Average miles driven per year in the U.S.

The average miles driven per year by Americans has now reached a total of 14,263 miles. This breaks down to an average of nearly 1,200 miles driven per month. That sum would cover almost three round trips between Los Angeles and New York. As a collective, American drivers cover 3.2 trillion miles each year, enough to take nearly 5,000 trips to the moon and back.
  • California posts the most total miles per year (340 billion), but Wyoming has the highest per capita mileage at 24,000 each year.
  • Drivers in D.C., Rhode Island, New York, Washington and Alaska drive fewer miles per year than drivers in any other states.
  • Men drive around 6,000 miles per year more than women on average, and after retirement drivers post around 30 percent fewer miles per year.
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, vehicle travel decreased by as much as 60 percent during the initial lockdowns in April 2020
Using data from the Federal Highway Administration, we looked at American driving trends and found:
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