National Household Travel Survey
Long Distance Business Travel Quick Facts
Long Distance Trips are more than 50 miles from home to the furthest destination.
How We Travel for Business
- The personal vehicle is the dominant mode for business travel
- Eight out of 10 long-distance business trips are by personal vehicle
- 16 percent of long distance business trips are by air
- 3 percent of long distance trips are by other modes
- Use of air travel becomes more frequent as trip distance gets longer, when
traveling:
- 50-99 miles – 97 percent of trips are made by personal vehicle
- 100-249 miles – 94 percent of trips are made by personal vehicle
- 250-499 miles – 67 percent of trips are made by personal vehicle
- 500-749 miles – 64 percent of trips are made by air travel
- 1500+ miles – 90 percent of trips are made by air travel
How Far We Travel
- Americans total more than 405 million long-distance business trips per
year
- The median distance for a business trip is 123 miles
- The median distance for a long distance commuting trip is 69 miles
Who Travels
- More than half of all long distance business travel is made by professional,
managerial or technical workers
- More than half of all business travel is made by individuals age 30 to
49
- Over one-fourth of all business travel is made by those who earn $100,000
or more annually
- Almost eight out of every 10 business trips (77%) are made by men
SOURCE: National Household Travel Survey, 2001-2002. For further details, see our Frequently Asked Questions.
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