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70% -- share of public road mileage from short trips for US drivers (2025)
Just over 70% of total mileage driven on public roads in the US is for trips of 5 to 7 miles or less.
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70%
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2025
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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U.S. Department of Transportation
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https://golfcaradvisor.com/2025/10/31/industry-and-market-challenges-analysis-outlook/ ↗
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INDUSTRY AND MARKET CHALLENGES—ANALYSIS & OUTLOOK - Golf Car Advisor
Industry structure and market changes present key challenges to the manufacturers of golf car-type (gct) vehicles. In a new comprehensive analysis of the industry, small vehicle resource delves into these issues and provides the outlook to 2032 for the three major market segments: ptv/lsvs, light-du…
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U.S. Department of Transportation
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Cited from U.S. Department of Transportation; used to support market outlook for low-speed vehicles
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US drivers: 70% share of public road mileage from short trips. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/short-distance-trips-share-us-roads
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/short-distance-trips-share-us-roads" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>70%</strong> -- share of public road mileage from short trips for US drivers<br><small>Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/short-distance-trips-share-us-roads" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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