2009 NHTS
Vehicle Trips (Travel Day VT, annualized)
Number of Vehicle Trips (VT) by Purpose

Trip purpose summary Travel Day Vehicle Trips
Sample Size Sum (Millions) Percent
Refused 140 27 0.0
Don't know 199 53 0.0
Not ascertained 20 2 0.0
Home 255,692 79,901 34.2
Work 101,537 37,799 16.2
School/Daycare/Religious activity 19,655 6,511 2.8
Medical/Dental services 15,658 3,759 1.6
Shopping/Errands 163,004 45,353 19.4
Social/Recreational 64,252 19,714 8.4
Family personal business/Obligations 24,678 6,775 2.9
Transport someone 51,763 18,755 8.0
Meals 50,077 14,677 6.3
Other reason 1,467 523 0.2
All 748,142 233,849 100.0