The recently released Nationwide Household Travel Survey shows that nearly 60% of work trips are 10 miles or less in distance. Only 9% of work trips are over 30 miles. The average work trip distance is 13.9 miles.
Vehicle Trips to Work by Trip Distance, 2009
Image
Image
Supporting Information
| Trip Distance | Vehicle Trips (Millions) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| ≥ 5 miles | 13,981 | 40.0% |
| 6–10 miles | 6,826 | 19.5% |
| 11–15 miles | 4,723 | 13.5% |
| 16–20 miles | 3,013 | 8.6% |
| 21–30 miles | 3,224 | 9.2% |
| ≤ 31 miles | 3,152 | 9.0% |
| Total | 34,919 | 100.0% |
Source: Generated from the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Internet site. | ||