Is a (potentially dramatically) smaller set of riders of more evenly distributed financial means strictly better than more riders that skew richer? Egalitarian

Is a (potentially dramatically) smaller set of riders of more evenly distributed financial means strictly better than more riders that skew richer? Egalitarian distribution is in some ways a social good (it's a good antidote to the hedonic treadmill for just one thing). But at what smaller size does this more equal ridership become strictly worse than a bigger less-equal ridership?