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Travel Trends (February 2010)

Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during February 2010 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by -2.9 percent (-6.3 billion vehicle miles) resulting in estimated travel for the month at 212.9** billion vehicle-miles.

This total includes 68.6 billion vehicle-miles on rural roads and 144.3 billion vehicle-miles on urban roads and streets.

Cumulative Travel changed by -2.3 percent (-10.1 billion vehicle miles).

The larger changes to rural and urban travel are primarily because of the expansion in urban boundaries reflected in the 2000 census. Travel estimates for 2004 and beyond will also reflect this adjustment.

Travel for the current month, the cumulative yearly total, as well as the moving 12-month total on all roads and streets is shown below. Similar totals for each year since 1985 are also included.

Travel in Millions of Vehicle Miles All Roads and Streets
Year	February	Year to Date	Moving 12-Month
1985	119,367	243,488	1,720,246
1986	123,526	256,524	1,787,798
1987	135,996	275,914	1,857,631
1988	141,748	290,627	1,939,041
1989	146,732	306,482	2,041,441
1990	153,559	317,159	2,117,716
1991	153,351	311,240	2,141,582
1992	160,204	327,856	2,188,830
1993	162,844	334,524	2,253,820
1994	166,444	335,758	2,297,939
1995	171,053	364,891	2,386,720
1996	176,562	360,027	2,417,911
1997	183,950	374,076	2,496,251
1998	187,167	384,037	2,570,334
1999	191,485	385,067	2,626,392
2000	199,261	402,703	2,697,095
2001	200,871	410,551	2,754,773
2002	208,223	423,423	2,808,420
2003	203,645	422,148	2,853,987
2004	213,300	435,753	2,903,281
2005	219,587	443,681	2,972,095
2006	220,343	453,672	2,999,386
2007	218,654	452,363	3,013,027
2008	221,006	454,282	3,031,710
2009	219,208	445,505	2,964,694
2010	212,897	435,411	2,969,363

Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data. These data, collected at approximately 4,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide, are used to determine the percent change in traffic for the current month compared to the same month in the previous year. This percent change is applied to the travel for the same month of the previous year to obtain an estimate of travel for the current month. Because of the limited sample sizes, caution should be used with theses estimates. The highway Performance Monitoring System provides more accurate information on an anual basis.

** System entries may not add up to the give "All Systems" total due to rounding on pages 2 to 8.

February 2010 Traffic Volume Trends

Travel Trends (February 2010)