A prom group runs 16 people through the middle of our book; the middle half sits from 10 up to 24.
Headcount quartiles across prom quote requests. The biggest single band is 15–20 passengers.
n = 2,814 · id prom-size
Booking data by occasion
Prom: what groups actually ask for
Across 2,869 quote requests on our own sites, the median group was 16 (middle half 10–24). These are requests, not completed trips, read 2026-09-14.
By the numbers
| Measure | Prom |
|---|---|
| Median group size | 16 (middle half 10–24) |
| Median lead time | 26 days; a quarter give 13 days or less; 25.7% inside two weeks |
| Weekend share | 93.6% Friday or Saturday; 75% Saturday |
| Peak months | April and May: 67% of prom dates |
| Requested hours | 50.5% four hours; 44.4% six or more |
| Vehicle | Party bus 66.4%; stretch limousine 14.7% |
| Past quoted total | $1,950 median (middle half $1,600–$2,480) |
| Sample | 2,869 requests, 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14; each figure uses the subset that stated that field |
Medians and middle halves (interquartile ranges) over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. Not confirmed bookings, not a price for any future trip.
What this does not tell you
Prom requests are frequently made by a parent on behalf of a group, so the requester and the riders differ. The lead time measures when the parent called, not when the group decided.
Every published figure
The run-up on a prom night is a median 26 days; a quarter of groups give us 13 days or less.
How far ahead prom requests arrive, at the median and the quartiles. 25.7% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 2,869 · id prom-lead
Look at when prom trips actually happen and 93.6% are weekend dates, with Saturday taking 75%.
Day of week of the requested event date on prom trips.
n = 2,869 · id prom-weekday
April and May are the two heaviest months for prom trips, taking 67% of them between them.
Share of prom event dates falling in the two busiest months for that occasion.
n = 2,869 · id prom-season
50.5% of prom trips are written for the four-hour block, and 44.4% run six hours or longer.
Duration split across prom quotes that name a number of hours.
n = 1,586 · id prom-hours
66.4% of prom quotes are written on party buses, with stretch limousines next at 14.7%.
Share of prom quotes by vehicle category.
n = 1,840 · id prom-vehicle
Our past prom quotes ran a median $1,950; half of them fell between $1,600 and $2,480.
Median and interquartile quoted totals on prom trips across markets and durations. Historical figures, not a price for a specific date.
n = 1,465 · id prom-quote
Cite as: Bus 2 Ride, “Group Transportation Booking Data: Prom,” version 2026-09-14, https://bus2ride.com/data-insights/prom. Aggregates over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites, event dates 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14. CC BY 4.0.
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