Table A13. U.S. Average Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Vehicle Fuel Economy Category, 

Miles per Vehicle) 

ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS 

Fuel Economy 

(miles per gallon) 2001 Household and Vehicle Characteristics All Fuel Economy 

Categories 10.9 or less 11 to 12.9 13 to 15.9 16 to 18.9 19 to 21.9 2

Household Characteristics Total.............................. 12.0 2.4 3.1 8.5 11.5 12.4 Census Region and Division  Northeast......................... 11.9 2.7 2.8 7.7 11.0 11.8  New England...................... 12.3 1.8 3.2 7.9 11.6 12.1  Middle Atlantic ................. 11.7 3.0 2.7 7.6 10.7 11.8  Midwest .......................... 11.9 1.7 2.9 8.8 11.2 12.1  East North Central............... 11.9 1.7 2.7 8.6 11.3 12.0  West North Central .............. 11.9 1.6 3.5 9.1 11.0 12.5  South............................. 12.4 2.3 2.9 8.9 12.3 12.7  South Atlantic................... 12.4 2.5 3.0 8.4 11.5 12.9  East South Central............... 12.3 2.3 2.6 9.1 12.9 12.2  West South Central............... 12.5 1.9 3.0 9.4 13.5 12.6  West.............................. 11.4 3.0 3.7 8.0 11.0 12.7  Mountain ........................ 11.3 4.3 4.4 8.8 11.0 12.6 

 Pacific ......................... 11.4 2.4 3.4 7.6 11.0 12.8 Urban Status  Urban ............................ 11.7 2.4 3.0 8.1 10.8 12.0  Rural ............................ 12.8 2.4 3.3 9.5 13.5 13.7 Household Size  1 Person ......................... 9.6 1.7 2.2 5.7 8.8 10.0  2 Persons ........................ 11.0 2.9 3.0 7.7 10.7 11.7  3 Persons ........................ 12.9 2.4 3.3 9.1 12.3 12.3  4 Persons......................... 13.4 1.6 4.0 9.8 12.9 14.0  5 Persons......................... 13.5 2.1 3.2 9.9 13.0 14.0  6 or More Persons ................ 13.9 1.9 3.8 10.8 13.8 15.3 Household Composition (EIA)1

 Households With Children.......... 13.5 1.9 3.8 10.0 13.4 13.7  Age of Oldest Child  Under 7 Years................... 13.7 1.5 4.6 10.3 13.3 13.6  7 to 15 Years................... 13.5 2.0 3.5 10.1 13.2 13.8  16 to 17 Years.................. 13.4 1.9 3.8 9.5 13.7 13.8  Households Without Children....... 10.9 2.6 2.8 7.3 10.2 11.4  One Adult........................ 9.6 1.7 2.2 5.7 8.8 10.0  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 13.2 2.9 3.3 11.0 14.3 13.5 

 35 to 59 Years................. 10.9 1.9 2.8 7.4 10.4 11.2  60 Years or More............... 7.1 1.4 1.6 3.4 5.8 8.4 
Table A13. U.S. Average Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Vehicle Fuel Economy Category, 

Miles per Vehicle) 

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TRENDS

Fuel Economy 

(miles per gallon) 2001 Household and Vehicle Characteristics All Fuel Economy 

Categories 10.9 or less 11 to 12.9 13 to 15.9 16 to 18.9 19 to 21.9 2

 Two or More Adults............... 11.3 2.8 2.9 7.8 10.6 11.8  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 13.7 1.8 3.8 9.5 14.4 12.6  35 to 59 Years................. 11.8 2.5 3.2 8.9 11.5 12.5  60 Years or More............... 9.5 3.3 2.6 5.9 8.2 11.0 

Household Composition (NHTS)2

 One adult, no children ........... 11.1 2.0 2.8 7.3 10.6 10.9  Two or more adults, no children .. 12.4 2.7 3.4 9.4 12.2 12.4  One adult, youngest child 0-5 .... 13.3 4.0 4.4 7.5 14.2 10.5 

 2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .... 13.8 1.5 4.2 10.5 13.1 14.1  One adult, youngest child 6-15 ... 13.3 1.2 2.5 8.2 12.3 12.8  2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ... 13.5 2.2 3.4 10.2 14.0 13.9  One adult, youngest child 16-21 .. 12.5 2.1 5.0 7.8 12.3 10.6  2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 .. 12.7 1.4 3.4 8.3 11.9 13.4  One adult, retired, no children .. 6.8 1.4 1.6 3.6 6.0 8.4  2+ adults, retired, no children .. 9.4 3.0 2.6 5.9 8.4 11.0 

Race of Householder  White............................. 11.9 2.5 3.1 8.7 11.6 12.3  Black ............................ 12.1 1.8 2.6 6.3 9.8 12.3  Other ............................ 12.5 1.9 3.7 8.3 12.4 13.2 Hispanic Descent  Yes............................... 12.9 1.5 3.8 8.4 13.1 13.6  No................................ 11.9 2.4 3.1 8.5 11.4 12.3 Family Income  Less than $5,000.................. 9.4 1.4 2.6 3.9 9.2 10.3 

 $5,000 to $9,999.................. 9.9 1.3 2.0 4.6 8.4 11.4  $10,000 to $14,999 ............... 9.4 2.7 3.1 5.7 7.9 9.9 

 $15,000 to $19,999 ............... 10.6 2.3 4.1 5.5 8.3 10.6  $20,000 to $24,999 ............... 10.3 1.8 3.0 7.1 9.6 10.5 

 $25,000 to $34,999................ 11.1 2.1 3.2 7.0 10.6 11.0  $35,000 to $49,999................ 12.1 2.3 3.1 8.7 11.6 12.5  $50,000 to $74,999 ............... 13.1 2.7 3.3 9.8 13.0 13.6 

