U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

highway_vehicle_miles_traveled.xls

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) are key data for highway planning and management, and a common measure of roadway use. Along with other data, VMT are often used in estimating congestion, air...

Rail Freight: Revenue Ton-Miles

rail_revenue_ton_miles.xls

Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

Freight carried by rail accounts for a very large share of transportation activity in the U.S. In the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, rail acounted for 46% of total national ton-miles. Coal accounted for...

U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles

us_air_carrier_cargo_revenue_ton_miles.xls

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

The air mode is generally used for cargoes that are time-sensitive and high-value. BTS collects data for air freight and mail that moves on U.S. carriers' domestic and international...

Transit Ridership

transit_ridership.xls

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

According to National Transportation Statistics, in 2009, 6% of workers used public transit as their principal means of getting to their place of work. A higher proportion of workers in urban areas use...

Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

amtrak_revenue_passenger_miles_load_factor.xls

Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing passenger-miles (...

Amtrak Ridership

amtrak_ridership.xls

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak serves more than 500 stations in 46 states and operates over a network of more than 21,000 route miles....

U.S. Airline Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

us_airline_revenue_passenger_miles_load_factor.xls

Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Airline revenue passenger-miles (RPM) are a measure of intensity of use of the air...

U.S. Airline Passengers

us_airline_passengers.xls

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

In 2011, airlines based in the United States originated 728 million passengers. Eighty-eight percent of passengers had a destination in the United States, and 12 percent had an international destination...

Freight Rail Yields

Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

freight_rail_yields.xls

For freight, revenue per ton-mile is a measure of operating yield. This is a way of showing the average price paid by freight rail users. Yields break down into costs (such as fuel and...

Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields

amtrak_ticket_prices_and_yields.xls

Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Ticket yield is a normalized measure of revenue, based on the amount of service...