Trends · data through July 2026

Ferry Services in the United States

Iceflower tracks 46 stores from 38 ferry services chains in the United States. Steamship Authority grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Washington State Ferries and NYC Ferry.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
38
Tracked stores
46
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked ferry services chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Steamship Authority and Washington State Ferries sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 S Steamship Authority logo Steamship Authority - +14.3%
2 W Washington State Ferries logo Washington State Ferries - +7.7%
3 N NYC Ferry logo NYC Ferry - -0.6%
  • Washington State Ferries
  • Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry
  • Steamship Authority
  • Black Ball Ferry Line
  • Mackinac Island Ferry Company
  • Casco Bay Lines
  • Wilmington Tug
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

46 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Washington State Ferries (3)
  • Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry (2)
  • Steamship Authority (3)
  • Black Ball Ferry Line (1)
  • Mackinac Island Ferry Company (1)
  • Casco Bay Lines (1)
  • Wilmington Tug (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 N NYC Ferry logo NYC Ferry 4
  • 2 W Washington State Ferries logo Washington State Ferries 3
  • 3 S Steamship Authority logo Steamship Authority 3
  • 4 S Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry logo Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry 2
  • 5 O Okefenokee Adventures 1
  • 6 S Sayville Ferry Service 1
  • 7 P Pictured Rocks Cruises 1
  • 8 M Memphis Riverboats 1
  • 9 F Fort Sumter Ferry 1
  • 10 D Daufuskie Island 1
  • 11 E East Bank Dock 1
  • 12 B Bayride Tours 1
  • 13 S St Johns River Ferry Terminal 1
  • 14 B Block Island Ferry 1
  • 15 N New Orleans Steamboat Company 1
  • 16 P Potomac Riverboat Company 1
  • 17 V Victoria Marine 1
  • 18 V Victory Rover 1
  • 19 A Arnold Transit Company 1
  • 20 G Guemes Island Ferry 1
  • 21 L Larkspur Ferry 1
  • 22 B Black Ball Ferry Line 1
  • 23 M Mackinac Island Ferry Company 1
  • 24 C Casco Bay Lines 1
  • 25 W Wilmington Tug 1
  • 26 B Bald Head Island Ferry 1
  • 27 K Key West Express 1
  • 28 K Kelleys Island Ferry 1
  • 29 P Port St Lucie Bay 1
  • 30 B Beaver Island Boat Company 1
  • 31 L Lake Express High-Speed Ferry 1
  • 32 N Naples Princess 1
  • 33 R Rudee Tours logo Rudee Tours 1
  • 34 M Manitou Island Transit 1
  • 35 S Spirit of Ethan Allen 1
  • 36 M Mobile Bay Ferry 1
  • 37 P Peanut Island Shuttle Boat 1
  • 38 C Catalina Flyer 1

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