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August 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Estimated Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for August 2022

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
2021 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 18.3 16.4 21.9 20.8 23.9 24.7 26.5 24.5 22.9 23.7 22.7 22.4
Rural Other Arterial 27.5 24.9 32.5 31.5 34.6 35.4 36.9 35.4 33.9 34.7 32.1 31.7
Other Rural 24.5 22.1 28.6 28.1 31.3 31.6 33.3 31.8 30.5 31.0 28.4 27.8
Urban Interstate 40.1 37.2 47.1 44.6 48.5 49.4 50.6 48.8 47.8 49.5 47.0 46.8
Urban Other Arterial 81.7 76.3 94.2 90.1 98.1 98.2 100.7 99.7 96.4 99.3 93.0 93.8
Other Urban 39.0 36.1 45.1 44.0 47.8 47.6 48.4 47.2 46.5 47.6 44.5 45.9
All Systems 231.1 213.0 269.4 259.1 284.3 287.0 296.4 287.3 278.1 285.7 267.7 268.4
2022 Individual Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 19.0 18.4 22.7 20.9 24.0 24.2 25.5 24.2
Rural Other Arterial 28.1 27.5 32.6 31.2 34.5 34.4 35.5 35.3
Other Rural 24.8 24.2 28.6 27.9 31.5 30.9 32.2 31.9
Urban Interstate 42.1 41.6 49.4 46.2 49.7 49.3 49.3 49.2
Urban Other Arterial 85.2 83.9 96.9 91.9 99.4 97.1 98.0 101.1
Other Urban 41.4 40.2 47.0 45.1 49.2 46.6 46.6 47.5
All Systems 240.6 235.7 277.2 263.2 288.2 282.5 287.0 289.3
* Percent Change In Individual Monthly Travel 2021 vs. 2022
Rural Interstate 3.8 12.2 3.7 0.8 0.1 -2.0 -3.8 -1.3
Rural Other Arterial 2.1 10.1 0.4 -1.0 -0.4 -3.0 -3.8 -0.1
Other Rural 1.2 9.6 0.2 -0.7 0.4 -2.2 -3.5 0.4
Urban Interstate 4.9 11.9 4.9 3.6 2.3 -0.3 -2.6 0.9
Urban Other Arterial 4.3 9.9 2.9 2.0 1.3 -1.1 -2.7 1.4
Other Urban 6.1 11.4 4.2 2.4 3.0 -2.2 -3.7 0.6
All Systems 4.1 10.7 2.9 1.6 1.4 -1.6 -3.2 0.7
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
2021 Cumulative Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 18.3 34.7 56.6 77.4 101.3 126.0 152.5 177.0 199.9 223.5 246.3 268.7
Rural Other Arterial 27.5 52.4 84.9 116.4 151.0 186.4 223.3 258.7 292.7 327.4 359.5 391.2
Other Rural 24.5 46.5 75.1 103.2 134.5 166.1 199.5 231.3 261.8 292.8 321.2 349.0
Urban Interstate 40.1 77.3 124.4 169.0 217.5 266.9 317.6 366.3 414.2 463.7 510.6 557.4
Urban Other Arterial 81.7 158.0 252.3 342.3 440.4 538.6 639.4 739.1 835.4 934.7 1027.7 1121.5
Other Urban 39.0 75.1 120.2 164.2 212.1 259.7 308.0 355.2 401.8 449.4 493.9 539.8
All Systems 231.1 444.1 713.4 972.5 1256.8 1543.8 1840.2 2127.6 2405.7 2691.4 2959.2 3227.6
2022 Cumulative Monthly Vehicle-Miles of Travel in Billions
Rural Interstate 19.0 37.4 60.1 81.0 105.0 129.2 154.7 178.9
Rural Other Arterial 28.1 55.5 88.1 119.3 153.8 188.2 223.7 259.0
Other Rural 24.8 48.9 77.5 105.5 136.9 167.8 200.0 231.9
Urban Interstate 42.1 83.7 133.1 179.3 228.9 278.2 327.5 376.7
Urban Other Arterial 85.2 169.1 266.0 357.9 457.3 554.5 652.4 753.6
Other Urban 41.4 81.7 128.6 173.7 222.9 269.5 316.1 363.6
All Systems 240.6 476.3 753.5 1016.7 1304.9 1587.4 1874.5 2163.7
* Percent Change In Cumulative Monthly Travel 2021 vs. 2022
Rural Interstate 3.8 7.7 6.2 4.8 3.7 2.6 1.5 1.1
Rural Other Arterial 2.1 5.9 3.8 2.5 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.1
Other Rural 1.2 5.2 3.3 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.3
Urban Interstate 4.9 8.3 7.0 6.1 5.2 4.2 3.1 2.8
Urban Other Arterial 4.3 7.0 5.5 4.6 3.8 2.9 2.0 2.0
Other Urban 6.1 8.7 7.0 5.8 5.1 3.8 2.6 2.4
All Systems 4.1 7.3 5.6 4.5 3.8 2.8 1.9 1.7

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

 

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