BTS | Figures 1-4. Long-Distance Trips During Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year

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Figures 1-4. Long-Distance Trips During Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year

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	Date	Long Distance Begin	Long Distance End	Long Distance Total	vs. Rest of Year Mean	Average Rest of Year	All Modes 50-99 Total	All Modes 100+ Total	Auto	50-99 Total	100+ Total	Average Rest of Year	Non-Auto	Average Rest of Year	Auto indexed to average	Non-Auto indexed to average
Thanksgiving
Tue	20011120	6,505,662	4,924,537	11,430,199	-14.60%	13,379,462	5,813,618	5,616,581	9,900,365	5,165,145	4,412,803	11,966,770.39	1,529,834	1,412,692.06	-17.30%	8.30%
Wed	20011121	14,869,849	4,617,831	19,487,680	45.70%	13,379,462	6,291,294	13,196,386	16,920,635	5,986,258	10,934,378	11,966,770.39	2,567,044	1,412,692.06	41.40%	81.70%
Thu	20011122	16,362,087	11,604,574	27,966,661	109.00%	13,379,462	16,204,810	11,761,851	27,121,294	16,204,809	10,916,485	11,966,770.39	845,366	1,412,692.06	126.60%	-40.20%
Fri	20011123	11,324,838	10,318,522	21,643,360	61.80%	13,379,462	9,674,321	11,969,039	20,145,587	9,210,349	10,935,238	11,966,770.39	1,497,773	1,412,692.06	68.30%	6.00%
Sat	20011124	8,824,372	15,725,414	24,549,786	83.50%	13,379,462	11,137,745	13,412,041	23,275,674	10,886,864	12,388,809	11,966,770.39	1,274,112	1,412,692.06	94.50%	-9.80%
Sun	20011125	3,933,747	15,020,177	18,953,924	41.70%	13,379,462	6,039,012	12,914,912	16,379,627	5,491,478	10,888,149	11,966,770.39	2,574,298	1,412,692.06	36.90%	82.20%
Christmas/New Years
Fri	20011221	10,455,288	5,564,961	16,020,249	19.70%	13,379,462	6,552,436	9,467,813	14,893,037			11,966,770.39	1,127,212	1,412,692.06	24.50%	-20.20%
Sat	20011222	17,355,808	8,553,312	25,909,120	93.60%	13,379,462	11,457,905	14,451,215	23,839,070			11,966,770.39	2,070,050	1,412,692.06	99.20%	46.50%
Sun	20011223	11,004,895	9,569,184	20,574,079	53.80%	13,379,462	8,916,910	11,657,169	18,149,188			11,966,770.39	2,424,891	1,412,692.06	51.70%	71.70%
Mon	20011224	10,447,908	6,391,978	16,839,886	25.90%	13,379,462	7,306,980	9,532,906	16,143,249			11,966,770.39	696,636	1,412,692.06	34.90%	-50.70%
Christmas	20011225	8,855,684	12,958,652	21,814,336	63.00%	13,379,462	10,582,309	11,232,027	20,824,123			11,966,770.39	990,213	1,412,692.06	74.00%	-29.90%
Wed	20011226	8,273,955	9,811,464	18,085,419	35.20%	13,379,462	7,590,275	10,495,144	15,619,064			11,966,770.39	2,466,356	1,412,692.06	30.50%	74.60%
Thu	20011227	8,860,168	9,721,108	18,581,276	38.90%	13,379,462	7,418,623	11,162,653	15,897,126			11,966,770.39	2,684,151	1,412,692.06	32.80%	90.00%
Fri	20011228	9,939,670	7,198,534	17,138,204	28.10%	13,379,462	7,925,858	9,212,346	15,471,869			11,966,770.39	1,666,334	1,412,692.06	29.30%	18.00%
Sat	20011229	8,991,877	8,014,705	17,006,582	27.10%	13,379,462	8,200,536	8,806,046	15,720,594			11,966,770.39	1,267,988	1,412,692.06	31.40%	-10.20%
Sun	20011230	5,453,465	9,968,962	15,422,427	15.30%	13,379,462	5,216,633	10,205,794	14,569,756			11,966,770.39	852,671	1,412,692.06	21.80%	-39.60%
Mon	20011231	5,991,606	8,176,670	14,168,276	5.90%	13,379,462	5,299,308	8,868,968	12,548,837			11,966,770.39	1,619,438	1,412,692.06	4.90%	14.60%
New Year's	20020101	2,841,328	8,222,450	11,063,778	-17.30%	13,379,462	4,699,892	6,363,886	9,938,269			11,966,770.39	1,125,509	1,412,692.06	-17.00%	-20.30%
Wed	20020102	4,135,971	7,487,491	11,623,462	-13.10%	13,379,462	5,220,110	6,403,352	10,497,835			11,966,770.39	1,125,627	1,412,692.06	-12.30%	-20.30%
Thu	20020103	5,504,177	6,882,083	12,386,260	-7.40%	13,379,462	5,926,217	6,460,043	9,508,707			11,966,770.39	2,877,553	1,412,692.06	-20.50%	103.70%
Fri	20020104	7,595,534	5,893,808	13,489,342	0.80%	13,379,462	6,894,783	6,594,559	12,537,414			11,966,770.39	951,928	1,412,692.06	4.80%	-32.60%
Sat	20020105	7,992,158	7,801,630	15,793,788	18.00%	13,379,462	8,716,565	7,077,223	14,431,117			11,966,770.39	1,362,672	1,412,692.06	20.60%	-3.50%
Sun	20020106	6,435,218	8,873,186	15,308,404	14.40%	13,379,462	7,726,147	7,582,257	14,186,420			11,966,770.39	1,121,984	1,412,692.06	18.50%	-20.60%

NOTE: The number of trips shown represents departing trips plus return trips for each day.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey, (Washington DC: 2003).