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US Personal Vehicle Travel by Density
(Auto & Light Truck)

Density Range (Persons per Square Mile) Annual Vehicle Miles per Capita: 1995 Average Persons per Square Mile: 1990 Estimated Annual Vehicle Miles per Square Mile (Millions) Compared to Average
Under 250 10,560 65 0.69 -94.4%
250-999 9,762 612 5.97 -51.6%
1,000-3,999 8,458 2,052 17.36 40.7%
4,000-9,999 7,827 5,776 45.21 266.6%
10,000 & Over 4,880 15,432 75.31 510.6%
Average 8,523 1,447 12.33 ---
Sources: Vehicle Miles per Capita from Catherine L. Ross and Anne E. Dunning, "Land Use Transportation Interaction: An Examination of the 1995 NPTS Data," and US Census Bureau 1990 population and density of all places

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