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March 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 15 1,824 1,809 0.8 7 1,450 1,509 -3.9
Maine 24 248 248 0.3 24 215 209 2.9
Massachusetts 212 3,805 3,725 2.2 213 3,273 3,182 2.9
New Hampshire 71 493 489 0.9 68 437 426 2.7
New Jersey 68 4,748 4,650 2.1 120 4,037 3,972 1.6
New York 55 5,570 5,429 2.6 54 4,771 4,641 2.8
Pennsylvania 36 4,553 4,414 3.1 37 4,015 3,897 3.0
Rhode Island 26 504 478 5.5 27 423 400 5.7
Vermont 14 113 111 1.2 14 102 98 4.7
Subtotal 21,858 21,353 2.4 18,723 18,334 2.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 13 434 441 -1.5 12 503 517 -2.8
District of Columbia 15 245 240 2.1 1 172 154 11.8
Florida 158 11,286 11,008 2.5 159 9,870 9,689 1.9
Georgia 115 5,597 5,523 1.3 110 4,957 4,907 1.0
Maryland 38 3,306 3,325 -0.6 34 3,001 2,946 1.9
North Carolina 40 4,710 4,644 1.4 46 4,217 4,134 2.0
South Carolina 44 2,284 2,235 2.2 39 2,025 2,000 1.2
Virginia 350 3,728 3,648 2.2 359 3,232 3,186 1.5
West Virginia 10 524 521 0.6 10 434 423 2.5
Subtotal 32,114 31,585 1.7 28,411 27,956 1.6
North Central
Illinois 47 5,075 5,097 -0.4 46 4,283 3,974 7.8
Indiana 39 2,538 2,557 -0.7 41 2,230 2,087 6.9
Iowa 29 819 826 -0.9 21 693 700 -1.0
Kansas 16 983 971 1.2 18 892 839 6.3
Michigan 51 4,587 4,626 -0.8 51 4,059 3,777 7.5
Minnesota 13 1,991 1,969 1.1 11 1,770 1,778 -0.4
Missouri 63 2,704 2,659 1.7 63 2,316 2,016 14.9
Nebraska 20 637 630 1.1 20 571 564 1.3
North Dakota 8 156 165 -5.5 7 141 138 2.7
Ohio 101 4,889 4,821 1.4 101 4,303 4,155 3.6
South Dakota 4 196 204 -4.1 4 154 160 -3.6
Wisconsin 140 2,177 2,178 0.0 139 1,887 1,877 0.6
Subtotal 26,752 26,703 0.2 23,299 22,065 5.6
South Gulf
Alabama 143 2,325 2,307 0.8 123 2,029 2,006 1.1
Arkansas 1 1,271 1,274 -0.2 3 1,090 1,043 4.5
Kentucky 23 1,471 1,444 1.9 19 1,301 1,216 7.0
Louisiana 19 2,241 2,176 3.0 5 2,079 2,090 -0.6
Mississippi 29 1,037 1,032 0.5 28 922 927 -0.5
Oklahoma 30 1,697 1,685 0.7 30 1,383 1,230 12.4
Tennessee 14 3,765 3,601 4.6 18 2,899 2,879 0.7
Texas 77 15,004 14,640 2.5 71 12,968 12,325 5.2
Subtotal 28,811 28,159 2.3 24,671 23,716 4.0
West
Alaska 50 179 178 0.7 45 148 145 1.5
Arizona 153 3,856 3,797 1.6 158 3,483 3,376 3.2
California 66 17,916 18,917 -5.3 58 15,842 16,544 -4.2
Colorado 39 2,607 2,526 3.2 37 2,315 2,211 4.7
Hawaii 50 483 483 0.0 49 435 434 0.2
Idaho 72 531 536 -0.8 73 468 464 1.0
Montana 13 209 213 -1.9 13 182 180 1.3
Nevada 37 1,269 1,304 -2.7 38 1,111 1,128 -1.5
New Mexico 6 824 762 8.1 4 682 667 2.2
Oregon 41 1,401 1,425 -1.7 42 1,161 1,231 -5.7
Utah 69 1,451 1,457 -0.4 71 1,320 1,336 -1.2
Washington 95 2,795 2,805 -0.4 95 2,323 2,352 -1.2
Wyoming 29 140 143 -2.4 29 124 131 -5.2
Subtotal 33,661 34,546 -2.6 29,594 30,199 -2.0
Totals 2,891 143,198 142,348 0.6 2,865 124,699 122,272 2.0

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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