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October 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 16 2,138 1,906 12.2 15 1,927 1,800 7.1
Maine 20 268 247 8.2 22 254 234 8.7
Massachusetts 202 4,167 3,746 11.2 192 3,912 3,560 9.9
New Hampshire 69 568 522 8.8 68 526 491 7.1
New Jersey 55 4,760 4,321 10.2 101 4,781 4,366 9.5
New York 60 5,773 5,437 6.2 64 5,928 5,618 5.5
Pennsylvania 35 4,349 4,069 6.9 31 4,368 4,121 6.0
Rhode Island 29 414 358 15.8 27 730 640 14.2
Vermont 11 129 117 10.4 13 126 114 10.1
Subtotal 22,566 20,723 8.9 22,552 20,944 7.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 12 442 436 1.3 13 515 499 3.1
District of Columbia 3 210 190 10.5 3 231 201 14.8
Florida 148 10,981 9,945 10.4 129 10,485 9,450 10.9
Georgia 121 5,868 5,472 7.2 123 5,351 4,925 8.6
Maryland 39 3,527 3,361 4.9 38 2,949 2,788 5.8
North Carolina 41 4,954 4,596 7.8 41 4,424 4,033 9.7
South Carolina 48 2,011 1,875 7.2 47 2,135 1,979 7.9
Virginia 371 3,749 3,451 8.6 371 3,624 3,317 9.3
West Virginia 14 724 684 6.0 11 589 563 4.7
Subtotal 32,466 30,010 8.2 30,303 27,755 9.2
North Central
Illinois 53 5,228 4,899 6.7 49 4,806 4,504 6.7
Indiana 30 2,801 2,663 5.2 24 2,743 2,585 6.1
Iowa 31 909 853 6.5 28 951 867 9.6
Kansas 17 897 859 4.5 17 867 816 6.3
Michigan 49 4,687 4,383 6.9 48 4,759 4,390 8.4
Minnesota 11 2,245 2,010 11.7 11 2,118 2,001 5.8
Missouri 63 2,542 2,352 8.1 63 2,786 2,559 8.9
Nebraska 19 639 590 8.2 19 587 545 7.8
North Dakota 11 203 189 7.5 11 160 147 8.7
Ohio 98 4,821 4,604 4.7 97 4,734 4,487 5.5
South Dakota 4 213 194 9.8 4 216 193 11.7
Wisconsin 96 2,046 1,833 11.6 96 2,247 2,013 11.6
Subtotal 27,231 25,429 7.1 26,974 25,107 7.4
South Gulf
Alabama 105 2,344 2,199 6.6 103 2,210 2,074 6.6
Arkansas 5 1,241 1,208 2.8 4 1,111 1,058 5.1
Kentucky 23 1,584 1,448 9.3 22 1,517 1,417 7.0
Louisiana 11 2,027 1,898 6.8 10 2,060 2,004 2.8
Mississippi 24 1,068 1,061 0.7 26 985 966 2.0
Oklahoma 21 1,602 1,513 5.9 21 1,616 1,540 4.9
Tennessee 28 3,424 3,342 2.5 26 3,283 3,115 5.4
Texas 73 14,147 12,789 10.6 83 13,897 12,419 11.9
Subtotal 27,437 25,458 7.8 26,679 24,593 8.5
West
Alaska 57 192 180 6.7 57 187 172 9.0
Arizona 65 3,143 2,942 6.8 72 3,054 2,739 11.5
California 76 20,321 19,401 4.7 104 17,361 15,728 10.4
Colorado 36 2,733 2,560 6.7 35 2,608 2,409 8.3
Hawaii 51 542 442 22.6 48 508 395 28.6
Idaho 71 502 485 3.4 72 505 485 4.1
Montana 13 193 184 5.0 14 216 215 0.4
Nevada 38 1,346 1,225 9.9 35 1,195 1,093 9.3
New Mexico 15 718 627 14.4 9 687 625 9.9
Oregon 40 1,436 1,390 3.4 40 1,433 1,299 10.3
Utah - 1,465 1,387 5.6 14 1,430 1,352 5.7
Washington 57 2,902 2,712 7.0 72 3,179 2,905 9.5
Wyoming 27 161 155 3.6 24 164 157 4.7
Subtotal 35,654 33,690 5.8 32,527 29,574 10.0
Totals 2,612 145,354 135,308 7.4 2,667 139,033 127,970 8.6

Note: Where Number of Stations are shown as dashes, the values for the Vehicle-Miles and Percent Change are derived from the estimated VMT based on data from surrounding States or the nationwide average VMT.

 

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