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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut - 2,769 2,839 -2.5 27 2,520 2,648 -4.8
Maine 65 1,215 1,265 -4.0 65 1,131 1,223 -7.5
Massachusetts 55 4,679 4,788 -2.3 67 4,238 4,404 -3.8
New Hampshire 49 1,146 1,176 -2.6 48 1,059 1,136 -6.7
New Jersey 38 6,246 6,495 -3.8 6 6,145 6,461 -4.9
New York 158 11,619 11,974 -3.0 156 11,533 12,101 -4.7
Pennsylvania 59 9,386 9,413 -0.3 59 8,917 8,964 -0.5
Rhode Island 44 581 582 -0.2 40 987 1,010 -2.3
Vermont 49 626 643 -2.7 71 596 647 -7.9
Subtotal   38,267 39,175 -2.3   37,126 38,594 -3.8
South Atlantic
Delaware - 775 789 -1.7 - 803 813 -1.2
District of Columbia 2 320 321 -0.3 2 322 307 4.8
Florida 210 16,158 17,087 -5.4 201 15,103 15,993 -5.6
Georgia - 9,369 9,947 -5.8 143 8,249 8,723 -5.4
Maryland 63 4,855 5,012 -3.1 51 4,173 4,407 -5.3
North Carolina - 8,624 9,078 -5.0 - 7,803 8,307 -6.1
South Carolina 138 3,918 4,199 -6.7 135 3,756 4,101 -8.4
Virginia 262 6,710 6,996 -4.1 262 6,267 6,653 -5.8
West Virginia - 1,762 1,820 -3.2 - 1,702 1,787 -4.7
Subtotal   52,491 55,249 -5.0   48,178 51,091 -5.7
North Central
Illinois - 8,803 9,138 -3.7 24 7,978 8,400 -5.0
Indiana 81 6,130 6,411 -4.4 83 5,516 5,742 -3.9
Iowa - 2,772 2,851 -2.8 - 2,606 2,719 -4.2
Kansas 92 2,398 2,513 -4.6 92 2,283 2,418 -5.6
Michigan 94 8,447 8,732 -3.3 91 7,945 8,299 -4.3
Minnesota 67 4,783 4,935 -3.1 68 4,504 4,677 -3.7
Missouri 133 5,540 5,692 -2.7 134 6,009 6,270 -4.2
Nebraska 52 1,706 1,749 -2.5 51 1,600 1,657 -3.4
North Dakota - 731 756 -3.3 41 641 633 1.2
Ohio 151 9,278 9,652 -3.9 152 8,705 9,065 -4.0
South Dakota 48 744 760 -2.1 42 733 760 -3.6
Wisconsin 117 4,859 5,060 -4.0 132 4,750 4,965 -4.3
Subtotal   56,191 58,249 -3.5   53,270 55,605 -4.2
South Gulf
Alabama - 4,657 4,948 -5.9 - 4,453 4,748 -6.2
Arkansas 40 2,603 2,629 -1.0 39 2,350 2,487 -5.5
Kentucky 95 4,016 4,200 -4.4 99 3,650 3,893 -6.2
Louisiana - 3,884 3,983 -2.5 - 3,373 3,518 -4.1
Mississippi - 3,349 3,382 -1.0 - 3,054 3,266 -6.5
Oklahoma - 3,962 4,067 -2.6 - 3,874 4,047 -4.3
Tennessee - 5,758 5,973 -3.6 11 5,364 5,786 -7.3
Texas 161 20,377 20,953 -2.8 157 18,838 19,676 -4.3
Subtotal   48,606 50,135 -3.0   44,956 47,421 -5.2
West
Alaska 85 413 434 -4.8 80 408 414 -1.3
Arizona 76 4,597 4,892 -6.0 51 4,167 4,436 -6.1
California 17 27,743 28,096 -1.3 231 23,019 23,964 -3.9
Colorado 90 3,915 4,038 -3.1 88 3,702 3,822 -3.1
Hawaii 13 1,101 1,170 -5.9 13 1,007 1,059 -4.9
Idaho - 1,267 1,338 -5.3 - 1,255 1,325 -5.2
Montana 70 841 918 -8.4 68 892 969 -7.9
Nevada 72 1,750 1,845 -5.1 71 1,663 1,745 -4.7
New Mexico 87 2,105 2,192 -4.0 91 1,899 1,971 -3.7
Oregon 126 2,894 3,034 -4.6 125 2,922 3,074 -4.9
Utah 67 2,051 2,215 -7.4 79 2,028 2,135 -5.0
Washington 90 4,685 4,855 -3.5 81 4,795 5,054 -5.1
Wyoming - 810 849 -4.6 - 838 875 -4.3
Subtotal   54,172 55,876 -3.0   48,595 50,843 -4.4
Totals 3,116 249,722 258,685 -3.5 3,527 232,128 243,555 -4.7

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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