Table 1-32: U.S. Vehicle-Miles
Table 1-32: U.S. Vehicle-Miles
(Millions)
1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
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Air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air carrier, large certificated, domestic, all services | 858 | 1,134 | 2,068 | (R) 1,638 | (R) 2,276 | (R) 3,026 | (R) 3,963 | (R) 3,854 | (R) 3,995 | (R) 4,156 | (R) 4,378 | (R) 4,628 | (R) 4,807 | (R) 4,907 | (R) 5,030 | (R) 5,326 | (R) 5,662 | (R) 5,545 | (R) 5,615 | (R) 6,106 | (R) 6,602 | (R) 6,716 | (R) 6,605 | (R) 6,733 | 6,446 |
General aviationa | 1,769 | 2,562 | 3,207 | 4,238 | 5,204 | 4,673 | 4,548 | 4,400 | 3,465 | 3,253 | 3,358 | 3,795 | 3,524 | 3,877 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Highwayb, total | 718,763 | 887,811 | 1,109,724 | 1,327,664 | 1,527,295 | 1,774,827 | 2,144,362 | 2,172,050 | 2,247,151 | 2,296,378 | 2,357,588 | 2,422,696 | 2,485,848 | 2,561,695 | 2,631,522 | 2,691,056 | 2,746,925 | 2,797,287 | 2,855,508 | 2,890,450 | 2,964,788 | 2,989,430 | (R) 3,014,371 | (R) 3,032,399 | 2,973,509 |
Passenger carb,c,h | 587,012 | 722,696 | 916,700 | 1,033,950 | 1,111,596 | 1,246,798 | 1,408,266 | 1,358,185 | 1,371,569 | 1,374,709 | 1,406,089 | 1,438,294 | 1,469,854 | 1,502,556 | 1,549,577 | 1,569,100 | 1,600,287 | 1,628,332 | 1,658,474 | 1,672,079 | 1,699,890 | 1,708,421 | (R) 1,690,534 | (R) 1,672,467 | 1,615,850 |
Motorcyclec,h | U | U | 2,979 | 5,629 | 10,214 | 9,086 | 9,557 | 9,178 | 9,557 | 9,906 | 10,240 | 9,797 | 9,920 | 10,081 | 10,283 | 10,584 | 10,469 | 9,639 | 9,552 | 9,577 | 10,122 | 10,454 | (R) 12,049 | (R) 13,621 | 14,484 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicleb,h | U | U | 123,286 | 200,700 | 290,935 | 390,961 | 574,571 | 649,394 | 706,863 | 745,750 | 764,634 | 790,029 | 816,540 | 850,739 | 868,275 | 901,022 | 923,059 | 943,207 | 966,034 | 984,094 | 1,027,164 | 1,041,051 | (R) 1,082,490 | (R) 1,112,271 | 1,108,603 |
Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or moreh | 98,551 | 128,769 | 27,081 | 34,606 | 39,813 | 45,441 | 51,901 | 52,898 | 53,874 | 56,772 | 61,284 | 62,705 | 64,072 | 66,893 | 68,021 | 70,304 | 70,500 | 72,448 | 75,866 | 77,757 | 78,441 | 78,496 | (R) 80,344 | (R) 82,014 | 83,951 |
Truck, combination | 28,854 | 31,665 | 35,134 | 46,724 | 68,678 | 78,063 | 94,341 | 96,645 | 99,510 | 103,116 | 108,932 | 115,451 | 118,899 | 124,584 | 128,359 | 132,384 | 135,020 | 136,584 | 138,737 | 140,160 | 142,370 | 144,028 | (R) 142,169 | (R) 145,046 | 143,507 |
Bus | 4,346 | 4,681 | 4,544 | 6,055 | 6,059 | 4,478 | 5,726 | 5,750 | 5,778 | 6,125 | 6,409 | 6,420 | 6,563 | 6,842 | 7,007 | 7,662 | 7,590 | 7,077 | 6,845 | 6,783 | 6,801 | 6,980 | (R) 6,783 | (R) 6,980 | 7,114 |
Transitd, total | 2,143 | 2,008 | 1,883 | 2,176 | 2,287 | 2,791 | 3,242 | 3,306 | 3,355 | 3,435 | 3,467 | 3,551 | 3,082 | 3,201 | 3,347 | 3,500 | 3,605 | 3,735 | 3,855 | 3,915 | 3,972 | 4,054 | 4,127 | 4,238 | 4,375 |
Motor buse | 1,576 | 1,528 | 1,409 | 1,526 | 1,677 | 1,863 | 2,130 | 2,167 | 2,178 | 2,210 | 2,162 | 2,184 | 1,813 | 1,849 | 1,904 | 1,985 | 2,041 | 2,104 | 2,156 | 2,177 | 2,169 | 2,192 | 2,214 | 2,241 | 2,272 |
Light rail | 75 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 84 | 88 |
Heavy rail | 391 | 395 | 407 | 423 | 385 | 451 | 537 | 527 | 525 | 522 | 532 | 537 | 543 | 558 | 566 | 578 | 595 | 608 | 621 | 630 | 642 | 646 | 652 | 657 | 674 |
Trolley bus | 101 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 173 | 179 | 183 | 213 | 215 | 219 | 224 | 231 | 238 | 242 | 251 | 259 | 266 | 271 | 277 | 284 | 286 | 295 | 303 | 315 | 325 | 337 |
Demand responsivee | N | N | N | N | N | 247 | 306 | 335 | 364 | 406 | 464 | 507 | 363 | 410 | 469 | 494 | 532 | 578 | 613 | 640 | 651 | 683 | 708 | 752 | 803 |
Ferry boati | N | N | N | N | U | U | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Otheri | N | N | N | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 68 | 77 | 90 | 112 | 97 | 100 | 104 | 101 | 131 | 144 | 149 | 163 | 187 |
Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I freight, train-miles | 404 | 421 | 427 | 403 | 428 | 347 | 380 | 375 | 390 | 405 | 441 | 458 | 469 | 475 | 475 | 490 | 504 | 500 | 500 | 516 | 535 | 548 | 563 | 543 | 524 |
Class I freight, car-miles | 28,170 | 29,336 | 29,890 | 27,656 | 29,277 | 24,920 | 26,159 | 25,628 | 26,128 | 26,883 | 28,485 | 30,383 | 31,715 | 31,660 | 32,657 | 33,851 | 34,590 | 34,243 | 34,680 | 35,555 | 37,071 | 37,712 | 38,955 | 38,186 | 37,226 |
Intercity/Amtrakf, train-miles | 209 | 172 | 93 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
Intercity/Amtrakf, car-miles | 2,208 | 1,775 | 690 | 253 | 235 | 251 | 301 | 313 | 307 | 303 | 304 | 292 | 276 | 288 | 312 | 342 | 368 | 378 | 379 | 332 | 308 | 265 | 264 | 267 | 272 |
Total train-milesg | 613 | 593 | 520 | 433 | 458 | 377 | 413 | 409 | 424 | 440 | 475 | 490 | 499 | 507 | 508 | 524 | 539 | 536 | 537 | 553 | 572 | 584 | 599 | 581 | 562 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are unavailable.
a All operations other than those operating under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135. Data for 1996 are estimated using new information on nonrespondents and are not comparable to earlier years. Mileage in source is multiplied by 1.151 to convert to nautical-miles for 1985-1997.
