Topic: US travel behavior Dataset background: Federal Highway Administration’s National Household Travel Survey The dataset was selected from the 2024.02.07 edition of the “data is plural” newsletter linked here: https://www.data-is-plural.com/archive/2024-02-07-edition/Links to an external site. This is a real-world dataset collected by the Federal Highway Administration. US travel behavior has been monitored by the Federal Highway Administration’s National Household Travel Survey since 1968, conducted every five to eight years. This survey is considered the definitive source for understanding the travel habits of the American public. Respondents are asked to log all their household trips within a 24-hour period. The latest survey, conducted in 2022, collected data on approximately 31,000 trips made by around 17,000 individuals in about 8,000 households. It provides detailed information on each trip’s duration, vehicle specifics, purpose, parking expenses, traveler demographics, and other relevant factors. Exploratory data analysis plots: