5  Travel logistics

5.1 Arrival and departure

5.1.1 Arrival date

2022
Before Wed 8/23 (pre-event) 4.7% (4.1%, 5.2%)
Wed 8/23 (pre-event) 7.9% (7.2%, 8.6%)
Thu 8/24 (pre-event) 11.2% (10.4%, 12.1%)
Fri 8/25 (pre-event) 12.3% (11.4%, 13.2%)
Sat 8/26 (pre-event) 15.1% (14.1%, 16.2%)
Sun 8/27 28.2% (26.9%, 29.6%)
Mon 8/28 10.3% (9.3%, 11.3%)
Tue 8/29 5.2% (4.5%, 5.9%)
Wed 8/30 3.6% (3.1%, 4.3%)
Thu 8/31 1.2% (0.9%, 1.6%)
Fri 9/01 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%)
Sat 9/02 < 0.1% (--, --)
Sun 9/03 < 0.1% (--, --)
Tue 9/05 (post-event) < 0.1% (--, --)
After Tue 9/05 (post-event) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.4%)

5.1.2 Point of entry

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Gate in a vehicle 91.7% (91.0%, 92.3%) 89.6% (88.8%, 90.5%) 86.9% (86.0%, 87.8%) 87.0% (86.1%, 87.8%) 85.2% (84.3%, 86.1%) 85.8% (85.0%, 86.7%) 82.9% (81.6%, 84.0%)
Gate in a Burner Express Bus 5.7% (5.1%, 6.3%) 7.5% (6.8%, 8.2%) 9.8% (9.1%, 10.6%) 9.7% (9.0%, 10.5%) 11.0% (10.2%, 11.8%) 10.3% (9.6%, 11.1%) 14.1% (13.0%, 15.3%)
Point 1 1.2% (1.0%, 1.5%) 0.9% (0.8%, 1.2%) 1.2% (1.0%, 1.4%) 1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%) 2.2% (1.8%, 2.6%) 2.7% (2.4%, 3.1%) 1.9% (1.6%, 2.3%)
BRC airport 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.5%) 1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.3%) 1.1% (0.8%, 1.4%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%)
Gate with another shuttle service 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)
Other 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)

5.1.3 Departure date

2023 (planned) 2023 (actual)
Before Sun 8/27 (pre-event) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)
Sun 8/27 4.7% (4.1%, 5.4%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.7%)
Mon 8/28 7.6% (6.9%, 8.4%) 6.8% (6.1%, 7.6%)
Tue 8/29 4.0% (3.5%, 4.6%) 7.4% (6.7%, 8.2%)
Wed 8/30 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%)
Thu 8/31 0.9% (0.6%, 1.2%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%)
Fri 9/01 1.8% (1.5%, 2.2%) 2.1% (1.8%, 2.6%)
Sat 9/02 6.5% (5.8%, 7.3%) 1.7% (1.3%, 2.1%)
Sun 9/03 22.3% (21.0%, 23.6%) 8.6% (7.7%, 9.6%)
Mon 9/04 30.1% (28.8%, 31.6%) 26.6% (25.2%, 27.9%)
Tue 9/05 (post-event) 16.1% (15.1%, 17.2%) 26.5% (25.2%, 27.8%)
After Tue 9/05 (post-event) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.7%) 14.2% (13.2%, 15.1%)

5.1.4 Departure delay

5.1.5 Point of departure

2018 2019 2022 2023
Gate in the same vehicle 78.0% (77.0%, 79.0%) 76.6% (75.5%, 77.6%) 76.7% (75.7%, 77.7%) 73.5% (72.1%, 74.8%)
Gate in a different vehicle 10.1% (9.4%, 10.9%) 10.3% (9.6%, 11.1%) 11.3% (10.5%, 12.1%) 12.5% (11.5%, 13.6%)
Gate in a Burner Express Bus 8.3% (7.7%, 9.0%) 9.3% (8.5%, 10.0%) 7.9% (7.3%, 8.6%) 8.8% (8.0%, 9.8%)
Point 1 2.0% (1.7%, 2.3%) 2.3% (1.9%, 2.7%) 2.8% (2.5%, 3.2%) 2.3% (2.0%, 2.7%)
BRC airport 1.0% (0.8%, 1.2%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.6% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%)
Gate with another shuttle service 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.8%)
Other 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.6%) 1.9% (1.5%, 2.4%)

