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December 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State December November
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 9 143 144 -1.0 9 149 157 -4.8
Maine 44 432 435 -0.6 44 441 475 -7.1
Massachusetts 5 218 214 1.9 8 206 213 -3.3
New Hampshire 22 262 265 -1.2 19 265 279 -5.3
New Jersey 6 325 329 -1.1 - 305 330 -7.5
New York 53 1,194 1,201 -0.6 56 1,074 1,161 -7.5
Pennsylvania 31 1,829 1,842 -0.7 31 1,975 2,035 -3.0
Rhode Island - 49 49 1.7 1 50 52 -4.4
Vermont 26 217 230 -5.4 28 216 231 -6.2
Subtotal   4,669 4,709 -0.8   4,681 4,933 -5.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 104 104 -0.2 1 107 116 -7.6
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 89 2,006 2,055 -2.4 87 1,933 2,072 -6.7
Georgia 54 1,915 1,944 -1.5 58 1,811 1,958 -7.5
Maryland 25 700 698 0.4 24 717 774 -7.4
North Carolina - 1,624 1,653 -1.7 - 1,505 1,624 -7.4
South Carolina 73 1,230 1,261 -2.4 77 1,209 1,322 -8.6
Virginia 102 1,656 1,652 0.2 102 1,688 1,804 -6.4
West Virginia - 574 579 -0.9 - 556 588 -5.4
Subtotal   9,809 9,946 -1.4   9,526 10,258 -7.1
North Central
Illinois - 1,322 1,356 -2.5 8 1,186 1,288 -7.9
Indiana 43 1,260 1,313 -4.0 39 1,286 1,362 -5.6
Iowa 79 947 951 -0.4 - 1,009 1,066 -5.3
Kansas 60 751 723 3.9 65 786 836 -6.0
Michigan 56 1,390 1,481 -6.2 56 1,407 1,508 -6.7
Minnesota 36 1,326 1,373 -3.4 33 1,427 1,496 -4.6
Missouri 78 1,343 1,338 0.4 81 1,454 1,522 -4.5
Nebraska 30 617 592 4.2 31 665 682 -2.5
North Dakota 32 276 278 -0.8 29 278 284 -2.1
Ohio 47 1,560 1,563 -0.2 48 1,545 1,643 -6.0
South Dakota 38 328 339 -3.3 34 339 363 -6.6
Wisconsin - 1,305 1,356 -3.7 - 1,425 1,519 -6.2
Subtotal   12,425 12,663 -1.9   12,807 13,569 -5.6
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,218 1,244 -2.1 - 1,159 1,250 -7.2
Arkansas 23 1,041 1,043 -0.2 20 982 1,020 -3.6
Kentucky 55 1,266 1,320 -4.1 49 1,290 1,367 -5.6
Louisiana - 833 819 1.8 - 869 883 -1.6
Mississippi - 993 1,011 -1.8 - 1,049 1,116 -6.0
Oklahoma - 859 839 2.3 - 1,071 1,094 -2.0
Tennessee 9 1,481 1,508 -1.8 8 1,362 1,477 -7.8
Texas 85 4,570 4,454 2.6 82 4,585 4,630 -1.0
Subtotal   12,261 12,238 0.2   12,367 12,837 -3.7
West
Alaska 30 84 84 0.3 29 85 88 -3.6
Arizona 46 1,047 1,082 -3.2 49 934 1,022 -8.6
California 12 4,086 4,199 -2.7 9 3,788 4,022 -5.8
Colorado 64 833 810 2.9 68 901 945 -4.7
Hawaii 4 86 93 -6.8 - 97 103 -5.7
Idaho 87 362 387 -6.3 90 410 442 -7.2
Montana 61 413 455 -9.3 - 469 497 -5.7
Nevada 31 324 338 -4.1 31 316 340 -6.8
New Mexico 42 756 757 -0.1 37 725 753 -3.8
Oregon 89 689 800 -13.9 94 807 857 -5.8
Utah 42 416 424 -1.9 43 433 461 -6.1
Washington 51 641 746 -14.0 54 792 835 -5.2
Wyoming - 307 312 -1.6 - 345 365 -5.4
Subtotal   10,044 10,487 -4.2   10,102 10,730 -5.9
Totals 1,770 49,208 50,043 -1.7 1,632 49,483 52,327 -5.4

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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