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August 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on All Estimated Roads by Region and State

Table - 5. Changes on ALL* Estimated Roads by Region and State**
Region And State August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 26 2,747 2,882 -4.7 28 2,764 2,847 -2.9
Maine 65 1,266 1,355 -6.6 - 1,332 1,376 -3.2
Massachusetts 77 4,671 4,886 -4.4 75 4,925 5,044 -2.4
New Hampshire 48 1,231 1,300 -5.3 49 1,202 1,247 -3.6
New Jersey 36 5,936 6,274 -5.4 39 5,959 6,113 -2.5
New York 154 12,511 12,965 -3.5 151 11,941 12,293 -2.9
Pennsylvania 59 9,816 9,936 -1.2 59 9,621 9,606 0.2
Rhode Island 40 819 836 -2.0 39 780 767 1.7
Vermont 50 725 759 -4.5 - 709 736 -3.5
Subtotal   39,722 41,193 -3.6   39,233 40,029 -2.0
South Atlantic
Delaware - 875 903 -3.1 - 887 902 -1.7
District of Columbia 1 338 328 3.2 1 367 341 7.6
Florida 205 15,667 17,357 -9.7 203 16,061 16,970 -5.4
Georgia 144 8,935 9,677 -7.7 168 9,106 9,513 -4.3
Maryland 51 5,018 5,279 -4.9 49 4,775 4,944 -3.4
North Carolina - 8,361 8,995 -7.1 - 8,526 8,920 -4.4
South Carolina 131 4,142 4,473 -7.4 132 4,272 4,477 -4.6
Virginia 269 6,957 7,339 -5.2 270 6,973 7,221 -3.4
West Virginia - 1,753 1,839 -4.7 - 1,716 1,773 -3.2
Subtotal   52,046 56,190 -7.4   52,683 55,061 -4.3
North Central
Illinois 22 8,537 8,924 -4.3 18 8,757 8,884 -1.4
Indiana 83 5,606 5,945 -5.7 89 6,133 6,347 -3.4
Iowa 133 2,730 2,800 -2.5 134 2,716 2,792 -2.7
Kansas 94 2,511 2,664 -5.7 88 2,543 2,638 -3.6
Michigan 95 8,665 9,136 -5.2 100 8,658 9,060 -4.4
Minnesota 69 4,909 5,181 -5.3 68 4,697 4,957 -5.2
Missouri 133 6,160 6,487 -5.0 135 6,070 6,326 -4.0
Nebraska 53 1,734 1,795 -3.4 52 1,754 1,793 -2.2
North Dakota 41 753 761 -1.0 42 811 812 -0.2
Ohio 151 9,126 9,623 -5.2 152 9,558 9,777 -2.2
South Dakota 44 866 905 -4.3 45 891 907 -1.7
Wisconsin 134 5,365 5,568 -3.6 134 5,302 5,466 -3.0
Subtotal   56,962 59,789 -4.7   57,890 59,759 -3.1
South Gulf
Alabama - 4,988 5,470 -8.8 - 4,956 5,242 -5.5
Arkansas 39 2,713 2,922 -7.2 41 2,852 2,947 -3.2
Kentucky 92 3,971 4,271 -7.0 95 3,993 4,218 -5.3
Louisiana - 4,078 4,329 -5.8 - 3,871 3,992 -3.0
Mississippi - 3,282 3,539 -7.3 - 3,471 3,645 -4.8
Oklahoma - 4,425 4,687 -5.6 - 4,259 4,388 -2.9
Tennessee 15 5,748 6,258 -8.1 12 6,098 6,474 -5.8
Texas 157 19,927 21,154 -5.8 156 19,605 20,176 -2.8
Subtotal   49,132 52,630 -6.6   49,105 51,082 -3.9
West
Alaska 84 459 486 -5.5 79 466 493 -5.5
Arizona 51 4,299 4,621 -7.0 75 4,753 4,931 -3.6
California 15 28,151 29,455 -4.4 54 27,939 29,214 -4.4
Colorado 80 4,126 4,359 -5.3 62 3,792 3,960 -4.2
Hawaii - 794 831 -4.4 13 830 842 -1.4
Idaho - 1,399 1,489 -6.1 152 1,380 1,470 -6.1
Montana 52 1,130 1,202 -6.0 53 1,148 1,215 -5.5
Nevada 71 1,746 1,875 -6.9 73 1,759 1,870 -6.0
New Mexico 85 2,000 2,124 -5.8 90 2,057 2,139 -3.8
Oregon 115 3,276 3,491 -6.1 118 3,209 3,397 -5.5
Utah 60 2,325 2,503 -7.1 58 2,224 2,332 -4.6
Washington 81 5,181 5,458 -5.1 75 5,149 5,380 -4.3
Wyoming - 935 987 -5.2 - 923 967 -4.6
Subtotal   55,821 58,881 -5.2   55,629 58,210 -4.4
Totals 3,405 253,684 268,680 -5.6 3,526 254,542 264,136 -3.6

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. * All Estimated roads include travel from Table 3 and 4 plus remaining roads.


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