Trends · data through September 2026

Ferry Services in the United States

Iceflower tracks 109 stores from 93 ferry service chains in the United States. NYC Ferry 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
93
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. NYC Ferry and Steamship Authority sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 NYC Ferry - +14.9%
2 Steamship Authority - -1.0%
3 Catalina Express - -14.6%
  • Washington State Ferries
  • Steamship Authority
  • Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry
  • Black Ball Ferry Line
  • Arnold Transit Company
  • Casco Bay Lines
  • Catalina Express
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

109 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 16 of the 109 stores (15%); 83 of the 93 tracked chains have a single store here.

  • Washington State Ferries (2)
  • Steamship Authority (3)
  • Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry (2)
  • Black Ball Ferry Line (1)
  • Arnold Transit Company (1)
  • Casco Bay Lines (2)
  • Catalina Express (4)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 NYC Ferry 5
  • 2 Catalina Express 4
  • 3 Steamship Authority 3
  • 4 Washington State Ferries 2
  • 5 Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry 2
  • 6 Mobile Bay Ferry 2
  • 7 Casco Bay Lines 2
  • 8 Memphis Riverboats 2
  • 9 Block Island Ferry 2
  • 10 Sunshine Tours 2
  • 11 South Ferry 1
  • 12 Lincolnville Ferry 1
  • 13 Mayport Ferry 1
  • 14 Celebration Cruises of Santa Barbara 1
  • 15 Davis Park Ferry 1
  • 16 New Orleans Steamboat Company 1
  • 17 Dolphin Fleet 1
  • 18 Salem Ferry 1
  • 19 Bay State Cruise Company 1
  • 20 Endless Dreams Yacht Newport Beach 1
  • 21 Swans Island Ferry 1
  • 22 Freedom Cruise Line 1
  • 23 Chicago Water Taxi 1
  • 24 Island Express Charters 1
  • 25 Potomac Riverboat Company 1
  • 26 Lakeside Dock 1
  • 27 Port Imperial Ferry Terminal 1
  • 28 Bayride Tours 1
  • 29 South Saint Paul Boat Launch 1
  • 30 Vinalhaven Ferry Terminal 1
  • 31 Sip 'N Sail Cruises 1
  • 32 Knotts Island Ferry 1
  • 33 Guemes Island Ferry 1
  • 34 Pensacola Bay City Ferry 1
  • 35 Lake Champlain Ferries 1
  • 36 Larkspur Ferry 1
  • 37 Anderson Island Ferry 1
  • 38 South Ferry Terminal 1
  • 39 Grand Isle Ferry 1
  • 40 Barefoot Queen 1
  • 41 Port St Lucie Bay 1
  • 42 Baltimore Water Taxi 1
  • 43 Manitou Island Transit 1
  • 44 Crab Island Runner 1
  • 45 WaterBound Rentals 1
  • 46 Minneapolis Queen Riverboat 1
  • 47 Isle Royale Ferry Services 1
  • 48 Palmetto Breeze 1
  • 49 Jamestown Newport Ferry 1
  • 50 Cuttyhunk Ferry 1

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