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ANNUAL VEHICLE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN MILES AND RELATED DATA - 2001 1/

BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

OCTOBER 2002Table VM-1
YEAR ITEMPASSENGER CARSMOTOR- CYCLESBUSESOTHER 2-AXLE 4- TIRE VEHICLES 2/SINGLE- UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE TRUCKS 3/COMBINATION TRUCKSSUBTOTALSALL MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER CARS AND OTHER 2- AXLE 4-TIRE VEHICLESSINGLE-UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS
Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-miles)
Interstate Rural2001136,4461,15288082,6668,51644,364219,11252,880274,024
2000134,4661,16497879,0888,23644,248213,55452,484268,180
Other Arterial Rural2001238,0901,5851,153144,08714,05427,976382,17742,030426,945
2000234,7431,6801,270141,25713,64428,005376,00041,649420,599
Other Rural2001228,1911,6132,077145,38814,13312,712373,57926,845404,114
2000224,1821,6632,241140,01013,72212,555364,19226,277394,373
All Rural2001602,7274,3504,110372,14136,70385,052974,868121,7551,105,083
2000593,3914,5074,489360,35535,60284,808953,746120,4101,083,152
Interstate Urban2001234,4701,474734130,6289,02123,563365,09832,584399,890
2000230,5101,692791128,2918,71623,465358,80132,181393,465
Other Urban2001782,2253,7052,142435,07026,56226,7851,217,29553,3471,276,489
2000776,3864,2702,310434,41326,18226,7471,210,79952,9291,270,308
All Urban 4/20011,016,6955,1792,876565,69835,58350,3481,582,39385,9311,676,379
20001,006,8965,9623,101562,70434,89850,2121,569,60085,1101,663,773
Total Rural and Urban20011,619,4229,5296,986937,83972,286135,4002,557,261207,6862,781,462
20001,600,28710,4697,590923,05970,500135,0202,523,346205,5202,746,925
Number of motor vehicles registered 5/2001137,633,4674,903,056749,54884,187,6365,703,5002,154,174221,821,1037,857,674235,331,381
2000133,621,4204,346,068746,12579,084,9795,926,0302,096,619212,706,3998,022,649225,821,241
Average miles traveled per vehicle200111,7661,8009,32011,14012,67462,85511,52826,43111,800
200011,9762,40910,17311,67211,89764,39911,86325,61712,164
Person-miles of travel 6/
(millions)
20012,574,88210,482148,1131,491,16472,286135,4004,066,046207,6864,432,327
20002,544,45711,516160,9191,467,66470,500135,0204,012,121205,5204,390,076
Fuel consumed 7/
(thousand gallons)
200173,261,383190,5801,014,16253,293,6299,732,09825,555,039126,555,01235,287,137163,046,891
200073,065,208209,3801,112,03452,938,8059,563,04425,665,693126,004,01335,228,737162,554,164
Average fuel consumption
per vehicle (gallons) 7/
2001532361,3536331,70611,8635714,491692
2000547481,4906691,61412,2415924,391720
Average miles traveled per
gallon of fuel consumed 7/
200122.150.06.917.67.45.320.25.917.1
200021.950.06.817.47.45.320.05.816.9

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 2000 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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