Table 2-4: Average Weekday Time Spent Traveling by Persons Engaged in Selected Activities, 2011
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| Travel activity | Average minutes per day | |
|---|---|---|
| Total both genders | Gender difference (men : women) | |
| Travel related to ALL travel activities | 84.0 | 2.4 |
| Travel related to personal care | 54.6 | 13.8 |
| Travel related to household activities | 30.0 | 10.8 |
| Travel related to caring for and helping household members | 38.4 | 0.0 |
| Travel related to caring for and helping nonhousehold members | 38.4 | 0.6 |
| Travel related to work | 46.2 | 7.2 |
| Travel related to education | 39.6 | -1.2 |
| Travel related to consumer purchases | 33.6 | 4.8 |
| Travel related to using household services | 29.4 | -7.8 |
| Travel related to using government services and civic obligations | 52.2 | -43.2 |
| Travel related to eating and drinking | 27.6 | -3.6 |
| Travel related to socializing, relaxing, and leisure | 36.0 | 3.0 |
| Traveling, n.e.c. | 48.0 | -15.6 |
NOTES: n.e.c = Not elsewhere classified. Activities are based on 2011 American Time Use Survey lexicon definitions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, available at www.bls.gov as of May 2013.