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March 2011 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 March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2011 (Preliminary) 2010 2011 (Revised) 2010
Northeast
Connecticut 5 164 166 -1.1 5 138 138 -0.3
Maine 67 479 496 -3.4 67 391 415 -5.8
Massachusetts 8 212 223 -4.8 4 192 195 -1.6
New Hampshire 29 288 293 -1.9 29 244 253 -3.5
New Jersey 22 374 389 -3.9 20 304 301 0.8
New York 53 1,171 1,213 -3.4 50 921 932 -1.2
Pennsylvania 19 1,919 1,959 -2.0 30 1,594 1,461 9.1
Rhode Island - 45 45 -0.3 - 45 45 -1.0
Vermont 41 226 234 -3.3 42 207 214 -3.5
Subtotal   4,878 5,018 -2.8   4,036 3,954 2.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 23 118 120 -1.8 19 95 85 11.9
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 108 2,136 2,131 0.2 106 1,831 1,828 0.1
Georgia 79 1,970 1,974 -0.2 79 1,767 1,743 1.4
Maryland 22 743 764 -2.8 22 626 527 18.8
North Carolina 16 1,543 1,600 -3.6 16 1,399 1,328 5.3
South Carolina 67 1,342 1,350 -0.5 68 1,146 1,112 3.1
Virginia 98 1,676 1,709 -1.9 231 1,475 1,301 13.4
West Virginia - 664 675 -1.6 - 412 409 0.9
Subtotal   10,192 10,323 -1.3   8,751 8,333 5.0
North Central
Illinois - 1,285 1,307 -1.7 - 1,319 1,306 1.0
Indiana 35 1,278 1,277 0.1 35 1,067 1,004 6.4
Iowa 85 1,037 1,051 -1.4 83 855 848 0.8
Kansas 67 802 796 0.9 66 675 715 -5.6
Michigan 59 1,542 1,599 -3.6 58 1,302 1,320 -1.4
Minnesota 37 1,301 1,360 -4.4 37 1,092 1,099 -0.6
Missouri 84 1,292 1,286 0.5 83 974 1,020 -4.5
Nebraska 35 661 663 -0.2 34 535 526 1.7
North Dakota 28 349 337 3.3 28 282 270 4.4
Ohio 48 1,635 1,643 -0.5 46 1,349 1,252 7.8
South Dakota 30 391 397 -1.4 32 307 310 -0.8
Wisconsin 86 1,532 1,570 -2.4 81 1,236 1,267 -2.5
Subtotal   13,105 13,286 -1.4   10,993 10,937 0.5
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,430 1,457 -1.9 - 1,179 1,166 1.1
Arkansas 27 973 971 0.1 26 801 813 -1.5
Kentucky 25 1,375 1,396 -1.5 24 1,129 1,070 5.5
Louisiana 18 899 898 0.1 15 743 741 0.3
Mississippi 37 1,160 1,162 -0.2 39 1,015 1,031 -1.5
Oklahoma - 1,035 1,052 -1.7 - 898 888 1.1
Tennessee 7 1,748 1,731 1.0 8 1,396 1,352 3.3
Texas 110 4,200 4,149 1.2 111 3,450 3,492 -1.2
Subtotal   12,820 12,816 0.0   10,611 10,553 0.5
West
Alaska 35 98 96 2.2 35 79 79 0.6
Arizona 53 901 930 -3.1 48 913 933 -2.1
California 14 3,019 3,331 -9.4 17 2,707 2,800 -3.3
Colorado 76 947 932 1.7 75 726 738 -1.6
Hawaii 6 101 100 0.2 6 91 89 2.2
Idaho - 425 432 -1.6 - 366 362 1.1
Montana 63 402 413 -2.7 63 352 365 -3.7
Nevada 30 293 300 -2.5 32 255 263 -3.1
New Mexico - 740 751 -1.5 - 653 646 1.1
Oregon 100 834 872 -4.3 83 701 733 -4.3
Utah 45 447 446 0.2 44 366 369 -0.6
Washington 34 834 866 -3.6 35 697 729 -4.5
Wyoming - 342 346 -1.4 - 286 283 1.2
Subtotal   9,383 9,815 -4.4   8,192 8,389 -2.3
Totals 1,931 50,378 51,258 -1.7 2,032 42,583 42,166 1.0

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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