The following article originally appeared in Transportation Nation on 4/18/12.
The American Public Transportation Association issues monthly reports on how much people can save by taking transit — using something in the $9500-a-year range. This month, the number is $10,126, with New Yorkers saving almost $15,000 a year, Bostonians $13,675, and San Franciscans $13, 339.
The savings are based on the cost of commuting by transit vs. owning, insuring, parking, maintaining, and keeping gas in a car. It’s based on the idea that households with transit can do with fewer cars.
Here’s their savings chart:
| City | Monthly | Annual | |
| 1 | New York | $1,230 | $14,755 |
| 2 | Boston | $1,140 | $13,675 |
| 3 | San Francisco | $1,112 | $13,339 |
| 4 | Seattle | $1,013 | $12,160 |
| 5 | Chicago | $1,004 | $12,043 |
| 6 | Philadelphia | $990 | $11,877 |
| 7 | Honolulu | $967 | $11,610 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | $916 | $10,989 |
| 9 | San Diego | $888 | $10,653 |
| 10 | Minneapolis | $886 | $10,627 |
| 11 | Denver | $879 | $10,545 |
| 12 | Washington, DC | $878 | $10,539 |
| 13 | Portland | $877 | $10,526 |
| 14 | Baltimore | $858 | $10,301 |
| 15 | Cleveland | $834 | $10,011 |
| 16 | Miami | $815 | $9,782 |
| 17 | Dallas | $801 | $9,616 |
| 18 | Atlanta | $799 | $9,586 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | $794 | $9,526 |
| 20 | Las Vegas | $787 | $9,449 |