U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590
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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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALL LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES (2) | SINGLE–UNIT 2–AXLE 6–TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS | |||||||||
Motor–Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle–miles) | ||||||||||
2012 | Interstate Rural | 141,163 | 1,281 | 1,673 | 43,906 | 9,249 | 48,599 | 185,069 | 57,849 | 245,872 |
2011 | 140,603 | 1,243 | 1,670 | 42,961 | 9,495 | 47,616 | 183,564 | 57,111 | 243,587 | |
2012 | Other Arterial Rural | 231,338 | 2,877 | 2,030 | 88,887 | 17,182 | 29,639 | 320,225 | 46,821 | 371,953 |
2011 | 232,433 | 2,815 | 1,982 | 89,667 | 16,951 | 29,328 | 322,100 | 46,279 | 373,176 | |
2012 | Other Rural | 227,071 | 3,360 | 2,033 | 94,471 | 17,980 | 14,337 | 321,542 | 32,317 | 359,253 |
2011 | 227,027 | 3,033 | 2,069 | 93,914 | 18,224 | 14,762 | 320,941 | 32,986 | 359,028 | |
2012 | All Rural | 599,572 | 7,518 | 5,736 | 227,265 | 44,412 | 92,575 | 826,837 | 136,987 | 977,078 |
2011 | 600,063 | 7,090 | 5,721 | 226,541 | 44,671 | 91,706 | 826,604 | 136,377 | 975,792 | |
2012 | Interstate Urban | 344,913 | 2,811 | 2,365 | 84,083 | 14,536 | 35,841 | 428,996 | 50,377 | 484,548 |
2011 | 341,865 | 2,134 | 2,112 | 82,652 | 14,126 | 33,815 | 424,517 | 47,942 | 476,704 | |
2012 | Other Urban | 1,118,342 | 11,057 | 6,680 | 289,884 | 46,657 | 35,186 | 1,408,227 | 81,843 | 1,507,807 |
2011 | 1,104,354 | 9,318 | 5,975 | 294,983 | 45,006 | 38,270 | 1,399,337 | 83,276 | 1,497,906 | |
2012 | All Urban | 1,463,256 | 13,868 | 9,045 | 373,967 | 61,194 | 71,026 | 1,837,223 | 132,220 | 1,992,355 |
2011 | 1,446,220 | 11,452 | 8,087 | 377,634 | 59,132 | 72,085 | 1,823,854 | 131,218 | 1,974,610 | |
2012 | Total Rural and Urban (5) | 2,062,828 | 21,385 | 14,781 | 601,232 | 105,605 | 163,602 | 2,664,060 | 269,207 | 2,969,433 |
2011 | 2,046,282 | 18,542 | 13,807 | 604,175 | 103,803 | 163,791 | 2,650,458 | 267,594 | 2,950,402 | |
2012 | Number of motor vehicles registered (2) | 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 |
2011 | 183,522,635 | 8,437,502 | 666,064 | 50,318,787 | 7,819,055 | 2,451,638 | 233,841,422 | 10,270,693 | 253,215,681 | |
2012 | Average miles traveled per vehicle | 11,265 | 2,519 | 19,299 | 11,882 | 12,815 | 66,161 | 11,398 | 25,172 | 11,705 |
2011 | 11,150 | 2,198 | 20,730 | 12,007 | 13,276 | 66,809 | 11,334 | 26,054 | 11,652 | |
2012 | Person–miles of travel (4) (millions) | 3,490,438 | 24,816 | 313,357 | 970,669 | 105,605 | 163,602 | 4,461,108 | 269,207 | 5,068,488 |
2011 | 3,464,405 | 21,517 | 292,716 | 972,382 | 103,803 | 163,791 | 4,436,788 | 267,594 | 5,018,614 | |
2012 | Fuel consumed (thousand gallons) | 88,541,453 | 489,115 | 2,059,305 | 35,093,224 | 14,286,505 | 27,925,585 | 123,634,677 | 42,212,090 | 168,395,187 |
2011 | 88,358,664 | 426,378 | 1,936,151 | 35,334,618 | 14,215,431 | 28,181,039 | 123,693,282 | 42,396,470 | 168,452,281 | |
2012 | Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) | 483 | 58 | 2,694 | 694 | 1,744 | 11,310 | 529 | 3,960 | 664 |
2011 | 481 | 51 | 2,907 | 702 | 1,818 | 11,495 | 529 | 4,128 | 665 | |
2012 | Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed | 23.3 | 43.5 | 7.2 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 21.6 | 6.4 | 17.6 |
2011 | 23.2 | 43.5 | 7.1 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 17.5 |
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.
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.