Reported 2017 calendar year ferry terminals as surveyed by the 2018 NCFO. Some terminals are reported by more than one ferry operator.

The National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) Terminals dataset was collected through December 31, 2020 and compiled on October 16, 2024 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Ferry Terminals dataset represents all ferry terminals from operators that provided responses to the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. Areas covered by the dataset include the 50 states as well as the territories of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Island, and American Samoa. The terminals represent departure and arrival locations for ferry segments in the NCFO. As part of the NCFO questionnaire, respondents were asked terminal name, city, and state. From this information, longitude and latitudes were obtained through open, online searches that include operator websites and map platforms such as Google Maps and Open Street Maps. As a result, termina sometimes do not represent the exact location where ferry vessels dock but may represent other locations such as the operator’s business location or alternative docking locations. However, whenever possible, the terminal locations represent departure and arrival points for that ferry segment. Each terminal contains information about its operation and ownership status, in addition to geographic location and transportation connections, whenever operators provided this information.

This is the Operators file for the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. It is one of five data sets that make up the 2020 NCFO

A data base of responses to the 2022 National Census of Ferries. This file gives information about segments for particular operators.

A landing page for the National Census of Ferry Operators, a biennial survey of passenger ferry operations in the United States

The National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) Routes dataset was collected through December 31, 2020 and compiled on October 16, 2024 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Ferry Routes dataset represents all ferry routes from operators that provided responses to the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. Areas covered by the dataset include the 50 states as well as the territories of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Island, and American Samoa. Each segment in the dataset connects to two terminals from the Ferry Terminals dataset, describing the route ferries travel between them. Route geometries were determined using GPS points from Automatic Identification System data, as well existing government datasets from the Census Bureau, the US Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Other routes were determined using least-cost analysis.

This is the Vessels file for the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. It is one of five data sets that make up the 2020 NCFO

This is the Terminals file for the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. It is one of five data sets that make up the 2020 NCFO

This is the Operator Segment file for the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. It is one of five data sets that make up the 2020 NCFO

Documentation describing how the 2018 NCFO ferry segment geometry was determined