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November 2021 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by +12.3% (+29.2 billion vehicle miles) for November 2021 as compared with November 2020. Travel for the month is estimated to be 267.5 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for November 2021 is 279.4 billion miles, a +11.3% ( +28.3 billion vehicle miles) increase over November 2020. It also represents a +1.6% increase (+4.4 billion vehicle miles) compared with October 2021
- Cumulative Travel for 2021 changed by +11.2% (+298.1 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 2,960.3 billion vehicle miles of travel.
35.1
12.9%
60.3
12.7%
58.2
14.4%
56.6
9.9%
57.3
11.7%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - November 2021 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
35.1 |
12.9 |
South-Atlantic |
60.3 |
12.7 |
North-Central |
58.2 |
14.4 |
South-Gulf |
56.6 |
9.9 |
West |
57.3 |
11.7 |
Note:
- All data for this month are preliminary. Revised values for the previous month are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- All vehicle-miles of travel computed with Highway Statistics 2018 Table VM-2 as a base. Compiled with data on hand as of January 11,2022.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2019.
- For information on total licensed drivers in the U.S. visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm.
- Select the year of interest then Section 6 (Driver Licensing).
- For information on total registered motor vehicles in the U.S., visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm
- Select the year of interest and Section 7 (Motor Vehicles).
- Travel Trends (November 2021)
- Estimated Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for November 2021
- Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State
- Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State
- Changes on All Estimated Roads by Region and State
- Volume Trends - Rural
- Volume Trends - Urban
- Figure 1 - Moving 12-Month Total on All Roads
- Figure 2 - Travel on U.S. Highways by Month
- Figure 3 - Seasonally Adjusted Vehicle Miles Traveled by Month
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