COVID-related
Overall Travel Down, Long-Distance Travel Up for Labor Day Weekend as Americans Bid Goodbye to COVID-19 Summer
Overall, Americans took 2.8 billion fewer total trips (4.6 billion) during the Labor Day weekend this year than they did in 2019 (7.4 billion). That overall drop of 38% included declines in travel for each day of the 3-day weekend plus the 2 days before the weekend when many...
Daily Transportation Indicators Explained
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) prioritized resources to develop timely indicators to track transportation changes due to COVID-19. BTS partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Department of Energy to access Vehicle Travel Trends from INRIX. BTS also...
COVID-19 Related Transportation Statistics
BTS experimented with statistics during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including daily vehicle travel and changes in travel behavior. Statistical products that continue after the COVID-19 public health emergency include Monthly Transportation Statistics, Supply Chain Indicators, and The...