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Figure 2-8 Household Vehicle Ownership: 1960–2010

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Figure 2-8 Household Vehicle Ownership: 1960–2010

 

Percent of households

Year No vehicles One vehicle Two vehicles 3+ vehicles
1960 21.5 56.9 19.0 2.5
1970 17.5 47.7 29.3 5.5
1980 12.9 35.5 34.0 17.5
1990 11.5 33.7 37.4 17.3
2000 9.4 33.8 38.6 18.3
2010 9.1 33.8 37.6 19.5

SOURCE: 1960–1990–U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Journey-to-Work Trends in the
United States and its Major Metropolitan Area, 1960–1990.
2000–U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, table QT-04. 2010–U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table CP04, as cited in Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Transportation Energy Data Book, table 8.5, available at cta.ornl.gov/data as of March 2015.