Table 2-3: Average Weekday and Weekend Time Spent Traveling by Persons Engaged in Selected Activities: 2014
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
| Travel activities related to | Average daily minutes | Average percent of persons engaged in selected activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays | |
| All travel activities | 79.5 | 83.6 | 86.6 | 80.8 |
| Work | 46.3 | 39.3 | 45.2 | 15.2 |
| Caring for and helping household members | 38.7 | 36.7 | 15.7 | 7.2 |
| Education | 38.3 | 34.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Caring for and helping nonhousehold members | 34.9 | 38.8 | 7.5 | 9.7 |
| Using government services and civic obligations | 34.0 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Socializing, relaxing, and leisure | 33.5 | 41.8 | 23.2 | 33.6 |
| Personal care | 32.7 | 52.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Consumer purchases | 32.5 | 40.8 | 35.8 | 42.1 |
| Other activities | 32.5 | 38.7 | 18.5 | 25.9 |
| Using household services | 31.3 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Using personal care services | 31.1 | 28.0 | 9.2 | 3.1 |
| Household activities | 24.8 | 34.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| Eating and drinking | 23.8 | 31.0 | 20.7 | 26.6 |
NOTES: Activities are based on American Time Use Survey Activity Lexicon 2014 definitions. Other activities includes religious activities, security procedures, sports and recreation, telephone calls, and volunteering. Weekdays exclude holidays. Weekends and holidays includes the following: New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey 2014, available at www.bls.gov as of February 2016.