2009 NHTS
Person Trips (Travel Day PT, annualized, millions)

Transportation mode used on trip Travel Day Person Trips
Sample Size Sum (Millions) Percent
Appropriate skip 338 90 0.0
Refused 690 173 0.0
Don't know 1,001 436 0.1
Not ascertained 95 31 0.0
Car 537,022 173,746 44.3
Van 120,424 40,579 10.4
SUV 215,650 69,339 17.7
Pickup truck 138,293 40,388 10.3
Other truck 4,360 1,912 0.5
RV 496 103 0.0
Motorcycle 3,517 1,051 0.3
Light electric veh (golf cart) 1,445 183 0.0
Local public bus 5,414 4,688 1.2
Commuter bus 866 666 0.2
School bus 15,146 6,715 1.7
Charter/tour bus 648 241 0.1
City to city bus 49 60 0.0
Shuttle bus 1,206 651 0.2
Amtrak/inter city train 116 95 0.0
Commuter train 665 561 0.1
Subway/elevated train 1,410 1,536 0.4
Street car/trolley 166 68 0.0
Taxicab 1,041 738 0.2
Ferry 123 40 0.0
Airplane 1,066 311 0.1
Bicycle 9,443 4,082 1.0
Walk 100,405 40,962 10.4
Special transit-people w/disabilities 621 274 0.1
Other 5,605 2,306 0.6
All 1,167,321 392,023 100.0