TEMS

What TEMS does

TEMS Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc. is a privately held consulting and software firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Frederick, Maryland. The company specializes in transportation economics, demand forecasting, and infrastructure strategy, serving public and private sector clients across North America. Its work is organized around four integrated service areas: Economic and Financial Analysis (cost-benefit analysis, economic impact modeling, investment justification); Demand Forecasting (passenger and freight models, scenario planning, sensitivity testing, travel behavior analysis); Corridor and Network Planning (multimodal corridor analysis, strategic route evaluations, infrastructure gap analysis, land use and access studies); and Policy and Strategy Advisory (policy analysis, market and pricing strategy, environmental and sustainability modeling, grants and funding decision support). Underlying these services is a set of proprietary modeling tools used for multimodal corridor analysis, scenario planning, and infrastructure investment evaluation, developed and refined across more than three decades of practice.

The firm's client base spans state and local governments, regional transportation agencies (including metropolitan planning organizations), freight and passenger railroads, engineering and consulting firms, and private infrastructure investors. TEMS positions itself as the specialized economic and demand-forecasting partner that complements the engineering and planning work of larger firms, providing the rigorous, evidence-based analysis required to justify major transportation infrastructure investments in highways, transit, rail, and multimodal systems. The analytical and modeling work is led by Dr. Alexander Metcalf, a recognized expert in transportation economics, supported by a multidisciplinary team of economists, planners, and data analysts.

TEMS operates a sales-led B2B consulting model with direct client engagement. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts, including competitive RFPs for government engagements and direct negotiations for private-sector work; pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, subsidiaries, or external funding rounds. With 11-50 employees and continuous operation since 1989, TEMS occupies the position of a small, specialist professional services firm whose value proposition rests on decades of domain expertise, proprietary modeling methodology, and a senior talent base rather than on scale or platform breadth.

Name

TEMS

Legal name

Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc.

Website

https://temsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TEMS is a privately held transportation economics consulting firm founded in 1989, providing demand forecasting, cost-benefit analysis, corridor planning, and policy advisory services to government agencies, railroads, engineering firms, and private infrastructure investors across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing transportation-focused economic analysis, demand forecasting, and strategic planning. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with government agencies and private sector clients for infrastructure analysis and decision support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

TEMS is a consulting firm providing transportation-focused economic and planning services for public and private sector organizations. The company delivers economic analysis, demand forecasting, and strategic planning across highways, transit, rail, and multimodal systems through four integrated service areas: economic and financial analysis, demand forecasting, corridor and network planning, and policy and strategy advisory.

Product overview

TEMS is a consulting and software firm specializing in transportation economics, demand modeling, and infrastructure strategy. The company offers a suite of four integrated consulting services: (1) Economic and Financial Analysis, which evaluates transportation projects for feasibility and cost-effectiveness; (2) Demand Forecasting, using proprietary modeling tools to project passenger and freight demand; (3) Corridor and Network Planning, providing multimodal corridor analysis and strategic route evaluations; and (4) Policy and Strategy Advisory, supporting long-range planning and regulatory decisions. These services are designed to work together to inform high-stakes transportation infrastructure decisions for public and private sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economic and Financial Analysis

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Steer Group: Independent transportation consultancy delivering economic analysis, demand forecasting, and infrastructure strategy for public and private clients — a close functional peer to TEMS in scope and methodology.
• Cambridge Systematics: Transportation economics and policy consulting firm specializing in demand forecasting, economic analysis, and strategic planning for public agencies — nearly identical offering to TEMS across the same customer base.
• ECONorthwest: Economic consulting firm providing impact analysis, forecasting, and infrastructure economics for public agencies and private clients — comparable economic-analysis focus and similar buyer profile to TEMS.
• Resource Systems Group (RSG): Specialist consulting firm focused on transportation demand modeling, travel behavior, and economic analysis — directly competing with TEMS on multimodal forecasting and corridor planning engagements.
• Kittelson & Associates: Transportation engineering and planning consultancy with strong demand forecasting and corridor analysis practices serving state DOTs and MPOs — direct overlap with TEMS in planning analytics and public-sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• CDM Smith: Engineering and construction firm with a transportation economics and planning group serving DOTs, transit agencies, and federal clients — a broader incumbent that competes on integrated infrastructure programs.
• AECOM: Large-scale infrastructure consulting firm with deep transportation planning and economics capabilities — a broad incumbent that can absorb demand forecasting work as part of multi-disciplinary programs.
• HDR Inc. Engineering and consulting firm with a strong transportation planning practice that delivers economic and demand analyses alongside design — competes for integrated infrastructure programs where TEMS might otherwise lead.
• WSP: Global engineering and professional services giant with a substantial transportation economics and planning practice — competes with TEMS on larger public-sector corridor and demand studies where bundled delivery is preferred.
• ICF International: Management and technology consulting firm with a transportation practice covering demand modeling, policy analysis, and climate strategy — overlaps with TEMS on planning, policy, and economic advisory engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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