The bar chart gives information on the reasons why people travel, while the pie chart provides data on the major problems for travelling public in the United States in 2009.
Overall, the main motive for citizens to travel was business visits, and the primary issue of travelling was the expenses of the process.
In detail, professional trips covered just below half of the whole, being the main reason for travel, while the indicator for visiting family and friends was about 6%. Around a fifth of US citizens took a trip for individual reasons, and only 16% travelled for shopping. Only one in tenth people made visits for social and recreational reasons.
The percentage of people who had a problem with travel costs was 36%, occupying the largest proportion. 19% and 17% of travelers worried about their safety and assertive drivers, respectively. Gridlock caused problems for 14% of US residents who took a trip, while the figure for issues about access to public transportation was only 8%. The problem that was encountered the least was about space for pedestrians, with 6%.