Sioux City Transit

{{Short description|Provider of bus transportation in Woodbury County, Iowa, US}} {{Update|non-ridership topics|inaccurate=yes|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox Bus transit | name = Sioux City Transit | logo = | logo_size = | image = Sioux City Transit Public Bus (45792277692).jpg | image_caption = Sioux City Transit public bus | company_slogan = | parent = | founded = | headquarters = 509 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA | locale = Sioux City, Iowa | service_area = Woodbury County, Iowa | service_type = bus service, paratransit | alliance = | routes = 10 | destinations = | stops = | hubs = | stations = | lounge = | fleet = | website = {{official url}} }} '''Sioux City Transit''', is the primary provider of mass transportation in Woodbury County, Iowa. Ten routes operate from Monday through Saturday. Via Route 9, a connection can also be made with the suburb of South Sioux City, Nebraska across the Missouri River. However, beginning January 3, 2009, Route 9 only operates Monday-Friday.{{Needs update|date=January 2025}}

==Routes== *1 Mall-Commons *2 Pierce/Jackson *3 Marketplace *4 Leeds *5 Riverside *6 Singing Hills *7 Council Oaks *8 Indian Hills *9 South Sioux *10 Sunnybrook *11 Airport

==Martin Luther King Jr. Transportation Center== The MLK Transportation Center serves as the primary hub of Sioux City Transit, located at 505 Nebraska Street in downtown Sioux City. In addition to serving all 10 Sioux City Transit routes, the facility also serves the intercity bus carrier Jefferson Lines. The facility was constructed in February 2003 for $11.6 million. At the time, it served Greyhound Lines buses as well, but Greyhound eliminated Sioux City service in August 2004. The transportation center offers a spacious lobby for travelers to wait indoors for their buses, retail space, Sioux City Transit headquarters, 472 parking spaces, and skywalk accessibility to the Orpheum Theatre, Frances Building and access to all of the buildings in the skywalk system.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sioux City transit offices to move to MLK center | date=May 17, 2014 | author=Lynn Zerschling | publisher=Sioux City Journal | url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/sioux-city-transit-offices-to-move-to-mlk-center/article_73fad57c-cb7e-56b6-af73-e31eec78aa6f.html | access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Martin Luther King Jr. Transportation Center | url=https://www.sioux-city.org/government/departments-g-p/parking/martin-luther-king-jr-transportation-ce | access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=MLK Transportation Center serves public need | date=December 6, 2011 | author=Dolly Butz | publisher=Sioux City Journal | url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/special-section/siouxland_life/mlk-transportation-center-serves-public-need/article_e21bd79a-7fec-5bc1-b931-4233077f5120.html | access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Fixed Route Ridership==

The ridership and service statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response. Per capita statistics are based on the Sioux City urbanized area as reported in NTD data. Starting in 2011, 2010 census numbers replace the 2000 census numbers to calculate per capita statistics.<ref>{{cite web | title=The National Transit Database (NTD) | url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd | access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:520px; margin:auto;" |+ |- ! style="width:50px"| !! style="width:100px"| Ridership !! style="width:100px"| Change !! style="width:100px"| Ridership per capita

|- !2005 |799,389 || n/a || 7.53 |- !2006 |848,517 || {{increase}}{{0}}6.15% || 8.0 |- !2007 |967,890 || {{increase}}{{0}}14.07% || 9.12 |- !2008 |1,107,825 || {{increase}}{{0}}14.46% || 10.44 |- !2009 |1,134,936 || {{increase}}{{0}}2.45% || 10.69 |- !2010 |1,167,937 || {{increase}}{{0}}2.91% || 11.01 |- !2011 |1,225,648 || {{increase}}{{0}}4.94% || 11.51 |- !2012 |1,092,348 || {{decrease}}{{0}}10.88% || 10.26 |- !2013 |1,089,485 || {{decrease}}{{0}}0.26% || 10.23 |- !2014 |1,106,189 || {{increase}}{{0}}1.53% || 10.39 |- !2015 |1,069,990 || {{decrease}}{{0}}3.27% || 10.05 |- !2016 |971,093 || {{decrease}}{{0}}9.24% || 9.12 |- !2017 |860,202 || {{decrease}}{{0}}11.42% || 8.08 |- !2018 |848,699 || {{decrease}}{{0}}1.34% || 7.97 |- !2019 |828,653 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.36% || 7.78 |- !2020 |529,039 || {{decrease}}{{0}}36.16% || 4.97 |- !2021 |558,441 || {{increase}}{{0}}5.56% || 5.24 |- !2022 |616,156 || {{increase}}{{0}}10.34% || 5.79 |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website}} * [https://www.sioux-city.org/government/departments-q-to-z/transit/all-route-schedules Sioux City Transit schedules]

Category:Bus transportation in Iowa Category:Bus transportation in Nebraska Category:Transportation in Woodbury County, Iowa