Massachusetts – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA
Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2011
Massachusetts
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| Population / Land Area |
|
Distri-bution |
% of National |
| Total Population – (Census 2011) |
6,587,536 |
|
2.1% |
| Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
7,840 |
|
0.2% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
2,788,775 |
87.1% |
2.1% |
| Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
414,607 |
12.9% |
1.1% |
| Total Fuel |
3,203,382 |
100.0% |
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| On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
2,724,986 |
97.7% |
2.1% |
| Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
63,790 |
2.3% |
1.7% |
| Public Road Length (Table
HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
7,988 |
22.0% |
0.3% |
| Urban |
28,315 |
78.0% |
2.6% |
| Total |
36,303 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
573 |
1.6% |
1.2% |
| Other Freeways & Expressways |
345 |
1.0% |
2.2% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
1,992 |
5.5% |
1.3% |
| Minor Arterial |
4,137 |
11.4% |
1.7% |
| Major Collector |
4,062 |
11.2% |
0.8% |
| Minor Collector |
775 |
2.1% |
0.3% |
| Local |
24417 |
67.3% |
0.9% |
| Total |
36,301 |
32.7% |
1.3% |
Public
Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009 |
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| Total |
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| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
3,213 |
4.2% |
1.5% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
1,417 |
1.8% |
2.0% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
4,953 |
6.5% |
1.1% |
| Minor Arterial |
8,646 |
11.3% |
1.5% |
| Major Collector |
8,094 |
10.6% |
0.7% |
| Minor Collector |
1,551 |
2.0% |
0.3% |
| Local |
48835 |
63.7% |
0.9% |
| Total |
76,709 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
4,073 |
7.4% |
0.4% |
| Urban |
50,719 |
92.6% |
2.6% |
| Total |
54,792 |
100.0% |
1.9% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
16,550 |
30.2% |
2.3% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
5,906 |
10.8% |
2.4% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
11,369 |
20.7% |
1.7% |
| Minor Arterial |
9,309 |
17.0% |
1.8% |
| Major Collector |
3,364 |
6.1% |
1.0% |
| Minor Collector |
156 |
0.3% |
0.3% |
| Local |
8138 |
14.9% |
2.0% |
| Total |
54,792 |
100.0% |
1.9% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-22) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Male |
2,314,271 |
49.42% |
2.21% |
| Female |
2,369,052 |
50.58% |
2.21% |
| Total |
4,683,323 |
100.00% |
2.21% |
| Motor
Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents) |
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| Gasoline |
$0.21 |
Tax
Rates as
of Dec. 2011 |
| Diesel |
$0.21 |
| Gasohol |
$0.21 |
NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents
| Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Autos |
3,180,009 |
55.84% |
2.53% |
| Buses |
11,590 |
0.20% |
1.74% |
| Trucks |
2,344,721 |
41.17% |
1.98% |
| Total |
5,536,320 |
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| Motorcycles |
159,007 |
2.79% |
1.88% |
| Grand Total |
5,695,327 |
100.00% |
2.25% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
38 |
11.28% |
0.22% |
| Urban |
283 |
83.98% |
1.96% |
| Unknown |
16 |
4.75% |
5.37% |
| Total |
337 |
100% |
1.04% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Receipts |
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| Disbursements |
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| State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway User Revenues |
$760,061 |
23.10% |
1.21% |
| General Fund Appropriations |
$407,635 |
12.39% |
6.56% |
| Other State Imposts |
$617,205 |
18.75% |
7.12% |
| Miscellaneous |
$290,765 |
8.84% |
3.41% |
| Bonds |
$684,681 |
20.81% |
2.89% |
| Federal payments |
$530,545 |
16.12% |
1.31% |
| Local payments |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Total |
$3,290,892 |
100.00% |
2.16% |
| State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Capital Outlay |
$1,345,806 |
0.460416 |
1.84% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$286,495 |
0.0980133 |
1.37% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$274,098 |
0.0937721 |
3.16% |
| Highway Law Enforcement & Safety |
$203,205 |
0.0695188 |
2.26% |
| Interest |
$349,534 |
0.1195797 |
4.63% |
| Bond Retirement |
$295,437 |
0.1010725 |
2.43% |
| Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$168,447 |
0.0576277 |
0.90% |
| Total |
$2,923,022 |
53.96% |
1.95% |
| Attributed Federal Trust
Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway Account |
$545,386 |
85.80% |
1.71% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$90,287 |
14.20% |
1.83% |
| Total |
$635,673 |
100.00% |
1.72% |
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