5.2 Flying to Black Rock City

5.2.1 Flew in an airplane to get (at least part of the way) to Black Rock City this year?

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Flew (at least partway) to Black Rock City 27.5% (26.6%, 28.4%) 32.3% (31.2%, 33.4%) 34.4% (33.0%, 35.7%) 35.9% (34.7%, 37.2%) 28.8% (27.7%, 29.9%) 30.0% (28.8%, 31.2%) 26.1% (25.0%, 27.2%) 29.3% (27.9%, 30.7%)

5.2.2 If you flew, what was your final arrival airport?

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Reno 35.4% (33.7%, 37.2%) 39.6% (37.6%, 41.6%) 39.0% (36.6%, 41.4%) 36.5% (34.4%, 38.6%) 39.4% (37.1%, 41.6%) 41.9% (39.6%, 44.2%) 48.2% (45.8%, 50.6%) 46.5% (43.6%, 49.4%)
San Francisco 33.3% (31.5%, 35.0%) 28.8% (27.0%, 30.7%) 32.7% (30.3%, 35.1%) 33.0% (30.8%, 35.3%) 29.5% (27.3%, 31.7%) 27.6% (25.5%, 29.7%) 22.4% (20.4%, 24.5%) 26.4% (23.8%, 29.2%)
Salt Lake City 1.3% (0.9%, 1.8%) 1.5% (1.1%, 2.1%) 1.6% (1.2%, 2.3%) 2.0% (1.5%, 2.8%) 2.0% (1.5%, 2.9%) 2.3% (1.7%, 3.1%) 7.4% (6.2%, 8.7%) 8.0% (6.5%, 9.8%)
Los Angeles 9.4% (8.4%, 10.5%) 10.9% (9.7%, 12.3%) 7.0% (5.8%, 8.6%) 8.3% (7.1%, 9.7%) 6.8% (5.6%, 8.2%) 7.6% (6.5%, 8.9%) 5.7% (4.7%, 7.0%) 6.3% (4.9%, 8.1%)
Sacramento 3.7% (3.1%, 4.5%) 3.6% (2.9%, 4.5%) 3.2% (2.5%, 4.1%) 3.2% (2.5%, 4.1%) 4.5% (3.7%, 5.6%) 6.1% (5.0%, 7.4%) 5.1% (4.2%, 6.3%) 4.2% (3.3%, 5.4%)
BRC (88NV) 3.2% (2.6%, 4.0%) 2.7% (2.1%, 3.4%) 3.3% (2.5%, 4.3%) 4.0% (3.2%, 4.9%) 3.7% (2.9%, 4.6%) 3.5% (2.7%, 4.5%) 2.8% (2.2%, 3.7%) 2.3% (1.7%, 3.2%)
Other 13.7% (12.5%, 15.0%) 12.9% (11.6%, 14.3%) 13.2% (11.6%, 15.0%) 13.0% (11.5%, 14.6%) 14.1% (12.5%, 15.9%) 11.0% (9.5%, 12.5%) 8.3% (7.1%, 9.8%) 6.2% (4.9%, 7.8%)

5.3 Vehicle logistics

5.3.1 How many people were in your vehicle when you arrived at the Gate?

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
1 11.9% (11.3%, 12.5%) 12.8% (12.1%, 13.5%) 9.1% (8.6%, 9.8%) 10.5% (9.7%, 11.3%) 12.0% (11.2%, 12.7%) 13.5% (12.7%, 14.3%) 13.9% (13.0%, 14.8%) 17.5% (16.7%, 18.5%) 16.9% (15.8%, 18.0%)
2 41.3% (40.3%, 42.3%) 44.6% (43.6%, 45.6%) 36.5% (35.5%, 37.5%) 40.1% (38.8%, 41.4%) 41.9% (40.7%, 43.1%) 43.6% (42.4%, 44.9%) 43.2% (42.0%, 44.5%) 51.3% (50.1%, 52.6%) 50.1% (48.5%, 51.7%)
3 18.7% (18.0%, 19.5%) 19.8% (19.1%, 20.7%) 15.3% (14.6%, 16.1%) 17.2% (16.2%, 18.3%) 16.5% (15.6%, 17.5%) 15.2% (14.4%, 16.1%) 15.2% (14.3%, 16.1%) 16.7% (15.7%, 17.7%) 16.4% (15.3%, 17.7%)
4 13.2% (12.5%, 13.9%) 11.8% (11.2%, 12.4%) 10.3% (9.7%, 11.0%) 11.1% (10.2%, 12.0%) 9.3% (8.6%, 10.1%) 9.3% (8.6%, 10.1%) 8.8% (8.2%, 9.6%) 8.7% (8.0%, 9.4%) 10.1% (9.0%, 11.2%)
5 5.6% (5.1%, 6.1%) 5.3% (4.9%, 5.8%) 4.9% (4.5%, 5.4%) 4.4% (3.9%, 5.1%) 3.7% (3.3%, 4.3%) 3.6% (3.1%, 4.1%) 3.2% (2.8%, 3.7%) 3.7% (3.2%, 4.2%) 4.0% (3.4%, 4.8%)
6-7 4.7% (4.3%, 5.2%) 4.1% (3.8%, 4.6%) 2.9% (2.5%, 3.2%) 2.8% (2.3%, 3.3%) 3.0% (2.5%, 3.5%) 1.9% (1.6%, 2.3%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.2%) 1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%) 1.9% (1.5%, 2.4%)
8-9 1.4% (1.1%, 1.6%) 1.0% (0.8%, 1.2%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%) 0.9% (0.6%, 1.2%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) 0.5% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.8%)
10-19 1.0% (0.8%, 1.3%) 0.5% (0.4%, 0.7%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.7%) 0.5% (0.3%, 0.7%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.3%)
20 or more 2.2% (1.9%, 2.6%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.1%, 0.2%) 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.3% (0.1%, 0.5%) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --)

