b'FOGHORN FOCUS Commuter Transit 96 operators67.61% of operatorsPleasure/Recreation 8559.86%37Roadway Connector 26.06%Trip PurposeEmergency Services 2920.42%Lifeline 2316.20%National Park 2114.79%Other 64.23%0102030405060708090100110OperatorsOperators can have more than one operational purpose. The total of all categories will be greater than the total number of operators.Figure 1. Operational purposes as reported in the 2022 NCFOThe information collected from the census is maintainedThe 2022 NCFO was conducted in 2023 and collected inanationalferrydatabasecontainingdataregardingdata on 2022 operations. Ferry operators were considered ferry routes, terminals, vessels, operator funding sources,in scope for the NCFO if they:passengers and vehicles carried, and more. In addition to providing public data on ferry transportation, usage, and Have fixed routes between two or more different locations that are critical for planning purposes, the Fed- ports of call (an origin and destination)eral Highway Administration (FHWA) is required to use the NCFO data to allocate federal funds for ferry boat,Provide service on a fixed schedule or on demandterminal, and maintenance facility construction as well aswithin a fixed window of timeoperating costs. Their formula, as required by law, is based on a percentage of the numbers of passenger and vehicleAre common carriers meaning that they serveboardingsandroute-milesserved.Onlyferryoperatorsthe general public at reasonable rates and without that responded to the NCFO are eligible to be considereddiscrimination, and/orCHART: BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICSfor this funding.Are railroad car float operations that utilize a tugThe newly released 2022 data are available at National Cen- and barge combination.sus of Ferry Operators (NCFO) | Bureau of Transportation Statistics (bts.gov/NCFO). The data release includes tablesWHO, WHAT, AND WHEREon operator, segment, terminal, and vessel characteristics,The 2022 NCFO received responses from 139 operators, as well as our data highlights in the ferry facts and figures.down from 164 operators in the 2020 NCFO. This reduc-We will highlight some of the statistics from the ferry factstion seems to reflect a reduction in response rate and not a and figures here but please to visit the website for more. true 15 percent reduction in ferry operators in the United FOGHORN 10'