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Figure 2-1 Average Annual PMT per Household by Trip Purpose: NHTS 2009

Friday, February 10, 2017

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Trip Purpose Average PMT
Other 2,878
Work-related business 2,078
School/church 2,049
To/from work 6,256
Shopping 4,620
Other family/personal errands 5,134
Social/recreational 9,989

KEY: PMT = Person-Miles of Travel.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2009 National Household Travel Survey, Summary of Travel Trends. Table 5. Available at http://nhts.ornl.gov/ as of April 2016.