5.3.2 Vehicle passengers under 18 years old

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
At least one person under 13 years old in car 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%) 1.3% (1.1%, 1.5%) 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.5%) 1.2% (1.0%, 1.5%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%) 1.5% (1.2%, 1.8%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.2%) 2.0% (1.6%, 2.5%)
At least one person 13 to 17 years old in car 1.2% (0.9%, 1.6%) 0.7% (0.6%, 1.0%) 0.4% (0.2%, 0.7%) 0.9% (0.6%, 1.5%) 0.7% (0.4%, 1.0%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.8%) 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%)

5.3.3 Vehicle type

2023
Pick-up truck 21.4% (20.2%, 22.7%)
Moving truck or box truck 19.3% (18.1%, 20.7%)
SUV 19.6% (18.4%, 20.9%)
Car 17.6% (16.4%, 18.9%)
Bus 7.3% (6.6%, 8.1%)
RV 5.3% (4.6%, 6.0%)
Semi-truck towing trailer 1.1% (0.8%, 1.5%)
Full-size van 1.1% (0.8%, 1.5%)
Mini-van 1.0% (0.7%, 1.4%)
Motorcycle < 0.1% (--, --)
Other 6.2% (5.4%, 7.1%)

5.3.4 Towing a trailer

2023
No trailer 76.2% (75.0%, 77.5%)
Small 3.0% (2.5%, 3.5%)
Medium 7.1% (6.4%, 7.9%)
Large 8.0% (7.3%, 8.8%)
Very large < 0.1% (--, --)
I don't remember 5.6% (5.0%, 6.3%)

5.3.5 Vehicle fuel type

2023
Regular gasoline 82.9% (81.6%, 84.0%)
Premium gasoline 4.8% (4.2%, 5.6%)
Diesel 9.7% (8.9%, 10.7%)
Bio-diesel or other bio-fuel 0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%)
Battery powered 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)
I don't know 2.1% (1.6%, 2.7%)

5.3.6 Approximately how many miles to the gallon did your vehicle get on the way to Black Rock City?

2019 2022 2023
Mean (Miles per gallon) 19.0 (18.6, 19.3) 18.8 (18.5, 19.1) 19.4 (19.0, 19.8)
25^th^ percentile 12 (12, 13) 12 (12, 13) 13 (13, 14)
Median 18 (18, 19) 17 (17, 18) 18 (18, 20)
75^th^ percentile 25 (25, 26) 24 (24, 25) 25 (25, 27)

5.4 Route to BRC

5.4.1 How many total miles did you drive to get to Black Rock City?

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Mean (Miles) 1170.1 (1144.5, 1195.6) 1205.7 (1169.7, 1241.6) 1214.2 (1181.2, 1247.2) 1281.1 (1238.3, 1324.0) 1145.9 (1118.6, 1173.3) 1191.6 (1163.9, 1219.2) 1213.9 (1178.1, 1249.7)
25^th^ percentile 680 (680, 700) 680 (680, 700) 680 (680, 700) 680 (680, 700) 680 (680, 700) 680 (680, 700) 680 (680, 700)
Median 800 (800, 900) 800 (800, 930) 800 (800, 900) 900 (800, 998) 770 (750, 800) 900 (850, 998) 998 (998, 1000)
75^th^ percentil 1342 (1342, 1360) 1342 (1342, 1400) 1342 (1342, 1400) 1342 (1342, 1400) 1339.2 (1300, 1342) 1342 (1342, 1400) 1342 (1342, 1400)

