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Travel Trends (June 2010)

Based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, travel during June 2010 on all roads and streets in the nation changed by 1.3 percent (3.4 billion vehicle miles) resulting in estimated travel for the month at 263.9** billion vehicle-miles.

This total includes 90.8 billion vehicle-miles on rural roads and 173.0 billion vehicle-miles on urban roads and streets.

Cumulative Travel changed by 0.1 percent (1.6 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	June	Year to Date	Moving 12-Month
1985	158,703	850,976	1,744,650
1986	162,370	880,813	1,804,600
1987	167,826	928,892	1,886,319
1988	178,690	981,999	1,977,435
1989	184,094	1,024,710	2,068,297
1990	189,529	1,053,740	2,136,069
1991	193,467	1,055,250	2,149,011
1992	197,232	1,091,660	2,208,624
1993	199,414	1,116,525	2,272,018
1994	207,280	1,141,229	2,321,409
1995	211,370	1,188,287	2,404,645
1996	215,551	1,203,679	2,438,167
1997	222,254	1,245,655	2,524,178
1998	228,733	1,272,811	2,587,529
1999	235,970	1,293,581	2,646,133
2000	242,963	1,348,354	2,734,231
2001	243,491	1,364,500	2,763,071
2002	247,835	1,396,256	2,827,304
2003	252,081	1,403,458	2,862,464
2004	257,245	1,451,658	2,937,876
2005	263,724	1,473,298	2,985,806
2006	263,713	1,487,260	3,003,357
2007	265,336	1,496,680	3,023,756
2008	255,894	1,476,039	3,009,150
2009	260,468	1,468,204	2,965,636
2010	263,852	1,469,833	2,980,636

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.

June 2010 Traffic Volume Trends

Travel Trends (June 2010)