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Average annual household spending on transportation in United States

Average annual household spending on transportation in the United States was $13,318 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2023.

2024, USD13,318
Change on 2023+1.1%
Series high13,3182024
Series low4,3041984

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Average annual household spending on transportation in United States, 1984 to 2024

4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K19841990199620022008201420241984: 4,304 USD1985: 4,587 USD1986: 4,842 USD1987: 4,600 USD1988: 5,093 USD1989: 5,187 USD1990: 5,120 USD1991: 5,151 USD1992: 5,228 USD1993: 5,453 USD1994: 6,044 USD1995: 6,014 USD1996: 6,382 USD1997: 6,457 USD1998: 6,616 USD1999: 7,011 USD2000: 7,417 USD2001: 7,633 USD2002: 7,759 USD2003: 7,781 USD2004: 7,801 USD2005: 8,344 USD2006: 8,508 USD2007: 8,758 USD2008: 8,604 USD2009: 7,658 USD2010: 7,677 USD2011: 8,293 USD2012: 8,998 USD2013: 9,004 USD2014: 9,073 USD2015: 9,503 USD2016: 9,049 USD2017: 9,576 USD2018: 9,761 USD2019: 10,742 USD2020: 9,826 USD2021: 10,961 USD2022: 12,295 USD2023: 13,174 USD2024: 13,318 USD2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19841998201220241984: 4,304 USD1985: 4,587 USD1986: 4,842 USD1987: 4,600 USD1988: 5,093 USD1989: 5,187 USD1990: 5,120 USD1991: 5,151 USD1992: 5,228 USD1993: 5,453 USD1994: 6,044 USD1995: 6,014 USD1996: 6,382 USD1997: 6,457 USD1998: 6,616 USD1999: 7,011 USD2000: 7,417 USD2001: 7,633 USD2002: 7,759 USD2003: 7,781 USD2004: 7,801 USD2005: 8,344 USD2006: 8,508 USD2007: 8,758 USD2008: 8,604 USD2009: 7,658 USD2010: 7,677 USD2011: 8,293 USD2012: 8,998 USD2013: 9,004 USD2014: 9,073 USD2015: 9,503 USD2016: 9,049 USD2017: 9,576 USD2018: 9,761 USD2019: 10,742 USD2020: 9,826 USD2021: 10,961 USD2022: 12,295 USD2023: 13,174 USD2024: 13,318 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
202413,318
202313,174
202212,295
202110,961
20209,826
201910,742
20189,761
20179,576
20169,049
20159,503
20149,073
20139,004
20128,998
20118,293
20107,677
20097,658
20088,604
20078,758
20068,508
20058,344
20047,801
20037,781
20027,759
20017,633
20007,417
19997,011
19986,616
19976,457
19966,382
19956,014
19946,044
19935,453
19925,228
19915,151
19905,120
19895,187
19885,093
19874,600
19864,842
19854,587
19844,304

Definition

Average annual spending on transportation per consumer unit in the United States, in current US dollars, from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series CXUTRANSLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Vehicle purchases (net outlay), gasoline and other fuels, other vehicle expenses (finance charges, maintenance and repairs, insurance, rentals, leases and licenses), and public and other transportation, including airline fares.
  • A consumer unit is a family, a financially independent person living alone or sharing a home, or two or more people living together who share major expenses; it is close to a household.
  • Spending includes sales taxes and gifts and excludes purchases for business; a purchase counts in full when it is made, even if it is paid in installments.

An average per consumer unit, not per person: consumer units had 2.4 people on average in 2024. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. United States only. It measures what households pay themselves, so it is lower than personal consumption expenditures in the national accounts, which also count spending on behalf of households, such as employer-paid health insurance.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on transportation, United States, 1984 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData

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Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M), Average annual household spending on transportation, United States, 1984 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19 Dec. 2025, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-transportation/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M). Average annual household spending on transportation, United States, 1984 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-transportation/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M), Average annual household spending on transportation, United States, 1984 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-transportation/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on transportation in United States?

Average annual household spending on transportation in the United States was $13,318 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on transportation, all consumer units (CXUTRANSLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on transportation in United States?

$13,318 in 2024, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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