b In July 1997, the FHWA published revised vehicle-miles data for the highway modes for many years. The major change reflected the reassignment of some vehicles from the passenger car category to the Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle category. This category was calculated prior to rounding.
c U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), provides data separately for passenger car and motorcycle in its annual Highway Statistics series. However, the 1995 summary report provides updated data for Passenger car and Motorcycle combined. Passenger car figures in this table were computed by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, by subtracting the most current motorcycle figures from the aggregate Passenger car and Motorcycle figures.
d Prior to 1985, excludes Demand responsive and most rural and smaller systems funded via Sections 18 and 16(b)2, Federal Transit Act. The series is not continuous between 1980 and 1985. Transit rail modes are measured in car-miles. Car-miles measure individual vehicle-miles in a train. A 10-car train traveling 1 mile would equal 1 train-mile and 10 car-miles.
e Motor bus and Demand responsive figures are also included in the Bus figure for Highway.
f National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) began operations in 1971.
g Although both Train-miles and Car-miles are shown for rail, only Train-miles are included in the total. A Train-mile is the movement of a train, which can consist of multiple vehicles (cars), the distance of 1 mile. This differs from a vehicle-mile, which is the movement of 1 vehicle the distance of 1 mile. A 10-vehicle train traveling 1 mile would be measured as 1 train-mile and 10 vehicle-miles. Caution should be used when comparing train-miles with vehicle miles.
h 1960-65, Motorcycle data are included in Passenger car, and Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle data included in Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more Truck.
i Ferry boat included with Other.
NOTES
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Transit data from 1996 and after are not comparable to the data for earlier years or to the data published in previous editions of the report due to different data sources used.
SOURCES
Air:
Air carrier:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970), part III, table 2.
1965-70: Ibid., Handbook of Airline Statistics 1973 (Washington, DC: 1974), part III, table 2.
1975-2008: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, T1: U.S. Air Carrier Traffic and Capacity Summary by Service
Class, available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?DB_ID=130&DB_Name=Air%20Carrier%20Summary%20Data%20%28Form%2041%20and%20298C%20Summary%20Data%29&DB_Short_Name=Air%20Carrier%20Summary,
as of June 23, 2010.
General aviation:
1960-65: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation 1972 (Washington, DC: 1973), table 9.10.
1970-75: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation 1976 (Washington, DC: 1976), table 8-5.
1980: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board estimate, personal communication, Dec. 7, 1998.
1985-92: Ibid., General Aviation Activity and Avionics Survey (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 3.3.
1993-97: Ibid., General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 3.3.
Highway:
Passenger car and motorcycle:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, table VM-201A, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Apr. 28, 2010.
1995-2008: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Apr. 29, 2010.
Motorcycle:
1970-80: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1985 (Washington, DC: 1986), table VM-201A.
1985-2008: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Apr. 29, 2010.
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle:
1970-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, table VM-201A, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Aug. 20, 2009.
1995-2008: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Apr. 29, 2010.
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tires or more truck, combination truck, and bus:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995 , table VM-201A, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of August 20, 2009.
1995-2008: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Apr. 29, 2010.
Transit:
1960-95: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 6 and similar tables in earlier editions.
1996-2008: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of Apr. 29, 2010
Rail:
Class I rail freight train- and car-miles:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 33 (train-miles) and p. 34 (car-miles).
Intercity/Amtrak train-miles:
1960-70: Association of American Railroads, Yearbook of Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 1975), p. 39.
1975-2001: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).
2002-08: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77.
Intercity/Amtrak car-miles:
1960-75: Association of American Railroads, Yearbook of Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 1975), p. 40.
1980-2000: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, personal communication, 2001.
2001-08: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77.