Automobile Profile
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KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Figures obtained by addition / subtraction and may not appear directly in data source.
b Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.
c 1960-90 includes Motorcycle data.
d Involvement only with motor vehicle.
e 1960 included in Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck in Truck Profile.
f 1960-90 included in Light duty vehicle, short wheel base category.
g Rates come directly from the source and may differ slightly from rates that could be calculated from the information displayed in this table.
h 2002 and later data are based on the 2007 NAICS codes. All previous years are based on data that uses 2002 NAICS codes, which do not correspond to 2007 NAICS codes. Thus, data may not be directly comparable, or available for years after 2002 in these categories.
i 2007 and later data uses enhanced methodology to estimate registered vehicles, and vehicle miles traveled, resulting in the significant change in data compared to previous years.
j Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and are not comparable to previous years. The new category Light duty vehicle, short wheel base replaces the old category Passenger car and includes passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase (WB) equal to or less than 121 inches. The new category Light duty vehicle, long wheel base replaces Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehicle and includes large passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles with wheelbases (WB) larger than 121 inches. Data for 1960-2006 are not comparable to data after 2007.
Source:
Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.
Financial
All data except Auto registration fees and Driver's license fee:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.5.5 available at https://apps.bea.gov/itable/index.cfm as of Jun. 20, 2023.
Auto registration fees and Driver's license fee:
1960-95: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-202.
1996-2013: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table MV-2 available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Aug. 21, 2020.
Inventory
Vehicle registration:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201.
1995-2021: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table MV-1 available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Jun. 20, 2023.
Motor vehicle licensed drivers:
1960-95: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-Pl-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table DL-201.
1996-2021: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table DL-22 available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Jun. 20, 2023.
Number of employees (based on NAICS):
1990-2001: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS Database, available at http://www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm as of January 2007; codes "48531 Taxi service," "4231 Wholesale motor vehicles and parts," "441 Retail motor vehicle and parts dealers," "447 Gasoline stations," "81293 Parking lots and garages," "8111 Automotive repair and maintenance."
2002-21: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics; NAICS codes "485300," "423100," "441100," "447100," "811100," "81293." available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm as of Jun. 20, 2023.
Performance
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM–201A, table revised in June 1999.
1995-2021: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1 available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Jun. 20, 2023.
Safety
Number of occupants and nonoccupant fatalities:
1960-2019: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), personal communication, received on Jan. 12, 2021, and Mar. 4, 2022.
2020-2021: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), FARS data query, available at https://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx as of Jun. 20, 2023.
Number of vehicles involved in fatal crashes and Total fatal crashes:
1960-2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 1, and 3 and similar tables in previous issues, available at https://cdan.nhtsa.gov/tsftables/tsfar.htm as of Aug. 21, 2020.
2004-2021: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), FARS data query, available at https://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx as of Jun. 20, 2023.
All other categories:
1960-2020: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), tables 1, 4, 7, 8, and 10 and similar tables in previous issues, available at https://cdan.nhtsa.gov/tsftables/tsfar.htm as of Jun. 20, 2023.