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2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household Methodology
Link to pdf document describing the process used to create the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household data. The data include U.S. Census tract level estimates of vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled, person trips, and person miles...Average weekday household vehicle-miles traveled by U.S. Census Tract (per day)
Map of average weekday household vehicle-miles traveled by U.S. Census Tract (per day) as estimated in the 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household dataset.
NOTE: Areas with no estimate in the map are areas where there is no population or areas where one or...
Average weekday household person trips by U.S. Census Tract (per day)
Map of average weekday household person trips by U.S. Census Tract (per day) as estimated in the 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household dataset.
NOTE: Areas with no estimate in the map are areas where there is no population or areas where one or more of...
Average weekday household person-miles traveled by U.S. Census Tract (per day)
Map of average weekday household person-miles traveled by U.S. Census Tract (per day) as estimated in the 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household dataset.
NOTE: Areas with no estimate in the map are areas where there is no population or areas where one or...
LATCH 2017 Census Regions and Divisions
Census Regions and Divisions used to produce the 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household dataset.
Return to all tables and figures in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics by Household...
Local Area Transportation Characteristics for Households Methodology
- Methodology for 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics for Households
- Appendix A - Regression Models Used for Estimating Household Travel
- Appendix B - Validation Results
- Appendix C - Distribution of Estimated Household Travel
- Appendix D - Data Dictionary
Local Area Transportation Characteristics for Households Data
2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics for Households (NHTS 2017 Transferability Statistics)
Methodology for 2017 Local Area Transportation Characteristics for Households
Background
The National Household Transportation Survey (NHTS), a survey of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), assesses the mobility of the American public. The NHTS gathers data on daily personal travel, including information on household and demographic characteristics, employment status, vehicle ownership, trips taken, modal choice, and other related transportation data pertinent to U.S. households.