March 2009 Traffic Volume Trends
Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for March 2009
Table - 1. Estimated Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the United States**
System |
Month |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.4 |
17.4 |
20.7 |
20.2 |
21.9 |
21.2 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
19.4 |
20.6 |
19.7 |
19.8 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
27.2 |
31.5 |
31.2 |
33.4 |
32.9 |
35.2 |
34.8 |
31.0 |
32.9 |
30.0 |
29.6 |
Other Rural |
28.2 |
26.6 |
31.0 |
31.4 |
33.1 |
32.9 |
33.8 |
33.3 |
30.3 |
32.5 |
28.7 |
28.3 |
Urban Interstate |
37.1 |
34.9 |
39.6 |
39.8 |
41.4 |
40.9 |
39.9 |
40.4 |
37.8 |
40.1 |
38.2 |
38.7 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.0 |
79.0 |
88.8 |
88.6 |
89.9 |
87.4 |
88.8 |
89.1 |
82.1 |
89.7 |
82.7 |
85.8 |
Other Urban |
34.4 |
32.5 |
36.5 |
37.1 |
37.6 |
36.6 |
37.2 |
36.6 |
34.3 |
36.3 |
33.9 |
36.4 |
All Systems |
229.5 |
217.6 |
248.1 |
248.3 |
257.3 |
251.8 |
257.7 |
257.0 |
234.9 |
252.0 |
233.1 |
238.5 |
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.0 |
17.1 |
19.9 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
27.7 |
27.2 |
31.1 |
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Other Rural |
27.4 |
26.7 |
31.0 |
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Urban Interstate |
36.2 |
34.7 |
39.3 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
80.5 |
78.0 |
87.8 |
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Other Urban |
33.0 |
32.2 |
36.0 |
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All Systems |
222.8 |
215.8 |
245.1 |
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Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2008 vs. 2009 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.5 |
-1.4 |
-3.8 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
-2.2 |
-0.4 |
-1.2 |
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Other Rural |
-3.0 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
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Urban Interstate |
-2.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
-2.9 |
-1.4 |
-1.2 |
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Other Urban |
-4.1 |
-0.9 |
-1.4 |
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All Systems |
-2.9 |
-0.8 |
-1.2 |
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Table - 2. Estimated Cumulative Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the United States**
System |
Month |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
2008 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.4 |
35.8 |
56.5 |
76.7 |
98.7 |
119.8 |
142.6 |
165.4 |
184.7 |
205.4 |
225.0 |
244.8 |
Rural Other Arterial |
28.4 |
55.6 |
87.1 |
118.3 |
151.7 |
184.6 |
219.9 |
254.7 |
285.7 |
318.6 |
348.5 |
378.1 |
Other Rural |
28.2 |
54.8 |
85.8 |
117.2 |
150.3 |
183.2 |
217.0 |
250.3 |
280.5 |
313.0 |
341.7 |
370.0 |
Urban Interstate |
37.1 |
72.1 |
111.6 |
151.4 |
192.8 |
233.7 |
273.5 |
313.9 |
351.8 |
391.9 |
430.1 |
468.7 |
Urban Other Arterial |
83.0 |
162.0 |
250.8 |
339.3 |
429.2 |
516.6 |
605.5 |
694.6 |
776.7 |
866.4 |
949.1 |
1034.9 |
Other Urban |
34.4 |
66.9 |
103.4 |
140.5 |
178.2 |
214.7 |
251.9 |
288.5 |
322.8 |
359.1 |
392.9 |
429.4 |
All Systems |
229.5 |
447.1 |
695.2 |
943.5 |
1200.8 |
1452.7 |
1710.3 |
1967.4 |
2202.2 |
2454.3 |
2687.4 |
2925.9 |
2009 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions* |
Rural Interstate |
18.0 |
35.1 |
55.0 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
27.7 |
54.9 |
86.0 |
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Other Rural |
27.4 |
54.0 |
85.0 |
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Urban Interstate |
36.2 |
71.0 |
110.2 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
80.5 |
158.5 |
246.2 |
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Other Urban |
33.0 |
65.1 |
101.1 |
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All Systems |
222.8 |
438.6 |
683.7 |
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Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2008 vs. 2009 |
Rural Interstate |
-2.5 |
-1.9 |
-2.6 |
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Rural Other Arterial |
-2.2 |
-1.3 |
-1.2 |
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Other Rural |
-3.0 |
-1.4 |
-1.0 |
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Urban Interstate |
-2.4 |
-1.5 |
-1.2 |
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Urban Other Arterial |
-2.9 |
-2.2 |
-1.8 |
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Other Urban |
-4.1 |
-2.6 |
-2.2 |
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All Systems |
-2.9 |
-1.9 |
-1.7 |
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*Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles.
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