Year |
Estimated Urban Personal Vehicle Passenger Miles |
Estimated Public Transport Passenger Miles |
Personal Vehicle Market Share |
Personal Vehicle Market Share Change (Annual) |
Public Transport Market Share |
1900 |
0.0 |
19.3 |
0.00% |
NA |
100.00% |
1905 |
0.4 |
28.0 |
1.45% |
NA |
98.55% |
1910 |
2.4 |
36.8 |
6.23% |
33.81% |
93.77% |
1915 |
11.9 |
45.5 |
20.67% |
27.09% |
79.33% |
1920 |
52.0 |
52.5 |
49.75% |
19.21% |
50.25% |
1925 |
142.0 |
57.8 |
71.09% |
7.40% |
28.91% |
1930 |
229.5 |
61.3 |
78.94% |
2.11% |
21.06% |
1935 |
253.7 |
42.0 |
85.80% |
1.68% |
14.20% |
1940 |
279.3 |
45.9 |
85.90% |
0.02% |
14.10% |
1945 |
241.4 |
130.0 |
65.00% |
-5.42% |
35.00% |
1950 |
403.0 |
90.0 |
81.74% |
4.69% |
18.26% |
1955 |
515.0 |
60.0 |
89.57% |
1.84% |
10.43% |
1960 |
627.0 |
48.0 |
92.89% |
0.73% |
7.11% |
1965 |
786.0 |
43.0 |
94.81% |
0.41% |
5.19% |
1970 |
1,089.0 |
41.0 |
96.37% |
0.33% |
3.63% |
1975 |
1,270.6 |
38.0 |
97.10% |
0.15% |
2.90% |
1980 |
1,373.9 |
39.9 |
97.18% |
0.02% |
2.82% |
1981 |
1,399.3 |
38.5 |
97.32% |
0.03% |
2.68% |
1982 |
1,442.1 |
37.1 |
97.49% |
0.03% |
2.51% |
1983 |
1,492.5 |
37.6 |
97.54% |
0.01% |
2.46% |
1984 |
1,547.7 |
39.4 |
97.52% |
-0.01% |
2.48% |
1985 |
1,594.8 |
39.6 |
97.58% |
0.08% |
2.42% |
1986 |
1,638.0 |
40.2 |
97.60% |
0.06% |
2.40% |
1987 |
1,700.3 |
40.3 |
97.68% |
0.04% |
2.32% |
1988 |
1,781.7 |
40.6 |
97.77% |
0.05% |
2.23% |
1989 |
1,816.9 |
38.2 |
97.94% |
0.09% |
2.06% |
1990 |
1,959.0 |
38.0 |
98.10% |
0.11% |
1.90% |
1991 |
1,974.7 |
37.5 |
98.14% |
0.01% |
1.86% |
1992 |
2,075.6 |
37.2 |
98.24% |
0.02% |
1.76% |
1993 |
2,135.2 |
36.2 |
98.33% |
0.02% |
1.67% |
1994 |
2,170.8 |
37.9 |
98.28% |
-0.01% |
1.72% |
1995 |
2,184.8 |
38.0 |
98.29% |
0.00% |
1.71% |
1996 |
2,297.9 |
39.0 |
98.33% |
0.01% |
1.67% |
1997 |
2,377.8 |
40.2 |
98.34% |
0.00% |
1.66% |
1998 |
2,404.9 |
41.6 |
98.30% |
-0.01% |
1.70% |
1999 |
2,445.8 |
43.3 |
98.26% |
-0.01% |
1.74% |
2000 |
2,505.4 |
43.4 |
98.30% |
0.01% |
1.70% |
2001 |
2,620.7 |
46.5 |
98.26% |
-0.01% |
1.74% |
2002 |
2,668.7 |
45.9 |
98.31% |
0.01% |
1.69% |
2003 |
2,790.4 |
45.7 |
98.39% |
0.02% |
1.61% |
2004 |
2,919.2 |
46.5 |
98.43% |
0.01% |
1.57% |
2005 |
3,016.8 |
47.1 |
98.49% |
0.01% |
1.51% |
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Personal Vehicle Passenger Mile Change (000,000,000) |
Public Transport Passenger Mile Change (000,000,000) |
Personal Vehicle Share of Change |
Public Transport Share of Change |
Change in Personal Vehicle Market Share |
1900-1910 |
2.4 |
17.5 |
12.1% |
87.9% |
NA |
1910-1920 |
49.5 |
15.8 |
75.9% |
24.1% |
698.00% |
1920-1930 |
177.6 |
8.8 |
95.3% |
4.7% |
58.67% |
1930-1940 |
49.8 |
(15.4) |
144.8% |
-44.8% |
8.82% |
1940-1950 |
123.7 |
44.2 |
73.7% |
26.3% |
-4.84% |
1950-1960 |
224.0 |
(42.0) |
123.1% |
-23.1% |
13.63% |
1960-1970 |
462.0 |
(7.0) |
101.5% |
-1.5% |
3.75% |
1970-1980 |
284.9 |
(1.1) |
100.4% |
-0.4% |
0.84% |
1980-1990 |
585.1 |
(1.9) |
100.3% |
-0.3% |
0.94% |
1990-2000 |
546.4 |
5.4 |
99.0% |
1.0% |
0.20% |
2000-2005 |
511.4 |
3.8 |
99.3% |
0.7% |
0.16% |
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Data in Billions of Passenger Miles. Estimated from data in National Transportation Statistics, James Dunn, Driving Forces Table 4-3, FHWA Highway Statistics, National Transit Database and American Public Transportation Association.
All modes reported in National Transit Database except vanpool
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