U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 24

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24: HEAVIEST TRAVEL DAY

Profile America — Wednesday, November 24th.  You hear a lot about the trappings of the upcoming holiday — turkey, football, shopping — but the real celebration of Thanksgiving centers on family gatherings.  In most cases, these mean travel.  And those trips add up to the busiest travel time of the entire year.  Last year, it's estimated that nearly 38.5 million people traveled more than 50 miles from home at Thanksgiving, equal to slightly over the total population of the nation's largest state, California.  Each year, Americans go on about 350 million leisure trips that include an overnight stay.  More than three-quarters of these trips are made by car and the average trip includes four nights away from home.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

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               Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1226

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

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