Metro Ride, formerly Wausau Area Transit System (WATS), provides public bus transportation in the Wausau, Wisconsin area.

Metro Ride operates 7 routes in the City of Wausau, which run at 30-minute intervals. The service also provides several express routes to supplement the main routes when school is in session.

Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, with no services on weekends. The main transfer facility is located in the downtown area and also serves intercity buses.[needs update]

Routes

All routes operate from the transit center.

Service to Rothschild, Schofield and Weston ended in 2015, along with weekend service. At the same time, fares were raised.

Wausau Transit Center

The Wausau Transit Center is located at in downtown Wausau, across from the Marathon County Courthouse. The facility replaced a 1976 transit center located on an adjacent lot to the west of the current center. The new facility was built in 2005 and has space for about ten buses.

Ridership

YearFixed Route RidershipParatransit RidershipTotal RidershipChange over previous year
2013672,2243,388675,61206.47%
2014654,0783,303657,38102.7%
2015577,0442,504579,548011.84%
2016529,8313,021532,85208.06%
2017498,9024,152503,05405.59%
2018503,3593,841507,20000.89%
2019468,5554,120472,67506.81%
2020252,8121,683254,495046.16%
2021284,3783,050287,428012.94%
2022337,8843,273341,157018.69%
2023359,3632,937362,30006.2%

Fixed Route Service Trends

2012-2016 data from 2018 Wausau Transit Development Plan. 2017-2020 data from National Transit database.

YearService HoursService Miles
201226,729375,988
201329,372411,843
201429,854404,710
201527,028375,626
201626,722376,478
201727,324377,052
201826,502376,034
201926,407376,816
202023,621343,693
202127,017381,209
202227,150375,959

See also

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