Say What? Metro Riders Make How Much?

Last week, WMATA released demographic data about the Metro rail and bus riders and the results are very, very interesting - if not shocking in some cases. By far, the most surprising statistics are those regarding Metro rail commuters. Effectively, if you ride the Metro rail, you are:

- White
- College Educated
- Make over $100k

Say what? I'm guessing the riders in the area of Farragut/Metro Center/Union Station are weighing in very heavily on these stats. But what about the rest of the rail system? My analysis is obviously not scientific at all, but this just does not seem to fit the average metro rider in most cases. But what about the bus you say? Well, if you ride the bus, you are:

- Minority
- Slightly favored to have a college degree
- Woman
- Make almost $70k a year

Of course, I am generalizing here based on what the "majority" of people who ride each type of transportation are determined to be, as well as using the median for income.

Read the WTOP article on these demographics here.

So the bottom line is - if you are a dude, you need to be trying to pick up local women on the BUS not the Metro. What were you thinking?? The bus has twice as many women as men. The Metro only has slightly more women. Maybe we should start "Metro Bus Speed Dating". Now that would be fun.