 $75,000 or More .................. 13.1 2.9 3.1 10.2 13.0 13.4  Don't Know........................ 10.7 2.4 2.8 7.4 9.9 11.4 Income Relative to Poverty Line  Below 100 Percent................. 10.4 2.0 2.9 5.5 8.7 11.1  100 to 150 Percent ............... 11.3 1.8 3.7 6.6 10.3 11.8  Above 150 Percent ................ 12.3 2.5 3.1 8.9 12.0 12.6  Don't Know........................ 10.7 2.4 2.8 7.4 9.9 11.4 
Table A13. U.S. Average Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Vehicle Fuel Economy Category, 

Miles per Vehicle) 

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USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS 

Fuel Economy 

(miles per gallon) 2001 Household and Vehicle Characteristics All Fuel Economy 

Categories 10.9 or less 11 to 12.9 13 to 15.9 16 to 18.9 19 to 21.9 2

Number of Drivers  1................................. 10.0 1.8 2.3 5.6 9.1 10.5  2................................. 12.3 2.8 3.4 9.3 12.0 12.7  3................................. 12.7 1.8 3.4 8.8 11.8 13.3  4 or More ........................ 13.8 1.0 3.1 9.1 13.8 14.0 Age of Primary Driver  16 to 17 Years.................... 11.6 1.1 3.3 6.1 10.1 10.8  18 to 22 Years.................... 14.2 1.3 2.4 8.3 13.7 11.7  23 to 29 Years.................... 14.1 1.8 4.0 9.9 14.2 13.2  30 to 39 Years.................... 13.6 1.8 4.7 11.0 13.7 13.9  40 to 49 Years.................... 13.0 2.4 3.4 10.3 12.8 13.4  50 to 59 Years.................... 11.9 2.3 2.8 8.6 11.8 12.3  60 to 69 Years.................... 10.0 3.3 2.3 6.8 9.0 11.2 

 70 to 79 Years.................... 7.6 2.0 2.3 4.3 6.5 9.6  80 Years and Over................. 6.0 2.1 1.5 2.7 4.9 7.8 

 Don't Know........................ 10.9 2.4 3.5 7.0 10.3 12.6 Sex of Householder  Male.............................. 12.1 2.4 3.2 8.8 11.7 12.8  Female ........................... 11.9 2.4 3.1 8.2 11.4 12.2 Vehicle Characteristics Model Year  2001 to 2002...................... 14.8 4.1 3.9 13.0 15.2 13.8  2000.............................. 14.5 11.9 2.9 10.8 14.3 13.6  1999.............................. 14.6 3.5 2.7 12.8 14.9 13.2  1998.............................. 14.1 4.2 3.7 11.5 13.9 13.4 

 1997.............................. 13.7 2.0 2.6 9.9 13.9 12.7  1996.............................. 13.0 2.5 2.6 9.5 12.8 12.6  1995.............................. 12.6 2.9 3.4 8.5 11.5 12.4  1992 to 1994...................... 12.0 2.4 3.4 8.4 10.8 11.6  1989 to 1991...................... 10.3 1.8 2.7 6.2 8.0 11.6  1986 to 1988...................... 9.3 1.8 2.9 5.5 7.8 12.2  1983 to 1985...................... 8.4 2.5 2.5 5.0 7.8 11.8 

 1980 to 1982...................... 7.1 2.1 2.5 4.5 7.9 10.6  1977 to 1979...................... 5.4 1.5 2.9 6.4 9.5 9.2  1976 or Earlier................... 11.2 3.5 3.5 6.3 10.9 11.1  Don't Know........................ 5.9 2.2 4.1 6.3 12.7 6.2 

Type of Vehicle  Passenger Car .................... 11.4 1.2 1.8 2.8 5.3 10.2  Van (Large and Minivans).......... 13.2 1.2 2.6 8.1 10.5 16.7  Sport Utility Vehicle ............ 13.7 1.7 4.4 11.8 15.6 18.6 
Table A13. U.S. Average Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Vehicle Fuel Economy Category, 

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(miles per gallon) 2001 Household and Vehicle Characteristics All Fuel Economy 

Categories 10.9 or less 11 to 12.9 13 to 15.9 16 to 18.9 19 to 21.9 2

 Pickup Truck ..................... 12.1 1.3 3.8 10.5 15.9 14.7  Recreational Vehicle.............. 5.9 5.9 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A  1 = "Household Composition (EIA)" represents an equivalent category with previous household transportation studies coInformation Administration (EIA).  2 = "Household Composition (NHTS)" represents an equivalent category in the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) cDepartment of Transportation.  # underlined = Estimate, when rounded, displays as a zero value.  # in red, italic format = Data withheld either because the relative standard error was greater than 50 percent or fewwere sampled.  #N/A = Value is missing or not applicable.  Notes: ▪ "Gallons" and "Miles Per Gallon" are displayed in Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (GGE) units due to the non-gin the augmented NHTS data. ▪ Data in this table are for households with passenger vehicles operated for residential tr

for definitions used in this table. ▪ "Income Relative to Poverty Line" category was calculated by evaluating the categwith Poverty Thresholds for 2001 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years (http://www.census.gov/as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. ▪ Because of independent rounding, data may not suis defined as the person identified as the household respondent by the NHTS.  Sources: ▪ Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Oil and Gas, Form EIA-782A, "Refiners'/Gas Plant OperatProduct Sales Report," Form EIA-782B, "Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report," Form EIA-888, "On-Survey," Form EIA-895, "Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report," ▪ EIA, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and 

826, "Monthly Electric Utility Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions." ▪ U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Travel Survey (NHTS), January 2004 public-use file augmented by EIA. See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/nhts_survey/on augmentations to NHTS public-use data.