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January 2022 Traffic Volume Trends
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by +4.1% (+9.5 billion vehicle miles) for January 2022 as compared with January 2021. Travel for the month is estimated to be 240.6 billion vehicle miles.
- The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for January 2022 is 274.4 billion miles, a 4.7% ( 12.3 billion vehicle miles) change over January 2021. It also represents a -0.2% change (-0.5 billion vehicle miles) compared with December 2021.
- Cumulative Travel for 2022 changed by +4.1% (+9.5 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 240.6 billion vehicle miles of travel.
30.3
2.7%
54.9
3.9%
50.4
4.5%
51.5
2.0%
53.4
7.0%
- Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - January 2022 - (in Billions)
- Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region |
Total Travel |
Percentage Change |
North-East |
30.3 |
2.7 |
South-Atlantic |
54.9 |
3.9 |
North-Central |
50.4 |
4.5 |
South-Gulf |
51.5 |
2.0 |
West |
53.4 |
7.0 |
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 2020 Table VM-2 as a base. Compiled with data on hand as of March 15,2022.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2020.
- 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 (January 2022)
- Estimated Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for January 2022
- 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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