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March 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban 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
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 16 1,621 1,303 24.4 17 1,260 1,571 -19.8
Maine 18 237 202 17.1 22 188 218 -13.8
Massachusetts 182 3,603 3,098 16.3 170 2,801 3,490 -19.7
New Hampshire 70 526 458 14.7 70 387 464 -16.6
New Jersey 59 4,376 3,510 24.7 110 3,012 4,023 -25.1
New York 66 6,066 5,080 19.4 58 4,328 5,240 -17.4
Pennsylvania 35 3,904 3,246 20.3 34 2,974 3,693 -19.5
Rhode Island 27 395 353 12.1 28 283 336 -15.9
Vermont 13 111 99 12.3 15 86 102 -16.2
Subtotal 20,839 17,349 20.1 15,319 19,137 -20.0
South Atlantic
Delaware - 425 336 26.6 - 187 240 -22.1
District of Columbia 3 250 235 6.5 3 141 187 -24.7
Florida 130 10,551 8,855 19.2 128 8,591 9,375 -8.4
Georgia 134 5,395 4,614 16.9 134 4,639 5,068 -8.5
Maryland 38 2,989 2,595 15.2 40 2,247 2,831 -20.6
North Carolina 37 4,794 4,009 19.6 36 3,556 3,931 -9.5
South Carolina 50 2,100 1,824 15.2 49 1,718 1,905 -9.8
Virginia 365 3,345 2,955 13.2 365 2,535 3,091 -18.0
West Virginia 13 651 547 19.0 10 379 451 -16.0
Subtotal 30,500 25,970 17.4 23,993 27,079 -11.4
North Central
Illinois 53 4,645 4,029 15.3 54 3,738 4,438 -15.8
Indiana 30 2,268 1,915 18.4 31 1,836 2,097 -12.5
Iowa 29 854 722 18.2 29 704 817 -13.8
Kansas 16 917 820 11.8 16 790 980 -19.4
Michigan 52 4,519 3,712 21.7 52 3,560 4,304 -17.3
Minnesota 15 2,192 1,971 11.2 15 1,891 2,143 -11.7
Missouri 63 2,558 2,130 20.1 63 1,928 2,336 -17.4
Nebraska 16 608 541 12.5 16 492 584 -15.8
North Dakota 11 166 140 18.8 11 141 153 -8.4
Ohio 104 4,537 3,809 19.1 102 3,595 4,225 -14.9
South Dakota 5 220 168 30.7 5 156 158 -1.1
Wisconsin 123 2,228 1,928 15.6 121 1,784 2,100 -15.0
Subtotal 25,712 21,885 17.5 20,615 24,335 -15.3
South Gulf
Alabama 101 2,223 1,932 15.1 101 1,843 1,958 -5.9
Arkansas 6 1,437 1,176 22.2 6 857 907 -5.6
Kentucky 19 1,353 1,135 19.2 18 919 1,113 -17.5
Louisiana 9 1,890 1,709 10.6 9 1,469 1,656 -11.3
Mississippi 12 1,053 872 20.8 24 847 903 -6.2
Oklahoma 21 1,675 1,399 19.7 30 1,075 1,349 -20.3
Tennessee 17 3,538 2,956 19.7 11 2,778 2,995 -7.3
Texas 84 13,747 11,818 16.3 81 10,437 12,905 -19.1
Subtotal 26,916 22,997 17.0 20,225 23,786 -15.0
West
Alaska 49 171 144 18.5 51 136 147 -7.2
Arizona 52 3,614 3,113 16.1 43 3,294 3,422 -3.7
California 80 18,988 15,325 23.9 103 15,786 17,147 -7.9
Colorado 36 2,738 2,274 20.4 36 2,114 2,259 -6.4
Hawaii 53 385 348 10.7 52 322 387 -16.8
Idaho 79 499 416 19.8 77 443 478 -7.4
Montana 14 186 154 20.8 14 154 170 -9.2
Nevada 35 1,318 1,037 27.1 35 1,068 1,174 -9.0
New Mexico 16 720 618 16.5 19 605 708 -14.6
Oregon 48 1,422 1,183 20.2 42 1,191 1,394 -14.6
Utah 38 1,561 1,254 24.5 43 1,264 1,305 -3.1
Washington - 2,863 2,376 20.5 66 2,720 3,046 -10.7
Wyoming 24 139 128 8.8 23 130 129 0.3
Subtotal 34,604 28,370 22.0 29,227 31,766 -8.0
Totals 2,566 138,572 116,571 18.9 2,688 109,379 126,106 -13.3

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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