The Pentagon’s Metro station was the most popular in Arlington this year, followed closely by the one in Pentagon City, according to a new analysis.
The stop at the Pentagon received about 10,300 daily riders, while Pentagon City saw around 9,000 riders per day, according to a Washington Business Journal ranking of weekday ridership numbers in May 2025.
The third most popular stop in Arlington, according to the WBJ analysis, was Rosslyn, with about 8,700 daily riders. Ballston came in at the No. 4 spot with 6,800 riders, and Crystal City was No. 5 with about 6,100.
Ridership was up across the board this year, continuing post-pandemic trends. Daily visitors in Pentagon City, for instance, increased by 16% from around 7,800 in May 2024.
Ridership in Pentagon City, Crystal City, Rosslyn and Ballston peaked between 2008 and 2011. At its height in 2010, Pentagon City was receiving over 17,000 visitors per day — more than double the number this year, according to the WBJ.
Metro use at the Pentagon, meanwhile, reached its height back in 1989, with over 20,000 visitors per day.
The least popular stop in Arlington, at least during the work week, was Arlington National Cemetery, which received only 1,200 daily riders.
The top 10 busiest Metro stops this year were all in D.C. Union Station was No. 1 with about 18,700 daily visitors during the work week, followed by Metro Center with 16,200 and L’Enfant Plaza with 15,100.
