Table 2
Comparative U.S. Metropolitan Area Person Trips per Capita,
Person Trips per Household, and Average Household Size
| Region |
Year |
Trips per Capita |
Trips per Household |
Average Household Size |
| San Francisco Bay Area |
1965 |
2.81 |
8.78 |
3.12 |
| San Francisco Bay Area |
1981 |
3.39 |
8.71 |
2.57 |
| San Francisco Bay Area |
1990 |
2.93 |
7.55 |
2.61 |
| NPTS |
1969 |
2.02 |
6.36 |
3.16 |
| NPTS |
1977 |
2.33 |
6.59 |
2.83 |
| NPTS |
1983 |
2.46 |
6.60 |
2.69 |
| NPTS |
1990 |
2.63 |
6.74 |
2.56 |
| Philadelphia (PJTS) |
1960 |
1.50 |
5.03 |
3.36 |
| Philadelphia (PJTS) |
1987/88 |
2.34 |
6.25 |
2.67 |
| Los Angeles |
1976 |
2.90 |
8.10 |
2.80 |
| Los Angeles |
1991 |
2.40 |
7.60 |
3.11 |
| Dallas |
1964 |
2.83 |
9.12 |
3.22 |
| Dallas |
1984 |
3.40 |
8.68 |
2.60 |
| Denver |
1971 |
2.81 |
8.69 |
3.09 |
| Denver |
1985 |
2.87 |
7.33 |
2.54 |
| Chicago |
1979 |
2.40 |
7.20 |
3.00 |
| Detroit |
1980 |
2.59 |
7.47 |
2.90 |
| Sacramento |
1991 |
3.71 |
9.72 |
2.62 |
| California |
1991 |
3.90 |
10.60 |
2.70 |
| Atlanta |
1972 |
2.49 |
7.20 |
2.90 |
| Baltimore |
1977 |
2.90 |
8.30 |
2.80 |
| Buffalo |
1973 |
2.50 |
7.50 |
3.00 |
| Seattle |
1987 |
4.04 |
9.89 |
2.45 |