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    • Chapter 4. Economic Characteristics of Passenger Travel

    Metadata Updated: February 25, 2026

    Economic Characteristics of Passenger Travel section explains how transportation acts as both a massive contributor to the U.S. economy and a primary expense for American families.

    As of early 2026, transportation remains the second-largest household expenditure after housing, and the sector contributes approximately 8.9% to 9% of the U.S. GDP.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2026
    Publisher Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/f4xs-qfzx
    Data First Published 2024-04-05
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-24
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 021:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.transportation.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 2ee9b2be-ad28-41ca-b072-afbbc8738262
    Harvest Source Id a776e4b7-8221-443c-85ed-c5ee5db0c360
    Harvest Source Title DOT Socrata Data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/f4xs-qfzx
    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Phone 2027601007
    Program Code 021:042
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash a5ef1543d60a97762dd4440acf89b6da3affec35c4f43438ac833b709eeaceba
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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