U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Revised: November 2019
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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) | ||||||||||
2018 | Interstate Rural | 147,065 | 1,312 | 1,664 | 46,092 | 10,418 | 50,688 | 193,158 | 61,106 | 257,240 |
2017 | 142,445 | 1,128 | 1,775 | 44,928 | 10,103 | 52,171 | 187,373 | 62,274 | 252,550 | |
2018 | Other Arterial Rural | 233,941 | 2,667 | 2,271 | 92,830 | 17,656 | 30,166 | 326,771 | 47,822 | 379,531 |
2017 | 228,664 | 2,661 | 2,109 | 92,175 | 16,814 | 29,970 | 320,839 | 46,784 | 372,393 | |
2018 | Other Rural | 212,919 | 2,786 | 2,081 | 92,630 | 17,339 | 14,277 | 305,549 | 31,615 | 342,031 |
2017 | 213,923 | 2,728 | 1,986 | 88,419 | 16,563 | 14,644 | 302,342 | 31,207 | 338,262 | |
2018 | All Rural | 593,925 | 6,765 | 6,016 | 231,553 | 45,413 | 95,130 | 825,478 | 140,543 | 978,802 |
2017 | 585,032 | 6,517 | 5,870 | 225,522 | 43,480 | 96,785 | 810,554 | 140,265 | 963,206 | |
2018 | Interstate Urban | 398,748 | 2,606 | 2,793 | 100,541 | 19,427 | 47,300 | 499,289 | 66,727 | 571,415 |
2017 | 400,339 | 2,596 | 2,628 | 99,803 | 18,617 | 43,228 | 500,142 | 61,844 | 567,210 | |
2018 | Other Urban | 1,239,915 | 10,705 | 9,494 | 332,401 | 55,859 | 41,735 | 1,572,316 | 97,594 | 1,690,110 |
2017 | 1,235,430 | 11,036 | 8,730 | 331,253 | 54,006 | 41,478 | 1,566,682 | 95,483 | 1,681,932 | |
2018 | All Urban | 1,638,663 | 13,311 | 12,287 | 432,942 | 75,286 | 89,035 | 2,071,605 | 164,321 | 2,261,525 |
2017 | 1,635,769 | 13,632 | 11,358 | 431,056 | 72,622 | 84,705 | 2,066,824 | 157,328 | 2,249,142 | |
2018 | Total Rural and Urban 5/ | 2,232,588 | 20,076 | 18,303 | 664,495 | 120,699 | 184,165 | 2,897,083 | 304,864 | 3,240,327 |
2017 | 2,220,801 | 20,149 | 17,227 | 656,578 | 116,102 | 181,490 | 2,877,378 | 297,593 | 3,212,347 | |
2018 | Number of motor vehicles registered 2/ | 192,856,211 | 8,666,185 | 992,152 | 57,853,642 | 10,327,899 | 2,906,011 | 250,709,853 | 13,233,910 | 273,602,100 |
2017 | 193,672,370 | 8,715,204 | 983,231 | 56,880,878 | 9,336,998 | 2,892,218 | 250,553,248 | 12,229,216 | 272,480,899 | |
2018 | Average miles traveled per vehicle | 11,576 | 2,317 | 18,448 | 11,486 | 11,687 | 63,374 | 11,556 | 23,037 | 11,843 |
2017 | 11,467 | 2,312 | 17,521 | 11,543 | 12,435 | 62,751 | 11,484 | 24,335 | 11,789 | |
2018 | Person-miles of travel 4/ (millions) | 3,729,610 | 23,297 | 388,032 | 1,119,644 | 120,699 | 184,165 | 4,849,254 | 143,996 | 5,565,447 |
2017 | 3,709,919 | 23,382 | 365,220 | 1,106,303 | 116,102 | 181,490 | 4,816,223 | 139,484 | 5,502,417 | |
2018 | Fuel consumed (thousand gallons) | 91,585,334 | 456,657 | 2,493,815 | 37,189,350 | 16,080,122 | 30,325,060 | 128,774,684 | 46,405,182 | 178,130,339 |
2017 | 91,712,165 | 458,429 | 2,350,323 | 37,466,749 | 15,599,855 | 30,363,561 | 129,178,914 | 45,963,416 | 177,951,081 | |
2018 | Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) | 475 | 53 | 2,514 | 643 | 1,557 | 10,435 | 514 | 3,507 | 651 |
2017 | 474 | 53 | 2,390 | 659 | 1,671 | 10,498 | 516 | 3,758 | 653 | |
2018 | Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed | 24.4 | 44.0 | 7.3 | 17.9 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 22.5 | 6.6 | 18.2 |
2017 | 24.2 | 44.0 | 7.3 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 22.3 | 6.5 | 18.1 |
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/ For 2017 and 2018, vehicle occupancy is estimated by the FHWA from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and the annual RL Polk Vehicle registration data; For single unit truck and heavy trucks, 1 motor vehicle miles traveled = 1 person-miles traveled.
5/ VMT data are based on the latest HPMS data available; it may not match previous published results.