Table 5-1 Population and Passenger Travel in the United States: 1977 and 1995
Table 5-1
Population and Passenger Travel in the United States:
1977 and 1995
| 1977 | 1995 | Percentage increase 1977 to 1995 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident population (thousands) | 219,760 | 262,761 | 20 |
| Annual local person trips (travel day) (millions) 1 | 211,778 | 378,930 | 79 |
| Annual long-distance person trips (millions) | 521 | 1,001 | 92 |
| Local person trips per capita, one way (per day) 1 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 47 |
| Long-distance trips per capita, roundtrip (per year) | 2.5 | 3.9 | 56 |
| Local person-miles (millions) 1 | 1,879,215 | 3,411,122 | 82 |
| Long-distance person-miles (millions) | 382,466 | 826,804 | 116 |
| Local person-miles per capita 1 (annually) | 9,470 | 14,115 | 49 |
| Long-distance person-miles per capita (annually) | 1,796 | 3,129 | 74 |
| Local mean trip length (miles) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 1 |
| Long-distance mean trip length (miles) | 733 | 826 | 13 |
1 Persons over 5 years of age.
Notes: Data used for local travel are from the travel-day file and include trips of all lengths made by respondents on a single day. About 95 percent of these trips were 30 miles or less.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1995 American Travel Survey, data; U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, National Travel Survey, Travel During 1977 (Washington, DC: 1979); U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1998 (Washington, DC: 1998); U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Summary of Travel Trends: 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (Washington, DC: 1999).