BTS | Table 1-33: Long-Distance Travel in the United States by Selected Trip Characteristics: 1995

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Table 1-33: Long-Distance Travel in the United States by Selected Trip Characteristics: 1995

(Roundtrips of 100 miles or more, one way, U.S. destinations only)

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	Household trips (thousands)		Person trips (thousands)		Person-miles (millions)		Personal-use vehicle trips (thousands)		Personal-use vehicle-miles (millions)
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	656,462	100.0	1,001,319	100.0	826,804	100.0	505,154	100.0	280,127	100.0
Principal means of transportation
Personal-use vehicle	505,154	77.0	813,858	81.3	451,590	54.6	505,154	100.0	280,127	100.0
Airplane	129,164	19.7	161,165	16.1	355,286	43.0	NA	NA	NA	NA
Commercial airplane	124,884	19.0	155,936	15.6	347,933	42.1	NA	NA	NA	NA
Bus	17,340	2.6	20,445	2.0	13,309	1.6	NA	NA	NA	NA
Intercity	2,755	0.4	3,244	0.3	2,723	0.3	NA	NA	NA	NA
Charter or tour	11,890	1.8	14,247	1.4	9,363	1.1	NA	NA	NA	NA
Train	4,200	0.6	4,994	0.5	4,356	0.5	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ship, boat, or ferry	391	0.1	614	0.1	1,834	0.2	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other	213	RZ	243	RZ	429	0.1	NA	NA	NA	NA
Roundtrip distance
Less than 300 miles	194,098	29.6	306,433	30.6	74,658	9.0	185,418	36.7	45,159	16.1
300-499 miles	174,389	26.6	274,045	27.4	106,007	12.8	159,743	31.6	61,779	22.1
500-999 miles	140,046	21.3	214,006	21.4	146,631	17.7	106,846	21.2	72,114	25.7
1,000-1,999 miles	76,110	11.6	108,331	10.8	153,316	18.5	36,722	7.3	49,952	17.8
2,000 miles or more	71,819	10.9	98,503	9.8	346,192	41.9	16,425	3.3	51,123	18.3
Mean (miles)	872	NA	826	NA	NA	NA	555	NA	NA	NA
Median (miles)	438	NA	425	NA	NA	NA	368	NA	NA	NA
Calendar quarter
1st quarter	130,963	19.9	200,331	20.0	155,603	18.8	99,549	19.7	50,801	18.1
2nd quarter	168,669	25.7	258,400	25.8	208,256	25.2	130,135	25.8	72,421	25.9
3rd quarter	193,913	29.5	304,542	30.4	261,463	31.6	152,862	30.3	90,558	32.3
4th quarter	162,917	24.8	238,047	23.8	201,471	24.4	122,607	24.3	66,346	23.7
Main purpose of trip
Business	192,537	29.3	224,835	22.5	212,189	25.7	125,036	24.8	61,929	22.1
Pleasure	372,586	56.8	630,110	62.9	506,971	61.3	305,571	60.5	177,698	63.4
Visit relatives or friends	195,468	29.8	330,755	33.0	264,769	32.0	159,981	31.7	92,190	32.9
Leisure^a	177,119	27.0	299,355	29.9	242,201	29.3	145,590	28.8	85,508	30.5
Rest or relaxation	65,017	9.9	115,154	11.5	100,838	12.2	53,780	10.6	33,598	12.0
Sightseeing	24,272	3.7	42,649	4.3	50,781	6.1	18,069	3.6	14,654	5.2
Outdoor recreation	39,899	6.1	65,418	6.5	41,620	5.0	35,987	7.1	19,407	6.9
Entertainment	37,456	5.7	58,757	5.9	42,929	5.2	27,920	5.5	14,531	5.2
Personal business	91,319	13.9	146,338	14.6	107,621	13.0	74,532	14.8	40,490	14.5
Other	19	RZ	36	RZ	23	RZ	16	RZ	9	RZ
Vacation or weekend trips
Vacation trip	301,197	45.9	515,383	51.5	484,144	58.6	236,055	46.7	154,167	55.0
Weekend trip	400,755	61.0	621,948	62.1	475,269	57.5	310,379	61.4	169,309	60.4
1 or 2 nights away from home	240,808	36.7	377,893	37.7	222,418	26.9	199,831	39.6	94,865	33.9
3-5 nights away from home	159,946	24.4	244,055	24.4	252,851	30.6	110,548	21.9	74,444	26.6
Travel party type
One adult, no children under 18	386,479	58.9	386,510	38.6	352,350	42.6	275,034	54.4	144,795	51.7
Two or more adults, no children under 18	155,147	23.6	299,485	29.9	248,762	30.1	133,163	26.4	79,273	28.3
One adult, children under 18	29,436	4.5	67,959	6.8	48,083	5.8	24,879	4.9	13,827	4.9
Two or more adults, children under 18	66,086	10.1	225,875	22.6	158,334	19.2	60,497	12.0	34,759	12.4
No adult, one or more children under 18	19,313	2.9	21,489	2.1	19,275	2.3	11,581	2.3	7,473	2.7
Mean travel party size	1.6	NA	2.2	NA	NA	NA	1.7	NA	NA	NA
Nights away from home
None	164,032	25.0	239,727	23.9	104,444	12.6	140,914	27.9	49,619	17.7
1-3 nights	321,227	48.9	502,465	50.2	331,504	40.1	259,354	51.3	131,559	47.0
4-7 nights	121,279	18.5	184,766	18.5	243,546	29.5	76,380	15.1	61,318	21.9
8 or more nights	49,924	7.6	74,361	7.4	147,309	17.8	28,506	5.6	37,631	13.4
Mean, excluding none (nights)	4.4	NA	4.3	NA	NA	NA	4.0	NA	NA	NA
Type of lodging at destination
Friend's or relative's home	211,832	43.6	345,506	45.9	290,428	41.0	170,271	47.3	103,180	45.7
Hotel, motel, or resort	201,264	41.4	282,929	37.6	318,323	44.9	126,160	35.1	82,447	36.5
Rented cabin, condo, or vacation home	20,205	4.2	38,572	5.1	26,269	3.7	18,103	5.0	9,819	4.3
Owned cabin, condo, or vacation home	17,607	3.6	30,648	4.1	31,161	4.4	14,631	4.1	10,809	4.8
Camper, trailer, recreational vehicle, tent	11,944	2.5	22,208	3.0	15,836	2.2	11,663	3.2	8,204	3.6
Other type of lodging	23,452	4.8	32,095	4.3	27,080	3.8	18,917	5.3	11,542	5.1
Nights at destination
Mean nights at destination	4.20	NA	4.0	NA	NA	NA	3.8	NA	NA	NA
Friend's or relative's home	4.33	NA	4.0	NA	NA	NA	3.6	NA	NA	NA
Hotel, motel, or resort	3.05	NA	3.0	NA	NA	NA	2.8	NA	NA	NA

KEY: RZ = rounds to or represents zero; NA = not applicable.

^a Includes other leisure purposes not shown separately.

NOTES: Numbers and percentagess may not add to totals due to rounding. See glossary for definitions of categories.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1995 American Travel Survey Profile, BTS/ATS95-US (Washington, DC: October 1997).