What is the average number of car trips per day?

Results show that 93.8% of U.S. residents ages 16 years and older drove at least occasionally in 2021, unchanged from 2020. Drivers reported making an average of 2.57 driving trips, spending 61.3 minutes behind the wheel, and driving 32.7 miles each day in 2021.



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The average miles driven per year is 13,489 in 2021, up 765 miles from the figure for 2020, but it's still less than pre-pandemic car mileage per year. The average driver in the U.S. drives 37 miles per day, according to Department of Transportation statistics.

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On a daily basis, the average person traveled 40 miles, most of it (35 miles) in a personal vehicle. Because more than one person can travel in a personal vehicle, these 35 person miles amounted to about 23 vehicle miles traveled.

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The poll, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of EconomyBookings.com, found that the typical person has taken about seven road trips in their lifetime. More than three-quarters (78%) of Americans have found hidden gems along the road that they wouldn't have seen if they were traveling another way.

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A research study for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics focused on the number of daily trips taken in the United States. In 2021, 52% of all trips, including all modes of transportation, were less than three miles, with 28% of trips less than one mile. Just 2% of all trips were greater than 50 miles.

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The average number of vehicle trips made by a household in a year's time was 1,865 in 2017, which translates to an average of 5 household trips per day (one-way). That is 10% lower than the previous survey year, 2009, and 20% lower than the 1995 survey.

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All that traffic (plus your family crammed into a car together for 8-plus hours) can mean a stressful experience – and stress is one of the leading headache triggers.

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According to Statista Consumer Insights, 73 percent of American commuters use their own car to move between home and work, making it by far the most popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, only 13 percent of the 7,649 respondents use public transportation while 11 percent ride their bike.

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Data collected on one-way household trips show that the majority (59.4%) of vehicle trips were less than six miles. In fact, three-fourths of all trips are ten miles or less. Another 8.4% of trips were between 11 and 15 miles, with the three longer trip distance categories about 5% each.

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