U.S. mobile navigation provider TeleNav released today some interesting statistics about their users behaviors. With 13 million customers TeleNav dataset gives a pretty accurate view of where are the interests of American users on the road.

“Every month our users are conducting millions of searches while using GPS navigation applications. This data provides a very interesting look into the locations people across the country are searching for while on the road,” said Sal Dhanani, co-founder and vice president, products and marketing for TeleNav.

“In addition to searches, our customers are relying on our products to complete millions of trips each month. The data we’ve collected from these trips has helped us identify the features that are most relied on by our users and provides an intriguing look into how GPS usage differs across the country.”

Top 10 business listing search (December 2009)
1.Wal-Mart
2.Starbucks
3. Target
4. Best Buy
5. Bank of America
6. Walgreens
7. Pizza Hut
8. Home Depot
9. McDonalds
10. Chase Bank

Top food categories searched using GPS (December 2009)
1. Pizza
2. Chinese
3. Burgers
4. American
5. Mexican
6. Italian
7. Steak house
8. Sea Food
9. BBQ
10. Japanese

Top 10 cities for gas price search (December 2009)
1. Phoenix
2. San Antonio
3. Cleveland
4. Detroit
5. Jacksonville
6. Dallas/Ft.Worth
7. Austin
8. San Diego
9. Miami
10. Indiamapolis

State with most frequent use of GPS navigation (Year 2009)
1. Maryland
2. District of Columbia
3. Massachusetts
4. North Carolina
5. California
6. Rhode Island
7. Virginia
8. Georgia
9. New Jersey
10. Tennessee

Cities where drivers use the most optional routes to avoid traffic
1. Los Angeles
2. Washington, D.C.
3. New York City
4. Chicago
5. Atlanta
6. Dallas
7. Riverside, CA
8. Houston
9. Baltimore
10. Boston