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October 2018 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2018 (Preliminary) 2017 2018 (Revised) 2017
Northeast
Connecticut - 143 141 1.0 - 144 144 -0.2
Maine 51 491 494 -0.6 46 476 478 -0.4
Massachusetts 1 217 215 0.8 - 201 198 1.4
New Hampshire 75 305 307 -0.9 80 292 295 -1.1
New Jersey 2 257 261 -1.4 - 312 319 -2.1
New York 51 1,179 1,158 1.8 46 1,147 1,122 2.3
Pennsylvania 26 2,144 2,175 -1.4 38 1,948 2,006 -2.9
Rhode Island 4 62 61 1.0 6 122 121 0.3
Vermont 30 261 266 -1.6 28 255 258 -1.2
Subtotal 5,059 5,078 -0.4 4,897 4,941 -0.9
South Atlantic
Delaware 15 141 138 2.1 17 153 158 -3.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 92 2,182 2,128 2.5 92 1,944 1,915 1.5
Georgia 47 1,730 1,707 1.4 46 1,519 1,470 3.3
Maryland 12 562 565 -0.7 12 554 574 -3.4
North Carolina 27 1,888 1,864 1.3 25 1,683 1,654 1.7
South Carolina 38 1,441 1,421 1.4 40 1,395 1,418 -1.7
Virginia 318 1,871 1,862 0.4 308 1,690 1,765 -4.2
West Virginia 15 572 542 5.5 21 521 517 0.7
Subtotal 10,387 10,227 1.6 9,459 9,471 -0.1
North Central
Illinois 35 1,579 1,550 1.9 35 1,461 1,484 -1.6
Indiana 19 1,434 1,393 2.9 17 1,320 1,325 -0.4
Iowa 79 1,240 1,228 1.0 76 1,197 1,213 -1.3
Kansas 64 930 927 0.4 63 974 977 -0.3
Michigan 59 1,704 1,650 3.2 57 1,701 1,711 -0.6
Minnesota 21 1,450 1,439 0.8 21 1,313 1,359 -3.4
Missouri 81 1,515 1,514 0.1 80 1,867 1,894 -1.4
Nebraska 33 819 810 1.0 31 772 765 0.9
North Dakota 49 412 407 1.1 47 383 376 1.9
Ohio 44 1,756 1,753 0.2 45 1,676 1,717 -2.4
South Dakota 37 427 425 0.5 37 438 434 0.7
Wisconsin 62 1,798 1,777 1.2 69 1,638 1,653 -0.9
Subtotal 15,064 14,873 1.3 14,740 14,908 -1.1
South Gulf
Alabama 50 1,398 1,330 5.1 33 1,336 1,320 1.1
Arkansas 10 929 934 -0.6 21 833 864 -3.6
Kentucky 20 1,541 1,528 0.9 16 1,393 1,417 -1.7
Louisiana - 888 885 0.4 - 797 801 -0.6
Mississippi 46 1,078 1,074 0.3 42 1,080 1,124 -3.9
Oklahoma 28 1,176 1,177 -0.1 30 1,166 1,187 -1.8
Tennessee 15 1,591 1,549 2.7 6 1,486 1,522 -2.4
Texas 104 4,670 4,638 0.7 103 4,515 4,471 1.0
Subtotal 13,271 13,115 1.2 12,606 12,706 -0.8
West
Alaska 37 116 114 1.7 34 116 114 2.0
Arizona 56 1,121 1,099 2.1 46 898 876 2.6
California 52 3,703 3,670 0.9 64 2,860 2,884 -0.8
Colorado 66 1,010 1,012 -0.2 65 1,013 996 1.7
Hawaii - 94 92 2.0 8 75 75 -0.4
Idaho 107 576 557 3.4 113 569 547 4.0
Montana 68 549 537 2.2 68 575 554 3.8
Nevada 40 374 362 3.3 37 369 366 0.9
New Mexico 26 947 934 1.4 29 860 853 0.8
Oregon 98 926 911 1.6 93 917 909 0.8
Utah 37 540 525 2.7 40 558 544 2.5
Washington 79 995 966 3.0 76 1,134 1,113 2.0
Wyoming 87 425 423 0.4 88 457 447 2.2
Subtotal 11,376 11,202 1.6 10,401 10,278 1.2
Totals 2,413 55,155 54,497 1.2 2,395 52,101 52,309 -0.4

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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