U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
February 2012
Table VM-1M
| YEAR | ITEM | LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES SHORT WB 2/ | MOTORCYCLES | BUSES | LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES LONG WB 2/ | SINGLE-UNIT TRUCKS 3/ | COMBINATION TRUCKS | SUBTOTALS | ALL MOTOR VEHICLES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES /2 | SINGLE-UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS | |||||||||
| Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-kilometers) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Interstate Rural | 222,485 | 2,447 | 2,507 | 70,632 | 18,035 | 79,226 | 293,117 | 97,260 | 395,331 |
| 2009 | 224,985 | 2,385 | 2,579 | 67,681 | 17,724 | 74,394 | 292,666 | 92,119 | 389,748 | |
| 2010 | Other Arterial Rural | 370,137 | 4,625 | 3,281 | 144,136 | 30,452 | 53,145 | 514,273 | 83,598 | 605,777 |
| 2009 | 369,467 | 5,308 | 3,339 | 143,725 | 31,200 | 47,021 | 513,192 | 78,221 | 600,060 | |
| 2010 | Other Rural | 370,407 | 4,478 | 3,305 | 149,269 | 29,064 | 26,201 | 519,676 | 55,265 | 582,724 |
| 2009 | 366,253 | 5,664 | 4,087 | 157,791 | 30,756 | 26,307 | 524,044 | 57,062 | 590,857 | |
| 2010 | All Rural | 963,028 | 11,551 | 9,093 | 364,037 | 77,551 | 158,572 | 1,327,065 | 236,123 | 1,583,832 |
| 2009 | 960,705 | 13,357 | 10,005 | 369,197 | 79,680 | 147,722 | 1,329,902 | 227,402 | 1,580,666 | |
| 2010 | Interstate Urban | 546,402 | 3,576 | 3,238 | 134,610 | 23,311 | 57,634 | 681,012 | 80,945 | 768,771 |
| 2009 | 538,676 | 3,731 | 3,494 | 140,170 | 25,068 | 52,975 | 678,846 | 78,044 | 764,114 | |
| 2010 | Other Urban | 1,750,129 | 14,585 | 9,859 | 502,788 | 77,250 | 66,895 | 2,252,917 | 144,145 | 2,421,507 |
| 2009 | 1,744,597 | 16,423 | 9,655 | 484,457 | 88,706 | 69,833 | 2,229,054 | 158,538 | 2,413,670 | |
| 2010 | All Urban | 2,296,531 | 18,161 | 13,097 | 637,398 | 100,561 | 124,529 | 2,933,929 | 225,090 | 3,190,278 |
| 2009 | 2,283,272 | 20,153 | 13,149 | 624,627 | 113,774 | 122,808 | 2,907,899 | 236,582 | 3,177,784 | |
| 2010 | Total Rural and Urban 5/ | 3,259,559 | 29,712 | 22,191 | 1,001,435 | 178,112 | 283,102 | 4,260,994 | 461,214 | 4,774,110 |
| 2009 | 3,243,977 | 33,510 | 23,154 | 993,824 | 193,454 | 270,530 | 4,237,801 | 463,984 | 4,758,450 | |
| 2010 | Number of motor vehicles registered 2/ | 190,202,782 | 8,212,267 | 846,051 | 40,241,658 | 8,217,189 | 2,552,865 | 230,444,440 | 10,770,054 | 250,272,812 |
| 2009 | 193,979,654 | 7,929,724 | 841,993 | 40,488,025 | 8,356,096 | 2,617,118 | 234,467,679 | 10,973,214 | 254,212,610 | |
| 2010 | Average kilometers traveled per vehicle | 17,137 | 3,618 | 26,229 | 24,886 | 21,676 | 110,896 | 18,490 | 42,824 | 19,076 |
| 2009 | 16,723 | 4,226 | 27,500 | 24,546 | 23,151 | 103,369 | 18,074 | 42,283 | 18,718 | |
| 2010 | Person-kilometers of travel (millions) 4/ | 4,528,783 | 32,003 | 470,442 | 1,337,868 | 178,112 | 283,102 | 5,866,651 | 461,214 | 6,830,309 |
| 2009 | 4,507,134 | 36,094 | 490,873 | 1,327,699 | 193,454 | 270,530 | 5,834,834 | 463,984 | 6,825,785 | |
| 2010 | Fuel consumed (thousand liters) | 326,455,450 | 1,610,885 | 7,281,403 | 136,778,050 | 57,053,186 | 113,126,500 | 463,233,500 | 170,179,686 | 642,305,474 |
| 2009 | 324,249,073 | 1,825,665 | 7,521,876 | 135,179,090 | 61,522,799 | 106,180,752 | 459,428,163 | 167,703,552 | 636,479,256 | |
| 2010 | Average fuel consumption per vehicle (liters) | 1,716 | 196 | 8,606 | 3,399 | 6,943 | 44,314 | 2,010 | 15,801 | 2,566 |
| 2009 | 1,672 | 230 | 8,933 | 3,339 | 7,363 | 40,572 | 1,959 | 15,283 | 2,504 | |
| 2010 | Average kilometers traveled per liter of fuel consumed | 10.0 | 18.4 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | 10.0 | 18.4 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 7.5 | |
1/ The FHWA estimates national trends by using State reported Highway Performance and Monitoring System (HPMS) data, fuel consumption data (MF-21 and MF-27), vehicle registration data (MV-1, MV-9, and MV-10), other data such as the R. L. Polk vehicle data, and a host of modeling techniques. Starting with the 2009 VM-1, an enhanced methodology is used to provide timely indictors on both travel and travel behavior changes.
2/ Light Duty Vehicles Short WB - passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase (WB) equal to or less than 121 inches. Light Duty Vehicles Long WB - large passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles with wheelbases (WB) larger than 121 inches. All Light Duty Vehicles - passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles regardless of wheelbase.
3/ Single-Unit - single frame trucks that have 2-Axles and at least 6 tires or a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 lbs or 4,500 kg.
4/ Vehicle occupancy is estimated by the FHWA from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS); For single unit truck and heavy trucks, 1 motor vehicle miles travelled = 1 person-miles traveled.
5/ VMT data are based on the latest HPMS data available; it may not match previous published results. 2009 data reflects updates of State submitted Highway Performance and Monitoring System and fuel consumption data
