Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local and State Transportation Revenues in the Atlanta Region Transportation Coordinating Committee October 9, 2020
Local Government Sales Tax Definitions Collections / Returns Distributions CONSUMERS & Funds returned from the Georgia MERCHANTS Funds generated by consumers Department of Revenue to local when purchasing taxable goods governments once adjustments and services over a period of a are made to the collections month. Merchants are then submitted by merchants. responsible for submitting these Payments are generally available funds to the Georgia Department at or near the end of the of Revenue. GEORGIA following month. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE August collections occurred Distributions based on August between August 1 and August 31) collections were made at the end of September.
Local Government SPLOSTs and TSPLOSTs Amount distributed to local governments in the 20 county MPO area from SPLOSTs and TSPLOSTs in 2019 $965 Million (This was 6.3% above projections) Approximate percent of distributions dedicated to transportation 61% Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.
Change in SPLOST / TSPLOST Distributions (2020 vs. 2019) Year to Date Last 3 Months Most Recent Month Jurisdiction (January to September) (July, August, September) (September) Atlanta (T-SPLOST) -11.7% -10.5% -7.1% More than 10% drop Barrow (SPLOST) 16.3% 33.0% 65.1% Carroll (SPLOST) 8.1% 22.3% 57.4% Cherokee (SPLOST) 11.2% 25.7% 62.2% Zero to 10% drop Clayton (SPLOST) -2.2% 11.5% 46.7% Cobb (SPLOST) 0.2% 10.5% 35.3% Coweta (SPLOST) 14.4% 28.7% 61.1% Zero to 5% rise Dawson (SPLOST) 5.4% 24.1% 63.1% DeKalb (SPLOST) -5.0% 1.1% 1.3% Douglas (SPLOST) 4.2% 18.2% 48.3% More than 5% rise Fayette (SPLOST) 1.6% 9.5% 28.6% Forsyth (SPLOST) 8.5% 20.3% 44.8% Fulton (T-SPLOST) -5.0% -0.9% -0.9% Gwinnett (SPLOST) 5.3% 19.6% 50.8% Henry (SPLOST) 15.3% 41.9% 92.9% Newton (SPLOST) 12.4% 32.8% 82.1% Paulding (SPLOST) 18.9% 45.3% 104.0% Pike (SPLOST) 15.1% 25.3% 31.4% Rockdale (SPLOST) 7.9% 24.2% 52.7% Spalding (SPLOST) 12.0% 23.6% 50.7% Walton (SPLOST) 18.7% 48.8% 117.8% Regional Average 2.6% 14.3% 38.1% Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.
Change in SPLOST / TSPLOST Collections (2020 vs. 2019) Year to Date Last 3 Months Most Recent Month Jurisdiction (January to August) (June, July, August) (August) Atlanta (T-SPLOST) -15.7% -11.7% -12.1% More than 10% drop Barrow (SPLOST) 11.8% 17.3% 17.9% Carroll (SPLOST) 3.4% 6.0% 6.2% Cherokee (SPLOST) 5.9% 10.7% 11.4% Zero to 10% drop Clayton (SPLOST) -7.6% -3.3% -1.6% Cobb (SPLOST) -4.0% -0.6% 2.3% Coweta (SPLOST) 8.3% 11.8% 10.2% Zero to 5% rise Dawson (SPLOST) -2.7% 5.9% 7.9% DeKalb (SPLOST) -6.1% 1.3% 1.1% Douglas (SPLOST) -1.0% 4.5% 4.1% More than 5% rise Fayette (SPLOST) -3.2% 2.9% 6.0% Forsyth (SPLOST) 4.8% 8.9% 8.1% Fulton (T-SPLOST) -6.2% -0.4% -0.8% Gwinnett (SPLOST) -0.6% 4.8% 5.0% Henry (SPLOST) 8.1% 17.1% 17.8% Newton (SPLOST) 5.4% 11.0% 13.4% Paulding (SPLOST) 10.0% 15.3% 13.9% Pike (SPLOST) 16.8% 25.6% 32.1% Rockdale (SPLOST) 7.4% 13.3% 13.3% Spalding (SPLOST) 6.7% 8.1% 6.7% Walton (SPLOST) 9.2% 13.1% 6.6% Regional Average -1.8% 3.4% 3.9% Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.
State Transportation Revenues Amount collected in 2019 from motor fuel taxes, highway impact fees and lodging fees $2.03 Billion Percent of all collections from motor fuel taxes 90.5% Source: Georgia Department of Revenue website data.
Change in Regional Vehicle Miles of Travel (February to July 2020) A seven-day rolling average was used for each day’s estimate to reduce the variability between weekdays and weekends. Data reflects the 20 county MPO area. Source: ARC analysis of data from streetlight.com
Change in Freeway Volumes in the Atlanta Region (March 23 to September 21, 2020) 0.0% -5.0% -6.9% -8.5% -9.0% -9.5% -9.8% -11.1% -11.2% -10.0% -11.9% -12.6% -13.1% -11.7% -12.1% -12.7% -12.9% -15.0% -13.4% -14.1% -19.6% -20.7% -18.1% -20.0% -21.0% -25.4% -25.0% -30.6% -30.0% -33.0% -34.5% -35.0% -36.5% -36.5% -40.0% -40.8% -45.0% 23-Mar 30-Mar 6-Apr 13-Apr 20-Apr 27-Apr 4-May 11-May 18-May 25-May 1-Jun 8-Jun 15-Jun 22-Jun 29-Jun 6-Jul 13-Jul 20-Jul 27-Jul 3-Aug 10-Aug 17-Aug 24-Aug 31-Aug 7-Sep 14-Sep 21-Sep Source: GDOT (weekly average at seven locations around the region)
State Transportation Revenues Statewide change in collections (all sources; compared to 2019) - 0.4% Year to Date* - 17.1% Previous Three Months (May, June, July) - 5.0% Most Recent Month (August) * The economic shutdown’s impact on motor fuel tax collections during April, when the statewide shelter in place order was in place, was skewed due to large one-time settlements received as a result of routine Georgia Department of Revenue audit activities. Even though total vehicle miles of travel (VMT) for the month was only about 50% to 60% of normal pre-pandemic levels, motor fuel tax collections were 51% higher than April 2019. Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.
Transit Ridership Impacts (Commuter Buses) Monthly Ridership GCT CobbLinc CATS Vanpool Commuter Commuter Bus Bus JAN 37,000 12,000 2,000 2020 APR 300 12,000 345 2020 Source: ATL Authority (preliminary analysis; all data still undergoing review by agencies and subject to change)
Transit Ridership Impacts (MARTA Rail) Down 68% in September compared to February Source: ATL Authority (preliminary analysis; all data still undergoing review by agencies and subject to change)
Transit Ridership Impacts (MARTA Bus) Down 47% in September compared to February Source: ATL Authority (preliminary analysis; all data still undergoing review by agencies and subject to change)
Transit Agency Revenues The CARES Act served as a financial lifeline to enable transit operators to continue operations during a period of extreme ridership declines and increased operational costs to address safety issues. MARTA Farebox Income $120 to $130 million annually Other Agencies Farebox Income $15 to $20 million annually
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local and State Transportation Revenues in the Atlanta Region Transportation Coordinating Committee October 9, 2020
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