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Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled in the United States
Trend of vehicle miles traveled from 1970 to 2021 Last update June 2021
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Average Fuel Economy by Major Vehicle Category
Comparison of fuel economy among vehicle types Last update February 2020
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Average Vehicle Trip Length by Purpose
Average vehicle trip length by purpose in the United States Last update September 2021
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Means of Transportation to Work
Trend of how people commuted to work in the United States from 1980 to 2019 Last update May 2021
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Monthly Fluctuation in U.S. Vehicle Miles Traveled
U.S. vehicle miles traveled for each month of the year, averaged from 2010 to 2020 Last update June 2021
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Share of All U.S. Vehicle Trips by Length (miles)
Breakdown of trip lengths among all vehicle trips Last update July 2021
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Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled in the United States
| 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Trillion Miles | 1128.168 | 1200.898 | 1276.857 | 1300.512 | 1297.834 | 1341.416 | 1413.035 | 1475.402 | 1555.36 | 1528.928 | 1522.87 | 1541.724 | 1606.475 | 1657.857 | 1720.246 | 1787.798 | 1857.631 | 1939.041 | 2041.441 | 2117.716 | 2141.582 | 2188.83 | 2253.82 | 2297.939 | 2386.72 | 2417.911 | 2496.251 | 2570.334 | 2626.392 | 2697.095 | 2754.784 | 2808.501 | 2854.268 | 2904.17 | 2972.672 | 2999.38 | 3012.977 | 3031.224 | 2962.426 | 2945.064 | 2973.046 | 2958.872 | 2968.068 | 2983.42 | 3036.013 | 3107.344 | 3179.963 | 3216.598 | 3243.694 | 3269.797 | 2772.56 |
Source: Federal Highway Administration monthly Traffic Volume Trends reports
This chart shows trends in total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States (expressed as a moving 12-month count) from 1971 through 2021. The long rise in VMT 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 because of an economic recession. Starting in 2012, VMT began rising again largely because the U.S. economy recovered while petroleum prices remained relatively low. The rate of increase slowed between 2017 and 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, VMT in 2021, which reflects February 2020 through January 2021, was the lowest since 2001.
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