U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Revised: May 2018
Table VM-1
YEAR | ITEM | LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES SHORT WB 2/ |
MOTOR- CYCLES |
BUSES | LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES LONG WB 2/ |
SINGLE-UNIT TRUCKS 3/ |
COMBINATION TRUCKS |
SUBTOTALS | ALL MOTOR VEHICLES |
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ALL LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES /2 |
SINGLE-UNIT
2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS |
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Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-miles) | ||||||||||
2010 | Interstate Rural | 138,324 | 1,524 | 1,553 | 43,965 | 11,217 | 49,104 | 182,289 | 60,321 | 245,687 |
2009 | 139,799 | 1,482 | 1,603 | 42,055 | 11,013 | 46,226 | 181,854 | 57,240 | 242,178 | |
2010 | Other Arterial Rural | 229,775 | 2,890 | 2,034 | 89,585 | 18,934 | 33,064 | 319,360 | 51,998 | 376,282 |
2009 | 229,576 | 3,298 | 2,075 | 89,306 | 19,387 | 29,217 | 318,883 | 48,604 | 372,860 | |
2010 | Other Rural | 230,210 | 2,806 | 2,048 | 92,755 | 18,058 | 16,218 | 322,965 | 34,276 | 362,096 |
2009 | 227,579 | 3,519 | 2,540 | 98,047 | 19,111 | 16,346 | 325,626 | 35,457 | 367,142 | |
2010 | All Rural | 598,310 | 7,220 | 5,635 | 226,305 | 48,209 | 98,387 | 824,615 | 146,596 | 984,065 |
2009 | 596,954 | 8,299 | 6,217 | 229,408 | 49,511 | 91,790 | 826,363 | 141,301 | 982,180 | |
2010 | Interstate Urban | 339,570 | 2,223 | 2,011 | 83,723 | 14,498 | 35,807 | 423,293 | 50,305 | 477,832 |
2009 | 334,718 | 2,318 | 2,171 | 87,098 | 15,577 | 32,917 | 421,815 | 48,494 | 474,798 | |
2010 | Other Urban | 1,087,865 | 9,070 | 6,123 | 312,684 | 48,031 | 41,595 | 1,400,549 | 89,627 | 1,505,369 |
2009 | 1,084,042 | 10,205 | 5,999 | 301,028 | 55,119 | 43,392 | 1,385,070 | 98,511 | 1,499,785 | |
2010 | All Urban | 1,427,435 | 11,293 | 8,135 | 396,407 | 62,529 | 77,402 | 1,823,842 | 139,931 | 1,983,200 |
2009 | 1,418,760 | 12,523 | 8,170 | 388,125 | 70,696 | 76,309 | 1,806,885 | 147,005 | 1,974,583 | |
2010 | Total Rural and Urban 5/ | 2,025,745 | 18,513 | 13,770 | 622,712 | 110,738 | 175,789 | 2,648,456 | 286,527 | 2,967,266 |
2009 | 2,015,714 | 20,822 | 14,387 | 617,534 | 120,207 | 168,100 | 2,633,248 | 288,306 | 2,956,764 | |
2010 | Number of motor vehicles registered 2/ | 190,202,782 | 8,009,503 | 846,051 | 40,241,658 | 8,217,189 | 2,552,865 | 230,444,440 | 10,770,054 | 250,070,048 |
2009 | 193,979,654 | 7,929,724 | 841,993 | 40,488,025 | 8,356,097 | 2,617,118 | 234,467,679 | 10,973,214 | 254,212,610 | |
2010 | Average miles traveled per vehicle | 10,650 | 2,311 | 16,275 | 15,474 | 13,476 | 68,859 | 11,493 | 26,604 | 11,866 |
2009 | 10,391 | 2,626 | 17,087 | 15,252 | 14,386 | 64,231 | 11,231 | 26,274 | 11,631 | |
2010 | Person-miles of travel (millions) 4/ | 3,429,996 | 21,483 | 291,914 | 1,001,456 | 110,738 | 175,789 | 4,431,451 | 286,527 | 5,031,375 |
2009 | 3,413,875 | 24,162 | 305,014 | 991,383 | 120,207 | 168,100 | 4,405,258 | 288,306 | 5,022,741 | |
2010 | Fuel consumed (thousand gallons) | 86,788,518 | 426,732 | 1,921,134 | 36,250,974 | 15,096,530 | 29,926,664 | 123,039,492 | 45,023,193 | 170,410,551 |
2009 | 85,657,543 | 482,290 | 1,987,069 | 35,710,538 | 16,252,604 | 28,049,987 | 121,368,081 | 44,302,591 | 168,140,031 | |
2010 | Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) | 456 | 53 | 2,271 | 901 | 1,837 | 11,723 | 534 | 4,180 | 681 |
2009 | 442 | 43 | 2,360 | 882 | 1,945 | 10,718 | 518 | 4,037 | 661 | |
2010 | Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed | 23.3 | 43.4 | 7.2 | 17.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 21.5 | 6.4 | 17.4 |
2009 | 23.5 | 43.2 | 7.2 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 21.7 | 6.5 | 17.6 |
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.
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.
4/ Starting with 2009 VM-1, vehicle occupancy is estimated by the FHWA from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and the annual RL Polk Vehicle registration data; 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.