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September 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 15 1,927 1,800 7.1 15 1,911 1,812 5.5
Maine 22 254 234 8.7 22 269 239 12.6
Massachusetts 192 3,912 3,560 9.9 194 4,117 3,723 10.6
New Hampshire 68 526 491 7.1 68 565 519 8.9
New Jersey 56 4,753 4,366 8.9 104 4,450 4,012 10.9
New York 64 5,928 5,618 5.5 63 6,296 6,004 4.9
Pennsylvania 31 4,368 4,121 6.0 34 4,487 4,102 9.4
Rhode Island 27 730 640 14.2 28 571 487 17.3
Vermont 13 126 114 10.1 12 133 116 13.9
Subtotal 22,524 20,944 7.5 22,799 21,014 8.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 13 515 499 3.1 10 493 455 8.3
District of Columbia 3 231 201 14.8 3 250 216 15.7
Florida 129 10,485 9,450 10.9 127 10,212 9,064 12.7
Georgia 123 5,351 4,925 8.6 128 5,708 5,185 10.1
Maryland 38 2,949 2,788 5.8 37 3,540 3,307 7.1
North Carolina 41 4,424 4,033 9.7 36 4,790 4,428 8.2
South Carolina 47 2,135 1,979 7.9 50 1,987 1,802 10.3
Virginia 371 3,624 3,317 9.3 369 3,751 3,359 11.7
West Virginia 11 589 563 4.7 11 581 545 6.6
Subtotal 30,303 27,755 9.2 31,312 28,361 10.4
North Central
Illinois 49 4,806 4,504 6.7 49 4,590 4,287 7.0
Indiana 24 2,743 2,585 6.1 29 2,776 2,579 7.6
Iowa 28 951 867 9.6 27 917 849 8.1
Kansas 17 867 816 6.3 17 936 893 4.9
Michigan 48 4,759 4,390 8.4 48 4,451 4,049 9.9
Minnesota 11 2,118 2,001 5.8 10 2,161 2,044 5.7
Missouri 63 2,786 2,559 8.9 63 2,713 2,493 8.8
Nebraska 19 587 545 7.8 19 599 563 6.4
North Dakota 11 160 147 8.7 11 160 149 7.6
Ohio 97 4,734 4,487 5.5 96 4,899 4,549 7.7
South Dakota 4 216 193 11.7 4 236 216 9.3
Wisconsin 96 2,247 2,013 11.6 91 2,313 2,099 10.2
Subtotal 26,974 25,107 7.4 26,751 24,770 8.0
South Gulf
Alabama 103 2,210 2,074 6.6 103 2,230 2,111 5.6
Arkansas 4 1,111 1,058 5.1 6 1,258 1,194 5.4
Kentucky 22 1,517 1,417 7.0 20 1,636 1,496 9.3
Louisiana 10 2,060 2,004 2.8 13 2,122 1,992 6.5
Mississippi 26 985 966 2.0 25 1,010 966 4.5
Oklahoma 21 1,616 1,540 4.9 23 1,611 1,558 3.4
Tennessee 26 3,283 3,115 5.4 29 3,250 3,076 5.7
Texas 83 13,897 12,419 11.9 79 13,514 12,126 11.4
Subtotal 26,679 24,593 8.5 26,631 24,519 8.6
West
Alaska 57 187 172 9.0 57 201 176 14.2
Arizona 72 3,054 2,739 11.5 72 2,674 2,382 12.2
California 104 17,361 15,728 10.4 101 19,188 17,524 9.5
Colorado 35 2,608 2,409 8.3 35 2,821 2,573 9.6
Hawaii 48 508 395 28.6 52 450 349 29.0
Idaho 72 505 485 4.1 76 524 488 7.2
Montana 14 216 215 0.4 14 285 280 2.1
Nevada 35 1,195 1,093 9.3 36 1,193 1,085 10.0
New Mexico 9 687 625 9.9 8 669 598 12.0
Oregon 40 1,433 1,299 10.3 43 1,508 1,421 6.1
Utah 14 1,430 1,352 5.7 - 1,609 1,482 8.6
Washington 72 3,179 2,905 9.5 78 3,058 2,852 7.2
Wyoming 24 164 157 4.7 22 172 166 3.3
Subtotal 32,527 29,574 10.0 34,352 31,376 9.5
Totals 2,622 139,006 127,970 8.6 2,667 141,845 130,040 9.1

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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