U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Office

Fact #454: January 29, 2007
Relationship between Vehicle Miles and the Number of Vehicles in a Household

Household vehicles traveled an average of 25 miles a day, according to the 2001 National Household Travel Survey. Households with two vehicles have the highest average daily vehicle miles of travel (VMT) – 27 miles.

Daily VMT (per Vehicle) by Number of Vehicles in the Household, 2001
Graph showing the average vehicle miles traveled per day in households with one, two, three, four, five, and more than five vehicles in 2001. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information

Daily VMT (per Vehicle) by Number of Vehicles in the Household, 2001
Number of Household Vehicles Miles
1 25.6
2 27.5
3 24.2
4 23.0
5 21.1
More than 5 18.4
All 25.2

Sources: 2001 National Household Travel Survey.

 

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