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ANNUAL VEHICLE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN MILES AND RELATED DATA - 2004 1/

BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

OCTOBER 2005Table 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)
2004Interstate Rural128,8841,32496781,5188,54845,754210,40254,302266,996
2003132,1011,27999582,5138,33244,594214,61452,925269,813
2004Other Arterial Rural218,1441,406963146,84414,77127,817364,98942,587409,944
2003225,4371,4721,001148,10014,33927,003373,53741,342417,353
2004Other Rural218,5731,5821,658140,84915,61115,035359,42230,646393,308
2003222,5221,5381,810142,27814,98814,434364,79929,422397,569
2004All Rural565,6024,3113,588369,21138,92988,606934,813127,5361,070,248
2003580,0594,2893,806372,89137,65986,030952,950123,6891,084,735
2004Interstate Urban259,9412,138966154,34710,51226,481414,28836,994454,385
2003251,9041,962943142,47210,08525,402394,37635,487432,768
2004Other Urban879,4403,5992,083490,78431,66530,3101,370,22361,9751,437,880
2003840,1173,3262,033468,73130,01328,7271,308,84758,7401,372,947
2004All Urban 4/1,139,3805,7363,049645,13042,17756,7911,784,51198,9691,892,265
20031,092,0205,2882,977611,20340,09854,1291,703,22394,2271,805,715
2004Total Rural and Urban1,704,98210,0486,6371,014,34281,107145,3982,719,324226,5042,962,513
20031,672,0799,5776,783984,09477,757140,1602,656,174217,9172,890,450
2004Number of motor vehicles registered 5/136,430,6515,780,870795,27491,845,3276,161,0282,010,335228,275,9788,171,364243,023,486
2003135,669,8975,370,035776,55087,186,6635,848,5231,908,365222,856,5607,756,888236,760,033
2004Average miles traveled per vehicle12,4971,7388,34611,04413,16472,32511,91227,71912,190
200312,3251,7838,73411,28713,29573,44511,91928,09312,208
2004Person-miles of travel 6/ (millions)2,693,87212,761140,7161,758,54281,107145,3984,452,413226,5044,832,394
20032,641,88512,163143,8011,706,10377,757140,1604,347,988217,9174,721,869
2004Fuel consumed 7/ (thousand gallons)76,006,818200,958948,15762,625,5069,263,05124,705,422138,632,32433,968,472173,749,912
200375,454,644191,543968,94560,758,0508,880,46123,815,422136,212,69332,695,882170,069,064
2004Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) 7/557351,1926821,50312,2896074,157715
2003556361,2486971,51812,4796114,215718
2004Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed 7/22.450.07.016.28.85.919.66.717.1
200322.250.07.016.28.85.919.56.717.0

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 2002 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 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS).

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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