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October 2020 Traffic Volume Trends

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
2020 (Preliminary) 2019 2020 (Revised) 2019
Northeast
Connecticut 2 127 144 -11.7 2 127 143 -11.3
Maine 53 457 513 -10.9 54 451 497 -9.4
Massachusetts 14 137 159 -13.7 14 131 150 -12.7
New Hampshire 73 279 310 -9.9 77 281 302 -7.2
New Jersey 5 232 255 -9.2 15 292 326 -10.6
New York 44 1,043 1,209 -13.7 46 1,055 1,172 -10.0
Pennsylvania 44 1,983 2,166 -8.5 39 1,843 2,025 -9.0
Rhode Island 7 55 61 -10.7 5 108 120 -10.6
Vermont 28 226 272 -16.8 23 228 262 -13.0
Subtotal 4,539 5,089 -10.8 4,516 4,997 -9.6
South Atlantic
Delaware - 89 96 -7.5 1 107 116 -7.8
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 100 2,190 2,260 -3.1 100 1,947 1,964 -0.9
Georgia 54 1,823 1,865 -2.3 54 1,557 1,596 -2.5
Maryland 6 530 570 -6.9 9 562 598 -6.0
North Carolina 23 1,926 1,966 -2.0 33 1,708 1,786 -4.4
South Carolina 50 1,369 1,417 -3.4 48 1,465 1,490 -1.7
Virginia 309 1,715 1,881 -8.8 306 1,679 1,845 -9.0
West Virginia 16 460 513 -10.4 15 473 512 -7.6
Subtotal 10,102 10,568 -4.4 9,498 9,907 -4.1
North Central
Illinois 33 1,473 1,603 -8.1 33 1,342 1,499 -10.5
Indiana 22 1,420 1,495 -5.0 22 1,356 1,421 -4.6
Iowa 79 1,172 1,254 -6.6 76 1,165 1,219 -4.4
Kansas 65 915 933 -2.0 65 943 957 -1.5
Michigan 57 1,650 1,697 -2.7 54 1,674 1,691 -1.0
Minnesota 24 1,292 1,485 -13.0 23 1,329 1,401 -5.1
Missouri 78 1,484 1,560 -4.9 80 1,875 1,934 -3.1
Nebraska 37 797 826 -3.4 37 764 783 -2.4
North Dakota 46 342 402 -14.9 48 333 380 -12.4
Ohio 58 1,608 1,781 -9.7 58 1,605 1,735 -7.5
South Dakota 40 416 438 -5.1 33 474 472 0.5
Wisconsin 78 1,591 1,819 -12.6 88 1,516 1,664 -8.9
Subtotal 14,160 15,293 -7.4 14,376 15,156 -5.1
South Gulf
Alabama 62 1,337 1,379 -3.0 62 1,370 1,392 -1.6
Arkansas 25 959 965 -0.7 25 884 892 -0.9
Kentucky 27 1,413 1,545 -8.5 25 1,332 1,434 -7.1
Louisiana 1 932 1,015 -8.1 1 852 908 -6.1
Mississippi 49 1,100 1,088 1.1 46 1,157 1,164 -0.6
Oklahoma 43 1,127 1,195 -5.7 43 1,158 1,221 -5.2
Tennessee 21 1,538 1,597 -3.7 24 1,501 1,571 -4.5
Texas 145 4,753 5,067 -6.2 140 4,616 4,950 -6.8
Subtotal 13,159 13,851 -5.0 12,870 13,532 -4.9
West
Alaska 34 99 105 -6.1 29 102 104 -2.3
Arizona 59 1,195 1,210 -1.2 63 920 919 0.2
California 64 3,682 3,789 -2.8 64 2,842 3,053 -6.9
Colorado 68 1,046 1,044 0.2 68 992 1,033 -4.0
Hawaii 11 74 97 -23.7 11 58 78 -25.5
Idaho 113 597 581 2.7 116 565 543 4.0
Montana 66 524 521 0.6 65 599 577 3.7
Nevada 42 389 381 2.1 41 387 388 -0.3
New Mexico - 979 973 0.5 - 841 887 -5.2
Oregon 93 870 904 -3.7 98 862 944 -8.7
Utah - 559 552 1.2 - 565 567 -0.4
Washington 64 894 965 -7.3 75 1,037 1,131 -8.3
Wyoming 95 444 438 1.5 92 478 476 0.4
Subtotal 11,352 11,560 -1.8 10,248 10,700 -4.2
Totals 2,527 53,311 56,359 -5.4 2,546 51,504 54,296 -5.1

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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