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Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2009
Massachusetts
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| Population / Land Area |
|
Distri-bution |
% of National |
| Total Population – (Table DL-1C) |
6,593,587 |
|
2.1% |
| Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
7,840 |
|
0.2% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
2,765,743 |
87.3% |
2.0% |
| Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
403,082 |
12.7% |
1.1% |
| Total Fuel |
3,168,825 |
100.0% |
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| Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
53,850 |
1.9% |
1.4% |
| On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
2,711,893 |
98.1% |
2.0% |
| Public Road Length (Table
HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
7,980 |
22.1% |
0.3% |
| Urban |
28,197 |
77.9% |
2.6% |
| Total |
36,177 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
573 |
1.6% |
1.2% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
2,013 |
5.6% |
1.3% |
| Minor Arterial |
4,149 |
11.5% |
1.7% |
| Collectors |
4,830 |
13.4% |
0.6% |
| Local |
24,300 |
67.2% |
0.9% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
312 |
0.9% |
2.5% |
| Total |
36,177 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
Public
Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009 |
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| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
3,212 |
4.2% |
1.5% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
4,911 |
6.4% |
1.0% |
| Minor Arterial |
8,620 |
11.3% |
1.5% |
| Collectors |
9,686 |
12.7% |
0.6% |
| Local |
48,598 |
63.7% |
0.9% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
1,305 |
1.7% |
2.3% |
| Total |
76,332 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
4,284 |
7.8% |
0.4% |
| Urban |
50,528 |
92.2% |
2.6% |
| Total |
54,812 |
100.0% |
1.9% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
16,471 |
30.0% |
2.3% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
11,601 |
21.2% |
1.7% |
| Minor Arterial |
9,267 |
16.9% |
1.8% |
| Collectors |
3,700 |
6.8% |
0.9% |
| Local |
8,086 |
14.8% |
2.0% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
5687 |
10.4% |
2.5% |
| Total |
54,812 |
100.0% |
1.9% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-1C) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Male |
2,296,255 |
49.60% |
2.20% |
| Female |
2,333,381 |
50.40% |
2.21% |
| Total |
4,629,636 |
100.00% |
2.21% |
| Motor
Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents) |
|
| Gasoline |
$0.21 |
Tax
Rates as
of Dec. 2009 |
| Diesel |
$0.21 |
| Gasohol |
$0.21 |
NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents
| Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Autos |
3,128,371 |
57.72% |
2.32% |
| Trucks/Picks/SUVs |
2,121,646 |
39.14% |
1.92% |
| Buses |
11,786 |
0.22% |
1.40% |
| Total |
5,261,803 |
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| Motorcycles |
158,217 |
2.92% |
2.01% |
| Grand Total |
5,420,020 |
100.00% |
2.13% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
35 |
10.48% |
0.18% |
| Urban |
299 |
89.52% |
2.09% |
| Unknown |
0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Total |
334 |
100% |
0.99% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Receipts |
$2,751,798 |
|
1.96% |
| Disbursements |
$2,810,292 |
|
1.98% |
| State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway User Revenues |
$1,286,377 |
46.75% |
2.12% |
| General Fund Appropriations |
$115,401 |
4.19% |
1.58% |
| Other State Imposts |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Miscellaneous |
$232,764 |
8.46% |
2.70% |
| Bonds |
$440,199 |
16.00% |
2.09% |
| Federal payments |
$677,057 |
24.60% |
1.87% |
| Local payments |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Total |
$2,751,798 |
100.00% |
1.93% |
| State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Capital Outlay |
$1,046,031 |
0.3722143 |
1.47% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$397,205 |
0.1413394 |
1.83% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$252,735 |
0.0899319 |
2.66% |
| Highway Law Enforcement & Safety |
$180,837 |
0.0643481 |
2.19% |
| Interest |
$463,792 |
0.1650334 |
7.36% |
| Bond Retirement |
$292,395 |
0.1040443 |
3.61% |
| Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$177,297 |
0.0630885 |
0.95% |
| Total |
$2,810,292 |
62.78% |
1.95% |
| Attributed Federal Trust
Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway Account |
$527,269 |
85.52% |
1.75% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$89,258 |
14.48% |
1.86% |
| Total |
$616,527 |
100.00% |
1.76% |
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