5.4.2 Route through Nevada to Black Rock City

2019 2022 2023
From San Francisco or Sacrament to RENO to BRC via I-80 34.7% (33.4%, 36.0%) 31.0% (29.8%, 32.2%) 29.6% (28.2%, 31.1%)
From Reno, NV 21.7% (20.6%, 22.8%) 23.3% (22.2%, 24.3%) 23.4% (22.1%, 24.8%)
From Washington, Oregon, Northern California on Route 447 12.8% (12.0%, 13.8%) 12.4% (11.6%, 13.2%) 13.4% (12.4%, 14.5%)
From the Utah border via I-80 8.2% (7.5%, 9.0%) 9.6% (8.8%, 10.3%) 8.8% (8.0%, 9.7%)
From Los Angeles or San Diego DIRECT to BRC via US-395 6.0% (5.4%, 6.7%) 5.9% (5.3%, 6.6%) 6.5% (5.7%, 7.4%)
From Los Angeles or San Diego to RENO to BRC via US-395 4.3% (3.8%, 4.9%) 5.0% (4.5%, 5.6%) 4.8% (4.1%, 5.6%)
From Las Vegas, NV 3.9% (3.4%, 4.5%) 4.8% (4.3%, 5.4%) 4.9% (4.3%, 5.7%)
Different route 5.0% (4.4%, 5.6%) 4.6% (4.1%, 5.1%) 5.0% (4.4%, 5.7%)
From the Arizona border via US-93/US-95 1.4% (1.1%, 1.8%) 1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.2%)
From Central or Southern California via US-6/US-95 0.9% (0.7%, 1.2%) 0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%)
From Southern California to Las Vegas to BRC via I-15 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%) 0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%) 0.3% (0.1%, 0.5%)
I don't know 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.0%) 0.7% (0.5%, 1.1%)

5.5 Burner Express Bus (BXB)

5.5.1 BXB routes

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
From San Francisco to Black Rock City 31.6% (25.7%, 38.2%) 27.4% (23.1%, 32.2%) 31.7% (27.0%, 36.8%) 38.0% (33.9%, 42.2%) 36.8% (32.9%, 40.8%) 32.6% (29.1%, 36.3%) 36.1% (32.4%, 39.9%) 37.3% (33.0%, 41.8%)
From Reno to Black Rock City 67.6% (61.0%, 73.6%) 72.1% (67.4%, 76.5%) 67.4% (62.3%, 72.2%) 61.8% (57.5%, 65.9%) 63.1% (59.1%, 67.0%) 67.2% (63.5%, 70.7%) 63.9% (60.1%, 67.5%) 62.5% (58.0%, 66.8%)
From Black Rock City to San Francisco 20.4% (15.5%, 26.5%) 14.8% (11.5%, 18.9%) 14.3% (10.9%, 18.5%) 18.3% (15.2%, 21.9%) 16.3% (13.4%, 19.7%) 15.3% (12.8%, 18.2%) 13.2% (10.8%, 16.0%) 15.8% (12.5%, 19.8%)
From Black Rock City to Reno 35.6% (29.4%, 42.3%) 29.7% (25.1%, 34.7%) 28.8% (24.4%, 33.8%) 29.4% (25.8%, 33.3%) 26.7% (23.3%, 30.3%) 27.7% (24.4%, 31.3%) 29.1% (25.7%, 32.7%) 23.7% (20.2%, 27.6%)

5.5.2 BXB camping

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Yes, and I would camp there again 12.1% (8.8%, 16.5%) 5.4% (3.7%, 8.0%) 8.0% (6.0%, 10.7%) 4.4% (3.0%, 6.3%) 3.0% (1.9%, 4.7%) 2.4% (1.3%, 4.2%)
Yes, but I would not camp there again 1.5% (0.7%, 3.5%) 0.3% (0.1%, 1.4%) 0.7% (0.3%, 1.7%) 0.6% (0.2%, 1.7%) 0.3% (0.1%, 1.4%) 0.8% (0.3%, 2.3%)
No, I did not camp in Burner Express Camping 85.8% (81.3%, 89.4%) 94.0% (91.4%, 95.8%) 90.5% (87.7%, 92.7%) 94.1% (91.9%, 95.7%) 96.4% (94.6%, 97.6%) 96.0% (93.6%, 97.6%)
I don't know 0.5% (0.1%, 2.0%) 0.2% (0.0%, 1.7%) 0.8% (0.4%, 1.9%) 0.9% (0.4%, 2.1%) 0.3% (0.1%, 0.8%) 0.8% (0.2%, 3.2%)

