THANKSGIVING TRAVEL 2014

ARE YOU TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING THIS

YEAR?

61.51%

No

38.49%

Yes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

WHAT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION WILL YOU BE

TAKING THIS THANKSGIVING?
1.26%

Other

Bus

0.22%

Train

0.25%

6.59%

Plane

91.69%

Car

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU ANTICIPATE STOPPING

FOR GAS ONO YOUR THANKSGIVING TRAVELS
(ROUND TRIP)?
9.53%

None

18.09%

4+

14.20%

27.35%

30.83%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

WILL YOU BE TRAVELING MORE THAN 50 MILES ON

AN INTERSTATE?

21.55%

No

78.45%

Yes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

HOW MANY MPG HIGHWAY DOES THE CAR YOU

PLAN TO TAKE FOR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL GET?
2.85%

Not Sure

2.53%

Over 45 MPG

1.89%

41-45 MPG

4.43%

36-40 MPG

12.45%

31-35 MPG

22.92%

26-30 MPG

28.26%

21-25 MPG

19.64%

16-20 MPG

4.51%

11-15 MPG

0.51%

Under 10 MPG
0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

WHAT MODEL YEAR IS THE CAR YOU PLAN TO

TAKE FOR THANKSGIVING?
0.15%

Older than 1985

0.70%

1985-1992

3.87%

1993-1998

14.51%

1999-2003

24.72%

2004-2007

18.87%

2008-2010

25.09%

2011-2013

12.09%

2014-2016
0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

WHEN DO YOUR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PLANS

START?
36.56%

Thanksgiving Day

30.85%

Day before Thanksgiving

18.28%

2-3 days before Thanksgiving

9.21%

4-6 days before Thanksgiving

5.10%

More than a week before Thanksgiving

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

WHEN DO YOUR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PLANS

END?
More than a week after Thanksgiving

2.83%

4-6 days after Thanksgiving

6.98%

2-3 days after Thanksgiving

42.32%

Day after Thanksgiving

22.67%

Thanksgiving Day

25.19%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

HOW MANY MILES (ROUND TRIP) WILL YOU BE

TRAVELING THIS THANKSGIVING?
31.16%

Over 500

7.46%

400-499

9.08%

300-399

5.94%

250-299

8.87%

200-249

8.09%

150-199

9.35%

101-149

12.72%

51-100

7.32%

Under 50
0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

ARE LOW GAS PRICES LEADING YOU TO CHANGE,

OR ALTER, YOUR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PLANS?

83.56%

No

16.44%

Yes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

ARE YOU PLANNING TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO

CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR,
COMPARED TO LAST?

71.07%

No

28.93%

Yes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

ABOUT HOW MUCH MORE MONEY DO YOU THINK

YOULL SPEND THIS YEAR VS. LAST ON
THANKSGIVING?

26.71%

At least $200 more

36.30%

At least $100 more

36.99%

At least $50 more

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY NEWS STORIES HAVE

YOU HEARD ABOUT GAS PRICES IN 2014?
27.17%

More than 15

11.01%

10-14

22.50%

5-9

31.08%

1-4

8.23%

None

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

DO YOU HAVE A SMARTPHONE?

5.13%

No

94.87%

Yes

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

HOW MANY APPS DO YOU HAVE FOR TRAVEL

PURPOSES?
2.91%

None

34.36%

4+

25.98%

26.62%

10.13%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

HOW MANY APPS DO YOU USE ACTIVELY WHEN

YOU TRAVEL?
4.26%

None

16.76%

4+

21.24%

39.24%

18.50%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

DO YOU USE GASBUDDY?

0.79%

No

99.21%

Yes

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

HOW MUCH MONEY PER GALLON DO YOU THINK

YOU SAVE BECAUSE OF GASBUDDY?
2.05%

Over 30c/gal

3.27%

Between 20-29c/gal

6.56%

Between 15-19c/gal

25.84%

Between 10-14c/gal

43.34%

Between 6-9c/gal

18.94%

Under 5c/gal
0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

WHAT IS THE TIME OF DAY YOU PREFER TO FILL

UP YOUR GAS TANK?

59.56%

I don't have a preference

14.04%

Evening

9.45%

Afternoon

16.95%

Morning

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

DO YOU OR SOMEONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAVE

AT LEAST ONE LOYALTY / REWARDS CARD OR
GASOLINE BRANDED CREDIT CARD?

45.48%

No

54.52%

Yes

40%

42%

44%

46%

48%

50%

52%

54%

56%