About the NPTS

The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) previously called the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) serves as the nation's inventory of daily personal travel. It is the only authoritative source of national data on daily trips including purpose of the trip, means of transportation, how long the trip took, day of the week and month, number of people on the trip etc.

NYSDOT Add-on sample

In 1995 and again in 2001, the New York State Department of Transportation participated with Federal Highway Administration as one of several add-on areas. That is, NYSDOT purchased additional household samples to increase the coverage and reliability of the NPTS data for analysis of the travel patterns of residents within New York State. The 1995 survey was conducted from May 1995 to July 1996, the 2001 survey from April 2000 to May 2001.

Metropolitan Level Analysis reports

Transportation Trends, Surveys & Statistics

This page provides a convenient reference for accessing a number of frequently requested reports, publications and statistics about various aspects of transportation in New York State.