5.5.3 BXB satellitte shuttle

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Yes 62.1% (56.9%, 67.0%) 62.6% (58.4%, 66.6%) 60.9% (56.9%, 64.8%) 64.5% (60.7%, 68.1%) 71.3% (67.8%, 74.6%) 69.9% (65.7%, 73.8%)
No 37.6% (32.7%, 42.8%) 36.6% (32.6%, 40.8%) 38.9% (35.0%, 42.9%) 34.9% (31.3%, 38.6%) 28.1% (24.8%, 31.6%) 29.4% (25.6%, 33.6%)
I don't know 0.2% (0.0%, 1.7%) 0.8% (0.3%, 2.1%) 0.2% (0.0%, 1.2%) 0.7% (0.2%, 1.9%) 0.5% (0.2%, 1.3%) 0.7% (0.2%, 1.9%)

5.5.4 Reasons for choosing to take BXB

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Cost 36.6% (31.7%, 41.7%) 41.9% (37.8%, 46.2%) 36.7% (32.9%, 40.7%) 34.3% (30.7%, 38.0%) 31.2% (27.7%, 34.9%) 28.3% (24.5%, 32.5%)
Do not have to drive 75.9% (71.1%, 80.2%) 77.1% (73.3%, 80.5%) 76.2% (72.5%, 79.6%) 73.7% (70.0%, 77.0%) 72.5% (68.9%, 75.7%) 73.5% (69.5%, 77.2%)
Avoid gate traffic 71.3% (66.1%, 75.9%) 76.5% (72.7%, 80.0%) 76.2% (72.6%, 79.5%) 74.0% (70.4%, 77.3%) 71.4% (67.8%, 74.7%) 74.1% (70.0%, 77.8%)
Help reduce road congestion 51.4% (46.2%, 56.5%) 57.8% (53.6%, 62.0%) 54.8% (50.7%, 58.8%) 57.8% (53.9%, 61.5%) 55.2% (51.4%, 58.9%) 52.7% (48.3%, 57.1%)
I've used Burner Express in the past and wanted to do it again 18.0% (14.6%, 22.0%) 24.3% (20.9%, 28.1%) 28.8% (25.2%, 32.7%) 36.4% (32.8%, 40.2%) 27.5% (24.3%, 31.1%) 23.8% (20.6%, 27.2%)
Other 20.4% (16.5%, 25.1%) 22.0% (18.6%, 25.7%) 19.9% (16.9%, 23.3%) 21.6% (18.5%, 25.0%) 24.5% (21.4%, 27.8%) 18.7% (15.5%, 22.4%)

5.5.5 Value of Burner Express Bus ticket based on satisfaction

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Overpriced 21.7% (16.5%, 27.9%) 22.3% (18.1%, 27.0%) 24.9% (20.6%, 29.8%) 22.0% (18.5%, 25.9%) 24.7% (21.2%, 28.5%) 22.4% (19.3%, 25.9%) 24.9% (21.7%, 28.4%) 43.7% (39.3%, 48.1%)
Just right 77.6% (71.3%, 82.9%) 75.6% (70.7%, 79.9%) 74.0% (69.1%, 78.4%) 76.2% (72.3%, 79.8%) 74.5% (70.7%, 77.9%) 76.5% (72.9%, 79.6%) 74.4% (70.9%, 77.6%) 56.1% (51.6%, 60.4%)
Underpriced 0.7% (0.1%, 4.9%) 2.1% (0.9%, 4.9%) 1.1% (0.4%, 2.8%) 1.8% (1.0%, 3.3%) 0.8% (0.4%, 1.8%) 1.1% (0.5%, 2.5%) 0.7% (0.3%, 1.6%) 0.3% (0.1%, 0.7%)

