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Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled in the U.S.
Trend of vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 Last update September 2018
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Average Fuel Economy of Major Vehicle Categories
Comparison of fuel economy among vehicle types Last update December 2018
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Average Vehicle Trip Length by Purpose
Average trip length and distribution by trip type in U.S., 2019 Last update February 2019
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Means of Transportation to Work
Trend of how people commuted to work from 1980-2016 Last update November 2018
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Monthly Fluctuation in U.S. Vehicle Miles Traveled
Vehicle miles traveled for each month of the year, averaged from 2009 to 2018 Last update June 2019
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Share of All U.S. Vehicle Trips by Length (miles)
Average trip length and distribution by trip type in U.S., 2019 Last update February 2019
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Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled in the U.S.
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Trillion Miles | 1.128168 | 1.200898 | 1.276857 | 1.300512 | 1.297834 | 1.341416 | 1.413035 | 1.475402 | 1.55536 | 1.528928 | 1.52287 | 1.541724 | 1.606475 | 1.657857 | 1.720246 | 1.787798 | 1.857631 | 1.939041 | 2.041441 | 2.117716 | 2.141582 | 2.18883 | 2.25382 | 2.297939 | 2.38672 | 2.417911 | 2.496251 | 2.570334 | 2.626392 | 2.697095 | 2.754784 | 2.808501 | 2.854268 | 2.90417 | 2.972672 | 2.999419 | 3.012977 | 3.031224 | 2.964202 | 2.945064 | 2.973046 | 2.958872 | 2.968068 | 2.98342 | 3.036013 | 3.107344 | 3.18323 | 3.213516 |
This chart shows trends in total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States (expressed as a moving 12-month count) from 1971 through 2018. The long rise in the number of vehicle miles traveled has seen three periods of flattened growth or decline, triggered by the oil price spikes of 1974, 1979, and 2008. The VMT flattening that started in 2008 continued long after oil prices recovered, largely due to an economic recession. However, in recent years, VMT has seen substantial rises largely because the U.S. economy recovered and petroleum prices remained relatively low.
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