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

BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

OCTOBER 2005 Table VM-1M
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-kilometers)
2004Interstate Rural 207,419 2,131 1,557 131,191 13,757 73,634 338,610 87,391 429,688
2003 212,595 2,058 1,601 132,792 13,409 71,766 345,388 85,175 434,222
2004Other Arterial Rural 351,069 2,262 1,549 236,323 23,771 44,767 587,392 68,538 659,741
2003 362,806 2,369 1,612 238,344 23,077 43,457 601,150 66,534 671,665
2004Other Rural 351,760 2,546 2,669 226,674 25,123 24,197 578,433 49,320 632,968
2003 358,114 2,476 2,913 228,974 24,120 23,229 587,087 47,350 639,825
2004All Rural 910,248 6,939 5,774 594,188 62,651 142,598 1,504,435 205,249 1,722,397
2003 933,515 6,903 6,125 600,110 60,606 138,453 1,533,625 199,059 1,745,712
2004Interstate Urban 418,334 3,440 1,554 248,397 16,918 42,617 666,732 59,535 731,262
2003 405,399 3,157 1,518 229,287 16,230 40,881 634,687 57,111 696,473
2004Other Urban 1,415,321 5,792 3,353 789,840 50,959 48,780 2,205,160 99,739 2,314,044
2003 1,352,037 5,353 3,272 754,349 48,301 46,232 2,106,385 94,533 2,209,544
2004All Urban 4/ 1,833,655 9,232 4,907 1,038,237 67,878 91,397 2,871,892 159,275 3,045,305
2003 1,757,436 8,510 4,790 983,636 64,531 87,113 2,741,072 151,644 2,906,017
2004Total Rural and Urban 2,743,903 16,171 10,681 1,632,424 130,528 233,995 4,376,327 364,523 4,767,703
2003 2,690,951 15,413 10,916 1,583,747 125,137 225,566 4,274,697 350,703 4,651,728
2004Number of motor vehicles registered 5/ 136,430,651 5,780,870 795,274 91,845,327 6,161,028 2,010,335 228,275,978 8,171,364 243,023,486
2003 135,669,897 5,370,035 776,550 87,186,663 5,848,523 1,908,365 222,856,560 7,756,888 236,760,033
2004Average kilometers traveled per vehicle 20,112 2,797 13,431 17,774 21,186 116,396 19,171 44,610 19,618
2003 19,835 2,870 14,056 18,165 21,396 118,198 19,181 45,212 19,647
2004Person-kilometers of travel 6/ (millions) 4,335,366 20,537 226,460 2,830,098 130,528 233,995 7,165,465 364,523 7,776,985
2003 4,251,702 19,574 231,425 2,745,706 125,137 225,566 6,997,408 350,703 7,599,111
2004Fuel consumed 7/ (thousand liters) 287,717,106 760,708 3,589,166 237,063,329 35,064,462 93,520,194 524,780,434 128,584,656 657,714,964
2003 285,626,899 725,070 3,667,857 229,994,237 33,616,201 90,151,177 515,621,135 123,767,378 643,781,440
2004 Average fuel consumption per vehicle (liters) 7/ 2,109 132 4,513 2,581 5,691 46,520 2,299 15,736 2,706
2003 2,105 135 4,723 2,638 5,748 47,240 2,314 15,956 2,719
2004Average kilometers traveled per gallon of fuel consumed 7/ 9.5 21.3 3.0 6.9 3.7 2.5 8.3 2.8 7.2
2003 9.4 21.3 3.0 6.9 3.7 2.5 8.3 2.8 7.2

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 2003 may have been revised based on the availability of more current data. Estimation procedures include use of the 2002 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/ Truck registrations are stratified using State-supplied data and the 2002 VIUS.

6/ As estimated by the FHWA using vehicle occupancy from the 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) with nominal values for heavy trucks.

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 kilometers per liter for both diesel and gasoline powered vehicles using State-supplied data, the 2002 VIUS, and other sources as a baseline along with nominal values for motorcycles and buses.


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