5.5.6 How would you rate your Burner Express Bus ticket purchase experience?

2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
10 (absolutely fantastic) 28.5% (24.1%, 33.3%) 26.2% (22.6%, 30.1%) 29.3% (25.7%, 33.1%) 25.3% (22.1%, 28.8%) 15.1% (12.6%, 17.9%) 24.4% (20.8%, 28.4%)
9 1.4% (0.7%, 2.8%) 1.3% (0.6%, 2.6%) 1.1% (0.5%, 2.1%) 1.5% (0.8%, 2.8%) 16.0% (13.4%, 19.0%) 15.8% (12.8%, 19.3%)
8 2.5% (1.3%, 4.6%) 1.7% (0.9%, 3.0%) 3.5% (2.3%, 5.4%) 4.5% (3.2%, 6.4%) 20.8% (17.9%, 24.1%) 22.6% (19.1%, 26.5%)
7 3.6% (2.0%, 6.4%) 2.1% (1.2%, 3.7%) 2.1% (1.2%, 3.4%) 2.3% (1.5%, 3.7%) 14.1% (11.6%, 16.9%) 15.6% (12.5%, 19.4%)
6 5.0% (3.2%, 7.7%) 8.4% (6.3%, 11.1%) 6.6% (4.7%, 9.0%) 6.9% (5.3%, 9.0%) 7.9% (6.0%, 10.3%) 6.4% (4.7%, 8.8%)
5 6.5% (4.4%, 9.7%) 7.0% (5.1%, 9.6%) 6.1% (4.4%, 8.3%) 5.3% (3.8%, 7.3%) 9.2% (7.2%, 11.8%) 6.2% (4.5%, 8.5%)
4 11.8% (8.8%, 15.6%) 13.9% (11.2%, 17.1%) 11.0% (8.7%, 13.7%) 12.5% (10.0%, 15.5%) 4.6% (3.2%, 6.6%) 3.2% (1.9%, 5.4%)
3 22.6% (18.5%, 27.2%) 21.4% (18.1%, 25.2%) 22.1% (19.0%, 25.7%) 19.5% (16.6%, 22.8%) 5.7% (4.1%, 7.9%) 2.2% (1.3%, 3.7%)
2 16.2% (12.6%, 20.6%) 16.1% (13.3%, 19.5%) 16.0% (13.3%, 19.2%) 15.8% (13.2%, 18.8%) 2.8% (1.7%, 4.4%) 1.3% (0.6%, 2.8%)
1 (terrible) 1.9% (0.9%, 4.1%) 1.9% (1.0%, 3.5%) 2.3% (1.3%, 4.0%) 6.3% (4.7%, 8.5%) 3.9% (2.7%, 5.6%) 2.3% (1.3%, 4.3%)

5.5.7 How would you rate your overall Burner Express Bus experience?

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
10 (absolutely fantastic) 19.0% (14.3%, 24.9%) 24.2% (20.1%, 28.7%) 37.5% (32.6%, 42.6%) 26.4% (22.8%, 30.3%) 33.7% (30.0%, 37.6%) 33.7% (30.1%, 37.4%) 23.0% (19.9%, 26.4%) 27.1% (23.4%, 31.1%)
9 3.0% (1.4%, 6.3%) 3.4% (1.9%, 6.0%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.6% (0.2%, 1.5%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.2% (0.0%, 1.1%) 24.7% (21.5%, 28.2%) 23.2% (19.6%, 27.1%)
8 10.0% (6.7%, 14.5%) 9.8% (6.8%, 13.9%) 0.8% (0.2%, 2.8%) 0.9% (0.4%, 2.2%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.5% (0.1%, 1.4%) 25.9% (22.7%, 29.3%) 22.1% (18.7%, 26.1%)
7 9.3% (5.9%, 14.3%) 6.6% (4.6%, 9.6%) 0.8% (0.3%, 2.0%) 1.8% (0.9%, 3.3%) 0.4% (0.1%, 1.4%) 2.0% (1.1%, 3.4%) 14.5% (12.1%, 17.4%) 11.1% (8.6%, 14.3%)
6 3.2% (1.4%, 7.1%) 4.1% (2.4%, 7.1%) 0.7% (0.2%, 2.3%) 1.7% (0.9%, 3.1%) 3.5% (2.1%, 5.5%) 4.0% (2.7%, 5.8%) 4.7% (3.3%, 6.6%) 6.4% (4.4%, 9.2%)
5 4.2% (2.4%, 7.5%) 3.0% (1.7%, 5.2%) 3.6% (2.1%, 6.1%) 4.8% (3.3%, 7.1%) 4.0% (2.7%, 5.8%) 5.0% (3.6%, 6.9%) 4.4% (3.1%, 6.3%) 4.1% (2.8%, 6.1%)
4 4.6% (2.5%, 8.1%) 6.0% (3.8%, 9.4%) 8.2% (5.7%, 11.5%) 15.0% (12.2%, 18.4%) 12.5% (9.9%, 15.7%) 9.8% (7.6%, 12.5%) 1.2% (0.7%, 2.2%) 1.4% (0.7%, 2.6%)
3 23.8% (18.4%, 30.1%) 18.1% (14.6%, 22.4%) 19.9% (16.0%, 24.5%) 23.8% (20.3%, 27.6%) 22.9% (19.8%, 26.4%) 22.2% (19.1%, 25.5%) 0.5% (0.2%, 1.3%) 2.1% (1.2%, 3.5%)
2 22.2% (17.1%, 28.2%) 23.1% (19.2%, 27.5%) 28.5% (24.0%, 33.4%) 24.5% (21.0%, 28.4%) 22.8% (19.7%, 26.3%) 22.3% (19.2%, 25.7%) 0.4% (0.1%, 1.9%) 1.2% (0.4%, 3.1%)
1 (terrible) 0.8% (0.2%, 3.2%) 1.7% (0.8%, 3.9%) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.4% (0.1%, 1.4%) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.9%) 0.5% (0.2%, 1.8%) 0.7% (0.3%, 1.6%) 1.4% (0.6%, 3.2%)

