higher frequency service than is
currently available in these areas.
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