Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Durham City Transit Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
175
Participants Small participant base
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$89,522
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Durham Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Durham City Transit Company · North Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$16M in assets, 175 participants

Durham City Transit Company's Durham Retirement Plan reported $16M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,726 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Durham Retirement Plan covers 175 participants in North Carolina, about 21% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $16M.

#15,726
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-10.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Durham Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Durham Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$15,666,399 Top 27% higher than 73% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Durham Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Durham Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 260846505 · Durham City Transit Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Durham Retirement Plan · $16M · 175 · 73rd

  • PART $16M
  • TYPE 175
  • NET 73rd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Mississippi Polymers, Inc. Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
  • BOY ind #15726

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Durham Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Durham Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN260846505
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Durham City Transit Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Durham City Transit Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$18M 15.380534356897158% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$15M$16M$17M$18M$19M 20222023 $16M $18.5M ▲ +15.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 214 $16M
2023 1 196 $18M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Durham Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Durham Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015666399 · Participants: 175Durham Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.0193439 · Participants: 12452Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.462364023 · Participants: 37931Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0414 · Participants: 346Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.182 · Participants: 16132Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanTime Warner Cable Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.583220843 · Participants: 18624Time Warner Cable Pension Plan
Durham Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Durham Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Durham Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mississippi Polymers, Inc. Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in MS ($16M); by covered participants it is Edw. C. Levy Co. Retirement Income Plan in MI (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (175 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Durham Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Durham Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.7% during 2022, from $18M to $16M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Durham City Transit Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Durham City Transit Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.4%, from $16M to $18M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Durham Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mississippi Polymers, Inc. Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in MS ($16M, 49 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Durham Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Edw. C. Levy Co. Retirement Income Plan in MI (175 participants, $112M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 260846505.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.