Long Distance Trips are more than 50 miles from home to the furthest destination.

HOW WE TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS

• The personal vehicle is the dominant mode for business travel
• Eight out of 10 long-distance business trips are by personal vehicle
  • 16 percent of long distance business trips are by air
  • 3 percent of long distance trips are by other modes
• Use of air travel becomes more frequent as trip distance gets longer, when traveling:
  • 50-99 miles – 97 percent of trips are made by personal vehicle
  • 100-249 miles – 94 percent of trips are made by personal vehicle
  • 250-499 miles – 67 percent of trips are made by personal vehicle
  • 500-749 miles – 64 percent of trips are made by air travel
  • 1500+ miles – 90 percent of trips are made by air travel

HOW FAR WE TRAVEL

• Americans total more than 405 million long-distance business trips per year
• The median distance for a business trip is 123 miles
• The median distance for a long distance commuting trip is 69 miles

WHO TRAVELS

• More than half of all long distance business travel is made by professional, managerial or technical workers
• More than half of all business travel is made by individuals age 30 to 49
• Over one-fourth of all business travel is made by those who earn $100,000 or more annually
• Almost eight out of every 10 business trips (77%) are made by men

SOURCE: National Household Travel Survey, 2001-2002.