| 2009 NHTS |
| Average Vehicle Trip Length (miles, Travel Day) |
| Average Vehicle Trip (VT) Length by Purpose |
| Trip purpose summary | TD Vehicle Trip Length | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample Size | Mean | |
| Refused | 102 | 10.09 |
| Don't know | 131 | 11.50 |
| Not ascertained | 15 | 62.23 |
| Home | 253,533 | 9.47 |
| Work | 100,896 | 13.36 |
| School/Daycare/Religious activity | 19,406 | 9.28 |
| Medical/Dental services | 15,481 | 10.34 |
| Shopping/Errands | 161,438 | 6.15 |
| Social/Recreational | 63,619 | 15.78 |
| Family personal business/Obligations | 24,448 | 11.06 |
| Transport someone | 51,078 | 7.12 |
| Meals | 49,596 | 6.85 |
| Other reason | 1,430 | 23.11 |
| All | 741,173 | 9.72 |