U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey
Abstract
The 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey (CHTS) was administered by the California Department of Transportation, which collected demographic and travel behavior characteristics for residents across the entire state. At the time, it was the largest such regional or statewide survey ever conducted in the United States. Detailed travel behavior information was obtained from more than 42,500 households via multiple data-collection methods, including computer-assisted telephone interviewing, online and mail surveys, wearable (7,574 participants) and in-vehicle (2,910 vehicles) global positioning system devices, and on-board diagnostic sensors that gathered data directly from a vehicle's engine. Details of personal travel behavior were gathered within the region of residence, inter-regionally within the state, and in adjoining states and Mexico. The survey sampling plan was designed to ensure an accurate representation of the entire population of the state. The CHTS included additional features, such as vehicle-acquisition decisions, parking choices, work schedules and flexibility, use of toll lanes/priced facilities, and walk and bicycle trips, to support advanced model development.
- Authors:
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Publication Date:
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
- Subject:
- 1Hz data; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; attitudes and preferences; drive cycles; light-duty vehicles; micromobility; public transit; regional household survey; smartphone; transit survey; travel behavior; travel modes; vehicle GPS; wearable GPS
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1924686
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.15483/1924686
Citation Formats
Team, TSDC. 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey. United States: N. p., 2025.
Web. doi:10.15483/1924686.
Team, TSDC. 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15483/1924686
Team, TSDC. 2025.
"2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15483/1924686. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1924686. Pub date:Thu Dec 11 23:00:00 EST 2025
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