U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
January 2015
Table VM-1M
YEAR | ITEM | LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES SHORT WB (2) | MOTOR– CYCLES |
BUSES (6) | 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) | ||||||||||
2013 | Interstate Rural | 212,983 | 1,995 | 2,436 | 67,481 | 14,894 | 77,285 | 280,465 | 92,178 | 377,074 |
2012 | 227,179 | 2,061 | 2,692 | 70,660 | 14,885 | 78,213 | 297,840 | 93,098 | 395,691 | |
2013 | Other Arterial Rural | 358,290 | 4,332 | 3,346 | 137,147 | 26,832 | 47,423 | 495,437 | 74,255 | 577,370 |
2012 | 372,302 | 4,630 | 3,266 | 143,050 | 27,652 | 47,699 | 515,352 | 75,351 | 598,599 | |
2013 | Other Rural | 358,181 | 4,763 | 3,339 | 146,258 | 27,707 | 21,163 | 504,439 | 48,871 | 561,412 |
2012 | 365,434 | 5,407 | 3,272 | 152,036 | 28,936 | 23,074 | 517,471 | 52,010 | 578,160 | |
2013 | All Rural | 929,454 | 11,090 | 9,121 | 350,887 | 69,433 | 145,871 | 1,280,341 | 215,304 | 1,515,856 |
2012 | 964,916 | 12,098 | 9,231 | 365,746 | 71,473 | 148,985 | 1,330,662 | 220,458 | 1,572,450 | |
2013 | Interstate Urban | 578,374 | 4,104 | 3,451 | 138,818 | 24,960 | 63,507 | 717,191 | 88,468 | 813,214 |
2012 | 555,082 | 4,524 | 3,805 | 135,317 | 23,394 | 57,680 | 690,400 | 81,074 | 779,803 | |
2013 | Other Urban | 1,830,680 | 17,582 | 11,838 | 481,232 | 77,133 | 61,693 | 2,311,912 | 138,826 | 2,480,158 |
2012 | 1,799,793 | 17,794 | 10,751 | 466,523 | 75,088 | 56,626 | 2,266,316 | 131,713 | 2,426,574 | |
2013 | All Urban | 2,409,054 | 21,686 | 15,289 | 620,049 | 102,094 | 125,200 | 3,029,103 | 227,294 | 3,293,371 |
2012 | 2,354,876 | 22,318 | 14,556 | 601,840 | 98,481 | 114,306 | 2,956,716 | 212,787 | 3,206,377 | |
2013 | Total Rural and Urban (5) | 3,338,508 | 32,776 | 24,409 | 970,936 | 171,527 | 271,071 | 4,309,444 | 442,597 | 4,809,227 |
2012 | 3,319,791 | 34,416 | 23,788 | 967,587 | 169,955 | 263,291 | 4,287,378 | 433,246 | 4,778,827 | |
2013 | Number of motor vehicles registered (2) | 184,497,490 | 8,404,687 | 864,549 | 51,512,740 | 8,126,007 | 2,471,349 | 236,010,230 | 10,597,356 | 255,876,822 |
2012 | 183,171,882 | 8,454,939 | 764,509 | 50,588,676 | 8,190,286 | 2,469,094 | 233,760,558 | 10,659,380 | 253,639,386 | |
2013 | Average kilometers traveled per vehicle | 18,095 | 3,900 | 28,233 | 18,848 | 21,108 | 109,685 | 18,260 | 41,765 | 18,795 |
2012 | 18,124 | 4,071 | 31,115 | 19,127 | 20,751 | 106,635 | 18,341 | 40,645 | 18,841 | |
2013 | Person–kilometers of travel (4) (millions) | 4,638,474 | 35,304 | 517,474 | 1,297,123 | 171,527 | 271,071 | 5,935,596 | 442,597 | 6,930,972 |
2012 | 4,612,469 | 37,070 | 504,298 | 1,292,647 | 169,955 | 263,291 | 5,905,116 | 433,246 | 6,879,731 | |
2013 | Fuel consumed (thousand liters) | 335,429,140 | 1,770,497 | 8,012,414 | 133,089,994 | 54,895,858 | 109,000,522 | 468,519,134 | 163,896,380 | 642,198,425 |
2012 | 335,388,130 | 1,859,130 | 7,809,446 | 132,922,189 | 54,420,844 | 105,898,099 | 468,310,318 | 160,318,943 | 638,297,837 | |
2013 | Average fuel consumption per vehicle (liters) | 1,818 | 211 | 9,268 | 2,584 | 6,756 | 44,106 | 1,985 | 15,466 | 2,510 |
2012 | 1,831 | 220 | 10,215 | 2,628 | 6,645 | 42,889 | 2,003 | 15,040 | 2,517 | |
2013 | Average kilometers traveled per liter of fuel consumed | 10.0 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
2012 | 9.9 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 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 was 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 (GVWR) exceeding 10,000 lbs.
(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 mile travelled = 1 person-mile traveled.
(5) VMT data are based on the latest HPMS data available; it may not match previous published results.