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ANNUAL VEHICLE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN MILES AND RELATED DATA - 2000 1/

BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

OCTOBER 2001 TABLE VM-1
YEAR ITEM PASSENGER CARS MOTOR- CYCLES BUSES OTHER 2-AXLE 4- TIRE VEHICLES 2/ SINGLE- UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE TRUCKS 3/ COMBINATION TRUCKS SUBTOTALS ALL MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER CARS AND OTHER 2- AXLE 4-TIRE VEHICLES SINGLE-UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS
  Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-miles)                  
2000 Interstate Rural 134,857 1,167 981 79,318 8,260 44,377 214,175 52,637 268,960
1999 130,856 1,100 971 76,190 8,073 42,976 207,046 51,049 260,166
2000 Other Arterial Rural 234,726 1,680 1,270 141,247 13,643 28,003 375,973 41,646 420,569
1999 231,117 1,662 1,375 138,475 13,978 26,713 369,592 40,691 413,320
2000 Other Rural 224,784 1,667 2,247 140,386 13,759 12,589 365,170 26,348 395,432
1999 222,792 1,686 2,321 136,993 13,965 12,236 359,785 26,201 389,993
2000 All Rural 594,367 4,514 4,498 360,951 35,662 84,969 955,318 120,631 1,084,961
1999 584,765 4,448 4,667 351,658 36,016 81,925 936,423 117,941 1,063,479
2000 Interstate Urban 230,578 1,692 791 128,328 8,719 23,472 358,906 32,191 393,580
1999 224,132 1,690 752 124,399 8,494 23,792 348,531 32,286 383,259
2000 Other Urban 776,969 4,273 2,312 434,739 26,202 26,767 1,211,708 52,969 1,271,262
1999 760,203 4,446 2,243 424,965 25,794 26,667 1,185,168 52,461 1,244,318
2000 All Urban 4/ 1,007,547 5,965 3,103 563,067 34,921 50,239 1,570,614 85,160 1,664,842
1999 984,335 6,136 2,995 549,364 34,288 50,459 1,533,699 84,747 1,627,577
2000 Total Rural and Urban 1,601,914 10,479 7,601 924,018 70,583 135,208 2,525,932 205,791 2,749,803
1999 1,569,100 10,584 7,662 901,022 70,304 132,384 2,470,122 202,688 2,691,056
2000 Number of motor vehicles registered 5/ 133,621,420 4,346,068 746,125 79,084,979 5,926,030 2,096,619 212,706,399 8,022,649 225,821,241
1999 132,432,044 4,152,433 728,777 75,356,376 5,762,864 2,028,562 207,788,420 7,791,426 220,461,056
2000 Average miles traveled per vehicle 11,988 2,411 10,187 11,684 11,911 64,489 11,875 25,651 12,177
1999 11,848 2,549 10,514 11,957 12,199 65,260 11,888 26,014 12,206
2000 Person-miles of travel 6/ (millions) 2,547,044 11,527 161,152 1,469,189 70,583 135,208 4,016,233 205,791 4,394,703
1999 2,494,870 11,642 162,445 1,432,625 70,304 132,384 3,927,495 202,688 4,304,270
2000 Fuel consumed 7/ (thousand gallons) 72,915,503 209,580 1,110,235 52,831,511 9,548,300 25,645,067 125,747,014 35,193,367 162,260,196
1999 73,282,927 211,680 1,148,307 52,859,068 9,372,071 24,537,320 126,141,995 33,909,391 161,411,373
2000 Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) 7/ 546 48 1,488 668 1,611 12,232 591 4,387 719
1999 553 51 1,576 701 1,626 12,096 607 4,352 732
2000 Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed 7/ 22.0 50.0 6.8 17.5 7.4 5.3 20.1 5.8 16.9
1999 21.4 50.0 6.7 17.0 7.5 5.4 19.6 6.0 16.7

1/ The 50 states and the District of Columbia report travel by highway category, number of motor vehicles registered, and total fuel consumed. The travel and fuel data by vehicle type and stratification of trucks, as well as related data, are calculated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Entries for 1999 may have been revised based on the availability of more current data. Estimation procedures include use of the 1997 Census of Transportation Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) and independent analysis of light truck travel.

2/ Other 2-Axle 4-Tire Vehicles which are not passenger cars. These include vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles.

3/ Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Trucks on a single frame with at least two axles and six tires.

4/ Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places with 5,000 or greater population.

5/ Stratification of the truck figures is made by the FHWA based on State-supplied data and the 1997 VIUS. Combination trucks represent approximately the number of tractors with semi-trailer(s) and a majority of heavy single-unit trucks used regularly in combination with trailer(s).

6/ As estimated by the FHWA using the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS).

7/ Total fuel consumption figures are derived from state fuel tax records and reflect latest available data. Distribution by vehicle type is estimated by the FHWA based on miles per gallon for both diesel and gasoline powered vehicles using State-supplied data, the 1997 VIUS, and other sources as a baseline.


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