Annual Vehicle-Miles of Travel

Annual Vehicle Miles of Travel (trillions of miles)

Year	Rural	Urban	Total
1960	0.42	0.32	0.72
1961	0.43	0.33	0.74
1962	0.44	0.35	0.77
1963	0.45	0.37	0.81
1964	0.47	0.40	0.85
1965	0.48	0.43	0.89
1966	0.49	0.45	0.93
1967	0.51	0.48	0.96
1968	0.54	0.51	1.02
1969	0.56	0.54	1.06
1970	0.58	0.57	1.11
1971	0.61	0.61	1.18
1972	0.63	0.67	1.26
1973	0.66	0.71	1.31
1974	0.63	0.70	1.28
1975	0.66	0.73	1.33
1976	0.61	0.78	1.40
1977	0.64	0.81	1.47
1978	0.68	0.86	1.54
1979	0.67	0.86	1.53
1980	0.67	0.86	1.53
1981	0.69	0.87	1.56
1982	0.69	0.91	1.60
1983	0.70	0.95	1.65
1984	0.72	1.00	1.72
1985	0.73	1.04	1.77
1986	0.75	1.09	1.83
1987	0.78	1.14	1.92
1988	0.82	1.21	2.03
1989	0.85	1.25	2.10
1990	0.87	1.28	2.14
1991	0.88	1.29	2.17
1992	0.88	1.36	2.25
1993	0.89	1.41	2.30
1994	0.91	1.45	2.36
1995	0.93	1.49	2.42
1996	0.96	1.52	2.49
1997	1.00	1.56	2.56
1998	1.03	1.59	2.63
1999	1.06	1.63	2.69
2000	1.08	1.66	2.75

Source: FHWA, Office of Highway Policy Information.

United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration