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Travel in the U.S. by Selected Trip Characteristics - 2001
(trips of 50 miles or more, one-way and U.S. destinations only)
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Trip Characteristics
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Person Trips
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Person Miles
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# in
thousands
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Percent
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# in
thousands
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Percent
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Principal Means of Transportation
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Personal use Vehicles
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2,310
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90.5
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735,882
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64.7
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Airplane
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165
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6.5
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367,889
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32.3
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Commercial plane
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159
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6.2
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361,717
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31.8
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Bus*
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53
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2.1
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23,747
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2.1
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Intercity
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3
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0.1
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1,766
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0.2
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Charter, Tour, School
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46
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1.8
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21,020
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1.9
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Train
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21
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0.8
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9,266
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0.8
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Ship, boat or ferry
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Other
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Main Trip Purpose
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Commuting
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329
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12.9
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65,878
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5.8
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Other Business
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406
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15.9
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242,353
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21.3
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Personal/Leisure
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1,406
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55.1
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667,471
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58.7
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Personal Business
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323
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12.6
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130,021
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11.4
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Other*
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88
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3.5
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32,032
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2.8
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* includes other types of buses
Source: National Household Travel Survey, conducted by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.
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