Transportation was originally included in the Decennial Census. The first Census of Transportation was taken in 1963.
Surveys included:
National Travel Survey
Truck (Vehicle) Inventory and Use Survey 1963-2002
Commodity Transportation Survey (changed to: Commodity Flow Survey)
Motor Carrier Survey
The Census of Transportation was renamed Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities in 1992.
Transportation - Census Bureau
Commuting (Journey to Work)
The Census Bureau conducts several surveys with questions related to commuting including: means of transportation, travel to work, distance traeled and associated expenses.
County-to-County Migration Flow Tables
Data from the American Community Survey 2005-2010. The Census Flows Mapper tool helps with using the statistics.
Current Business Reports: Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey. 1985-
Census Coll. 3rd.Fl. HE5623.A145
Current Business Reports:Transportation Annual Survey - 1985-1998
Storage Sudoc C 3.138:3-5:1985-1995
Census of Transportation Planning Packages -TD 1.56/2:BTS Storage
Special tabulations from the 1990 Census.
1963 HE18.1963.A5 Stacks 4th Fl.
HA195.U52#3994 Storage Microfiche
1967 HE18.1967.A5 Stacks 4th Fl.
1972 HE18.1972.A5 3rd. Fl. census coll.
1977 HE18.1977.B87 3rd. Fl. census coll.
1982 HE18.1982.B87 3rd. Fl. census coll.
1987 HE5623.C46 1987 3rd. Fl. census coll.
Cd-Rom Map Services
1992 HE5623.C47 1992 3rd. Fl. census coll.
Cd-Rom Storage
1992 Census Online
Economic Census Data - 1977-
Economic Census - 2002, 2007
1880 HA201.1880 v.4 Census Collection 3rd.floor
HA195.M5 Storage Microfilm
1890 HA201.1890 .B2 v.14 pts.1& Pt.2 (Water Transportation) Census Collection 3rd.floor
HA201.1890 .C2 v.3 Census Collection 3rd.floor
HA201.1890 .D3 Census Collection 3rd.floor
HA201.1890 .E3 Census Collection 3rd.floor
HA195.M5 Storage Microfilm
Special Censuses on Water Transportation
1906 HA195.U5#1885 Storage Microfiche
HA623.A5 1909 Stacks, 4th Floor
1916 HA195.U5#1886 Storage Microfiche
1926 HA195.U5#1887,1888 Storage Microfiche
Transportation data for the 1920s and 1930s are included in the Survey of Current Business