Trends · data through September 2026

Ferry Services in the United States

Iceflower tracks 109 stores from 92 ferry service chains in the United States. Washington State Ferries grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Steamship Authority and Catalina Express.

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
92
Tracked stores
109
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked ferry service 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. Washington State Ferries and Steamship Authority sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 W Washington State Ferries logo Washington State Ferries - +6.2%
2 S Steamship Authority logo Steamship Authority - -1.2%
3 C Catalina Express logo Catalina Express - -17.6%
  • Washington State Ferries
  • Steamship Authority
  • Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry
  • Black Ball Ferry Line
  • Casco Bay Lines
  • Arnold Transit Company
  • Kelleys Island Ferry
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

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

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

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 N NYC Ferry logo NYC Ferry 5
  • 2 C Catalina Express logo Catalina Express 4
  • 3 W Washington State Ferries logo Washington State Ferries 3
  • 4 S Steamship Authority logo Steamship Authority 3
  • 5 M Memphis Riverboats 2
  • 6 B Block Island Ferry 2
  • 7 S Sunshine Tours 2
  • 8 M Mobile Bay Ferry 2
  • 9 C Casco Bay Lines 2
  • 10 S Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry logo Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry 2
  • 11 B Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal 1
  • 12 C Celebration Cruises of Santa Barbara 1
  • 13 S Schooner Olad 1
  • 14 D Daniel Island Ferry 1
  • 15 P Palmetto Breeze 1
  • 16 P Pensacola Bay City Ferry 1
  • 17 M Mayport Ferry 1
  • 18 D Davis Park Ferry 1
  • 19 I Isleboro Ferry Terminal 1
  • 20 F Freedom Cruise Line 1
  • 21 S Swans Island Ferry 1
  • 22 S Shell Island Shuttle 1
  • 23 C Chicago Water Taxi 1
  • 24 S South Ferry 1
  • 25 P Potomac Riverboat Company 1
  • 26 P Port Imperial Ferry Terminal 1
  • 27 B Bayride Tours 1
  • 28 S South Saint Paul Boat Launch 1
  • 29 D Downeast Windjammer Cruise Lines 1
  • 30 N Nauti-Cat Cruises 1
  • 31 V Victory Rover 1
  • 32 K Knotts Island Ferry 1
  • 33 G Guemes Island Ferry 1
  • 34 P Port St Lucie Bay 1
  • 35 L Larkspur Ferry 1
  • 36 A Anderson Island Ferry 1
  • 37 L Lake Champlain Ferries 1
  • 38 G Grand Isle Ferry 1
  • 39 B Barefoot Queen 1
  • 40 W Walnut Street Boat Dock And Lookout 1
  • 41 M Manitou Island Transit 1
  • 42 B Baltimore Water Taxi 1
  • 43 L Lopez Island Ferry Terminal 1
  • 44 C Crab Island Runner 1
  • 45 M Minneapolis Queen Riverboat 1
  • 46 N New Orleans Steamboat Company 1
  • 47 F Frye Island Ferry 1
  • 48 J Jamestown Newport Ferry 1
  • 49 C Cuttyhunk Ferry 1
  • 50 E Endless Dreams Yacht Newport Beach 1

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