5.6 Visiting Nevada

5.6.1 Did you stop at any locations in Gerlach?

2022 2023
Roadside vendors (non-food) 7.4% (6.6%, 8.2%) 9.3% (8.6%, 10.0%)
High Rock Pizza 4.1% (3.6%, 4.7%) 3.5% (3.1%, 3.9%)
Bruno's Country Club 3.5% (3.1%, 4.0%) 4.8% (4.4%, 5.3%)
Roadside vendors (food) 3.7% (3.2%, 4.3%) 6.7% (6.1%, 7.3%)
The Gerlach Burning Man Project office 2.6% (2.2%, 3.0%) 3.6% (3.2%, 4.0%)
Miners Club 2.3% (2.0%, 2.8%) 2.3% (2.0%, 2.7%)
The Oasis 1.5% (1.2%, 1.9%) 2.1% (1.8%, 2.4%)
Joe's Gerlach Club 0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%) 1.0% (0.8%, 1.3%)
Friends of Black Rock City 0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%) N/A
The Desert Club (Hotel) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.2%) 0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)
The 360 < 0.1% (--, --) 1.2% (1.0%, 1.5%)
Granite Point RV Park < 0.1% (--, --) 0.4% (0.3%, 0.6%)
Other 5.3% (4.6%, 5.9%) 6.3% (5.8%, 6.9%)
I did not stop 56.8% (55.3%, 58.3%) 57.3% (56.1%, 58.4%)

5.6.2 Visiting parks or recreation areas

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Yes, one place 16.9% (16.0%, 17.8%) 15.7% (14.7%, 16.8%) 16.8% (15.9%, 17.9%) 14.9% (14.1%, 15.8%) 16.8% (15.8%, 17.8%) 13.6% (12.7%, 14.4%) 12.6% (11.6%, 13.6%)
Yes, more than one place 10.2% (9.5%, 11.0%) 9.0% (8.2%, 9.9%) 10.4% (9.6%, 11.2%) 9.0% (8.3%, 9.7%) 9.1% (8.4%, 9.9%) 6.6% (6.1%, 7.3%) 7.2% (6.5%, 8.1%)
No 71.1% (70.0%, 72.2%) 73.5% (72.2%, 74.8%) 71.3% (70.1%, 72.4%) 74.9% (73.8%, 76.0%) 72.8% (71.7%, 73.9%) 77.4% (76.4%, 78.4%) 76.8% (75.5%, 78.1%)
Not sure 1.8% (1.5%, 2.2%) 1.8% (1.4%, 2.2%) 1.5% (1.2%, 1.9%) 1.2% (0.9%, 1.5%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%) 2.4% (2.0%, 2.8%) 3.4% (2.8%, 4.0%)

5.6.3 Reasons for visiting public lands

2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Burning Man only 86.3% (85.0%, 87.4%) 89.8% (88.9%, 90.7%) 87.9% (86.9%, 88.9%) 63.8% (62.7%, 65.0%) 64.5% (63.1%, 65.9%)
Camping 5.8% (5.0%, 6.6%) 4.4% (3.8%, 5.1%) 4.3% (3.7%, 5.0%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.1%) 3.1% (2.6%, 3.6%)
Boating or swimming 3.7% (3.1%, 4.3%) 2.9% (2.4%, 3.4%) 3.9% (3.3%, 4.5%) 2.0% (1.7%, 2.3%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.7%)
Hotsprings 4.3% (3.7%, 5.0%) 3.1% (2.7%, 3.7%) 3.4% (2.9%, 4.1%) 1.8% (1.5%, 2.1%) 1.8% (1.4%, 2.2%)
Hiking 4.4% (3.7%, 5.2%) 2.7% (2.3%, 3.3%) 3.9% (3.3%, 4.6%) 1.3% (1.0%, 1.6%) 1.4% (1.1%, 1.8%)
Wind sailing 0.1% (0.0%, 0.3%) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) < 0.1% (--, --) 0.1% (0.0%, 0.5%)
Other 2.2% (1.8%, 2.7%) 1.6% (1.3%, 2.0%) 1.5% (1.2%, 1.9%) 1.1% (0.9%, 1.4%) 1.0% (0.8%, 1.4%)

