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April 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Estimated Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for April 2021

Table - 1. Estimated Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the United States**
System Month
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2020 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 19.2 17.7 16.9 12.1 17.0 19.7 22.4 21.5 20.5 21.3 19.2 19.0
Rural Other Arterial 28.1 26.7 26.0 20.0 26.5 31.0 33.4 31.9 31.0 32.0 28.1 28.4
Other Rural 25.2 23.2 23.4 19.3 24.4 28.0 29.7 28.1 27.1 28.2 24.4 24.8
Urban Interstate 44.8 41.2 37.9 26.7 35.0 42.4 42.4 42.0 42.3 43.8 41.0 42.7
Urban Other Arterial 91.1 84.9 78.7 58.6 73.6 84.8 89.0 88.0 85.7 91.5 81.6 86.8
Other Urban 43.4 40.0 38.1 29.2 36.4 41.4 43.3 41.2 40.6 42.3 39.3 42.5
All Systems 251.7 233.7 221.0 166.0 212.8 247.3 260.1 252.8 247.2 259.1 233.6 244.2
2021 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 17.9 15.9 20.6 20.9
Rural Other Arterial 26.0 23.9 31.2 30.6
Other Rural 23.3 21.0 27.9 28.0
Urban Interstate 38.4 35.3 45.4 43.8
Urban Other Arterial 79.3 74.1 92.8 89.5
Other Urban 38.3 35.1 44.7 43.9
All Systems 223.2 205.2 262.6 256.5
* Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2020 vs. 2021
Rural Interstate -6.7 -10.5 22.0 72.1
Rural Other Arterial -7.7 -10.5 20.1 52.9
Other Rural -7.2 -9.5 19.4 44.8
Urban Interstate -14.2 -14.2 19.8 63.6
Urban Other Arterial -12.9 -12.8 17.9 52.7
Other Urban -11.7 -12.3 17.3 50.4
All Systems -11.3 -12.2 18.8 54.6
Table - 2. Estimated Cumulative Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the United States**
System Month
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2020 Cumulative Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 19.2 36.9 53.8 66.0 82.9 102.7 125.0 146.5 167.1 188.4 207.6 226.6
Rural Other Arterial 28.1 54.8 80.8 100.8 127.3 158.3 191.7 223.7 254.7 286.7 314.7 343.1
Other Rural 25.2 48.3 71.7 91.0 115.4 143.3 173.0 201.1 228.2 256.3 280.8 305.6
Urban Interstate 44.8 85.9 123.8 150.6 185.5 228.0 270.4 312.4 354.7 398.6 439.6 482.3
Urban Other Arterial 91.1 176.0 254.7 313.3 386.9 471.7 560.6 648.6 734.3 825.8 907.4 994.1
Other Urban 43.4 83.4 121.5 150.7 187.1 228.5 271.8 312.9 353.6 395.9 435.1 477.6
All Systems 251.7 485.4 706.3 872.3 1085.1 1332.4 1592.5 1845.3 2092.5 2351.6 2585.2 2829.4
2021 Cumulative Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 17.9 33.8 54.4 75.3
Rural Other Arterial 26.0 49.9 81.1 111.6
Other Rural 23.3 44.3 72.2 100.2
Urban Interstate 38.4 73.7 119.1 162.9
Urban Other Arterial 79.3 153.3 246.1 335.6
Other Urban 38.3 73.4 118.1 162.0
All Systems 223.2 428.4 691.0 947.5
* Percent Change In Cumulative Monthly Travel 2020 vs. 2021
Rural Interstate -6.7 -8.5 1.1 14.1
Rural Other Arterial -7.7 -9.1 0.3 10.7
Other Rural -7.2 -8.3 0.7 10.1
Urban Interstate -14.2 -14.2 -3.8 8.2
Urban Other Arterial -12.9 -12.9 -3.4 7.1
Other Urban -11.7 -12.0 -2.8 7.5
All Systems -11.3 -11.7 -2.2 8.6

* Percent change is based on vehicle travel in millions of miles.

 

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