Energy and Environment

• The relationships of transportation to energy and the environment are covered in the Transportation Statistics Annual Report and selected tables of National Transportation Statistics.
• BTS publishes the National Transportation Noise Map, showing average daily noise levels from aviation, highways, and passenger rail facilities.
• Data and tools to help local and state agencies assess and respond to natural, manufactured, and cybersecurity threats to transporta

Infrastructure

National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) Reports

Reports

International

• BTS summarizes international travel and freight movements to and from the United States in the Transportation Statistics Annual Report and in selected tables of National Transportation Statistics.
• BTS publishes statistics on international freight transportation in:
  • Freight Facts and Figures – summary of annual statistics on freight movement, the freight transportation system, and consequences of freight movement, updated continuously as new dat

Surveys

Passenger Travel

• Passenger travel is described in the Transportation Statistics Annual Report and Passenger Travel Facts and Figures, and measured in selected tables of National Transportation Statistics and State Transportation Statistics.
• BTS also publishes:
  • Daily Travel Statistics, estimates of persons staying home and traveling, and of trips by distance band for all

National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)

On a biennial basis, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) conducts a census of all ferry operators operating in the United States and its territories.  The information collected from the census is maintained in a national ferry database containing information regarding ferry routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried, funding sources and other information.  BTS conducted the initial NCFO in 2006 and has subsequently conducted the NCFO in 2008, 2010, 2014, and 2016. The data collection for the next NCFO will begin in the Spring of 2018.

Industry Snapshots

Industry Snapshots, developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, uses information from the Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs) and other sources to highlight the role of for-hire and business-related in-house transportation in the production process for all of the non-transportation sectors listed in the U.S. Input Output (I-O) accounts. 

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State Transportation Statistics

How does your state's transportation profile look? The State Transportation Statistics (STS) present data on each state's infrastructure, safety, freight movement, passenger travel, vehicles, economy and finance, and energy and the environment. Learn more about transportation in your state through the charts, graphs, and tables below.

Transportation Statistics Annual Report

The Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) describes the Nation’s transportation system, the system’s performance, its contributions to the economy, and its effects on people and the environment. This report is based on information collected or compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a principle Federal statistical agency at the U.S. Department of Transportation.