This statistic shows the average person trip length in the U.S. in 2017. Commuting to or from work is on average 11.5 miles. On average, this category accounted for over one out of every six person trips per household in the United States.
U.S. average person trip length in 2017, by type
(in miles)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (March 1, 2019). U.S. average person trip length in 2017, by type (in miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004111/us-average-person-trip-length/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "U.S. average person trip length in 2017, by type (in miles)." Chart. March 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004111/us-average-person-trip-length/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2019). U.S. average person trip length in 2017, by type (in miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004111/us-average-person-trip-length/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "U.S. Average Person Trip Length in 2017, by Type (in Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004111/us-average-person-trip-length/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. average person trip length in 2017, by type (in miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004111/us-average-person-trip-length/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
U.S. average person trip length in 2017, by type (in miles) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, March 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004111/us-average-person-trip-length/