5.6.4 Return to the Black Rock Desert

2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Yes 17.1% (16.1%, 18.2%) 17.5% (16.6%, 18.5%) 18.8% (17.8%, 19.8%) 19.2% (18.3%, 20.2%) 16.5% (15.5%, 17.6%)
Maybe 37.7% (36.3%, 39.1%) 36.1% (34.9%, 37.4%) 35.6% (34.4%, 36.8%) 31.8% (30.7%, 32.9%) 30.4% (29.1%, 31.8%)
No 45.1% (43.7%, 46.6%) 46.4% (45.1%, 47.6%) 45.6% (44.4%, 46.9%) 49.0% (47.8%, 50.2%) 53.1% (51.6%, 54.5%)

5.7 Expenses

5.7.1 How much did you spend this year to travel to and from Black Rock City (not including your ticket)?

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
1% $150 ( $150, $200) $130 ( $100, $200) $150 ( $100, $200) $200 ( $200, $250) $200 ( $200, $250) $250 ( $200, $300) $120 ( $100, $200)
10% $500 ( $500, $600) $500 ( $500, $600) $500 ( $500, $600) $500 ( $500, $600) $550 ( $500, $600) $800 ( $800, $900) $600 ( $600, $700)
25% $800 ( $800, $900) $900 ( $900, $1000) $1000 ( $1000, $1200) $1000 ( $1000, $1150) $1000 ( $1000, $1200) $1300 ( $1200, $1500) $1000 ( $1000, $1200)
50% (median) $1500 ( $1500, $1700) $1500 ( $1500, $1700) $1500 ( $1500, $1700) $1500 ( $1500, $1655) $1600 ( $1500, $1800) $2000 ( $2000, $2300) $2000 ( $2000, $2300)
75% $2500 ( $2500, $3000) $2500 ( $2500, $3000) $2500 ( $2500, $3000) $2500 ( $2500, $3000) $2500 ( $2500, $3000) $3500 ( $3500, $4000) $3500 ( $3500, $4000)
90% $4000 ( $4000, $4500) $4000 ( $4000, $4500) $4000 ( $4000, $4800) $4000 ( $4000, $4500) $4000 ( $4000, $4500) $6000 ( $6000, $7000) $5000 ( $5000, $6000)
99% $10000 ( $10000, $13200) $10000 ( $10000, $15000) $12000 ( $11000, $15000) $10000 ( $10000, $13000) $10700 ( $10000, $14000) $18000 ( $15000, $20000) $15000 ( $15000, $20000)

5.7.2 Spending in Nevada

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023
Average fuel spending $123.9 (117.4, 130.4) $112.1 (104.1, 120.0) $111.4 (105.6, 117.2) $127.8 (120.0, 135.6) $133.5 (124.2, 142.9) $240.5 (214.1, 266.9) $210.9 (173.6, 248.1)
Average food spending $149.5 (137.4, 161.7) $154.4 (131.9, 176.8) $153.9 (135.9, 171.8) $152.9 (140.5, 165.4) $163.0 (145.9, 180.0) $231.6 (199.0, 264.2) $221.0 (150.7, 291.2)
Average lodging spending $113.3 (84.9, 141.6) $134.2 (45.4, 223.0) $139.2 (66.7, 211.8) $136.6 (80.0, 193.3) $164.3 (67.4, 261.2) $331.5 (94.3, 568.7) $331.7 (-219.3, 882.7)
Average survival spending $89.3 (78.9, 99.7) $97.4 (76.5, 118.4) $100.6 (79.0, 122.1) $95.7 (76.4, 115.1) $100.7 (82.6, 118.8) $264.8 (86.2, 443.4) $225.4 (78.3, 372.5)
Average fun spending $102.1 (81.7, 122.6) $96.8 (72.4, 121.2) $106.0 (76.9, 135.0) $107.3 (79.8, 134.9) $110.0 (85.1, 135.0) $260.4 (95.9, 425.0) $221.7 (78.9, 364.4)