U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
January 2014
Table VM-1
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) | ||||||||||
2012 | Interstate Rural | 227,062 | 2,058 | 2,695 | 70,632 | 14,884 | 78,361 | 297,694 | 93,245 | 395,691 |
2011 | 226,278 | 2,000 | 2,687 | 69,138 | 15,281 | 76,630 | 295,416 | 91,912 | 392,015 | |
2012 | Other Arterial Rural | 372,263 | 4,634 | 3,276 | 142,976 | 27,670 | 47,780 | 515,239 | 75,450 | 598,600 |
2011 | 374,064 | 4,530 | 3,190 | 144,304 | 27,281 | 47,198 | 518,368 | 74,479 | 600,567 | |
2012 | Other Rural | 364,962 | 5,404 | 3,269 | 151,851 | 28,905 | 23,039 | 516,813 | 51,944 | 577,429 |
2011 | 365,364 | 4,881 | 3,329 | 151,139 | 29,328 | 23,757 | 516,503 | 53,086 | 577,798 | |
2012 | All Rural | 964,286 | 12,096 | 9,240 | 365,459 | 71,460 | 149,180 | 1,329,746 | 220,640 | 1,571,721 |
2011 | 965,705 | 11,411 | 9,207 | 364,582 | 71,890 | 147,586 | 1,330,287 | 219,476 | 1,570,381 | |
2012 | Interstate Urban | 555,368 | 4,530 | 3,797 | 135,393 | 23,398 | 57,316 | 690,761 | 80,713 | 779,801 |
2011 | 550,177 | 3,434 | 3,399 | 133,015 | 22,734 | 54,421 | 683,192 | 77,155 | 767,179 | |
2012 | Other Urban | 1,800,988 | 17,649 | 10,709 | 466,502 | 74,059 | 56,403 | 2,267,490 | 130,462 | 2,426,311 |
2011 | 1,777,282 | 14,996 | 9,615 | 474,727 | 72,430 | 61,589 | 2,252,009 | 134,019 | 2,410,639 | |
2012 | All Urban | 2,356,356 | 22,179 | 14,505 | 601,895 | 97,457 | 113,719 | 2,958,252 | 211,175 | 3,206,112 |
2011 | 2,327,459 | 18,430 | 13,014 | 607,742 | 95,164 | 116,010 | 2,935,201 | 211,174 | 3,177,819 | |
2012 | Total Rural and Urban (5) | 3,320,643 | 34,275 | 23,745 | 967,355 | 168,916 | 262,899 | 4,287,997 | 431,815 | 4,777,833 |
2011 | 3,293,164 | 29,841 | 22,221 | 972,324 | 167,054 | 263,596 | 4,265,488 | 430,650 | 4,748,200 | |
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 kilometers traveled per vehicle | 18,129 | 4,054 | 31,059 | 19,122 | 20,624 | 106,476 | 18,344 | 40,510 | 18,837 |
2011 | 17,944 | 3,537 | 33,361 | 19,323 | 21,365 | 107,518 | 18,241 | 41,930 | 18,752 | |
2012 | Person–kilometers of travel (4) (millions) | 4,613,652 | 36,918 | 503,396 | 1,292,338 | 168,916 | 262,899 | 5,905,989 | 431,815 | 6,878,119 |
2011 | 4,575,474 | 32,142 | 471,079 | 1,298,976 | 167,054 | 263,596 | 5,874,450 | 430,650 | 6,808,321 | |
2012 | Fuel consumed (thousand liters) | 335,165,703 | 1,851,499 | 7,795,313 | 132,842,241 | 54,080,278 | 105,709,789 | 468,007,944 | 159,790,068 | 637,444,824 |
2011 | 334,473,772 | 1,614,014 | 7,329,125 | 133,756,016 | 53,811,233 | 106,676,787 | 468,229,788 | 160,488,020 | 637,660,947 | |
2012 | Average fuel consumption per vehicle (liters) | 1,830 | 219 | 10,196 | 2,626 | 6,603 | 42,813 | 2,002 | 14,991 | 2,513 |
2011 | 1,823 | 191 | 11,004 | 2,658 | 6,882 | 43,512 | 2,002 | 15,626 | 2,518 | |
2012 | Average kilometers traveled per liter of fuel consumed | 9.9 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
2011 | 9.8 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 7.4 | |
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. |