Table 2-3 Average Length of Person Trips by Trip Purpose: 1990, 1995 NPTS, 2001 NHTS and 2009 NHTS
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Average Person Trip Length (miles)
| 1990 | 1995 | 2001 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Purposes | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
| To/From Work | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 11.8 |
| Work Related Business | 28.2 | 20.3 | 28.3 | 20.0 |
| Shopping | 5.4 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Other Family/Personal Errands | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 |
| School/Church | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Social and Recreational | 13.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| Other | 10.3 | 22.8 | 43.1 | 51.5 |
NOTES: Average person trip length is calculated using only those records with trip mileage information present. Other Family/Personal Errands includes personal business and medical/dental.
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.