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October 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 161 166 -3.0 2 156 162 -3.8
Maine 69 520 523 -0.6 70 553 552 0.2
Massachusetts 15 155 156 -0.8 16 154 155 -0.3
New Hampshire 72 329 326 0.8 75 321 323 -0.4
New Jersey 4 265 271 -2.2 4 264 266 -0.4
New York 46 1,176 1,169 0.6 42 1,198 1,210 -1.0
Pennsylvania 43 2,078 2,115 -1.8 37 2,038 2,052 -0.7
Rhode Island 5 68 70 -2.9 5 69 69 0.3
Vermont - 252 257 -1.7 22 254 251 1.3
Subtotal 5,004 5,053 -1.0 5,007 5,040 -0.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 3 99 101 -2.3 4 108 109 -0.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 99 2,519 2,423 4.0 92 2,253 2,179 3.4
Georgia 57 1,894 1,880 0.7 61 1,774 1,737 2.1
Maryland 4 544 558 -2.6 5 547 550 -0.5
North Carolina 46 1,945 1,980 -1.8 43 1,878 1,887 -0.5
South Carolina 56 1,648 1,621 1.7 57 1,539 1,511 1.9
Virginia 323 1,932 1,954 -1.2 325 1,900 1,880 1.0
West Virginia 17 485 485 0.2 17 483 485 -0.5
Subtotal 11,066 11,002 0.6 10,482 10,338 1.4
North Central
Illinois 33 1,612 1,594 1.1 34 1,512 1,510 0.1
Indiana 24 1,609 1,577 2.1 22 1,517 1,518 -0.1
Iowa 80 1,249 1,260 -0.9 77 1,251 1,252 -0.1
Kansas 63 946 968 -2.3 64 917 952 -3.7
Michigan 60 1,737 1,763 -1.5 59 1,754 1,756 -0.1
Minnesota 30 1,507 1,478 1.9 28 1,598 1,542 3.7
Missouri 84 1,768 1,779 -0.6 84 1,718 1,706 0.7
Nebraska 9 759 803 -5.5 9 776 807 -3.9
North Dakota 50 388 375 3.5 51 388 377 3.0
Ohio 53 1,740 1,741 -0.1 54 1,699 1,688 0.6
South Dakota 34 512 523 -2.1 32 521 540 -3.5
Wisconsin 115 1,627 1,628 0.0 121 1,647 1,649 -0.1
Subtotal 15,454 15,489 -0.2 15,298 15,297 0.0
South Gulf
Alabama 71 1,536 1,545 -0.5 71 1,499 1,482 1.2
Arkansas 10 998 968 3.1 10 913 919 -0.7
Kentucky 28 1,621 1,601 1.2 27 1,575 1,535 2.6
Louisiana 18 1,064 1,100 -3.2 13 1,057 1,130 -6.4
Mississippi 52 1,278 1,315 -2.8 51 1,224 1,253 -2.3
Oklahoma 39 1,261 1,277 -1.3 39 1,224 1,210 1.2
Tennessee 39 1,745 1,737 0.4 40 1,665 1,598 4.2
Texas 144 5,309 5,314 -0.1 149 5,082 4,970 2.3
Subtotal 14,812 14,857 -0.3 14,239 14,097 1.0
West
Alaska 34 95 95 0.0 34 114 113 1.0
Arizona 76 1,283 1,206 6.4 70 1,208 1,183 2.1
California 32 3,847 3,998 -3.8 39 3,849 3,880 -0.8
Colorado 71 1,104 1,106 -0.2 71 1,139 1,138 0.1
Hawaii 13 75 73 2.3 13 68 65 4.3
Idaho 119 629 628 0.2 116 645 640 0.8
Montana 64 591 587 0.7 62 665 663 0.3
Nevada 39 415 411 1.0 39 402 396 1.4
New Mexico 12 900 946 -4.8 9 883 894 -1.3
Oregon 93 883 887 -0.5 88 924 920 0.5
Utah 34 596 582 2.4 37 627 627 0.0
Washington 73 1,031 1,016 1.5 74 1,079 1,047 3.1
Wyoming 96 432 428 1.0 95 495 508 -2.6
Subtotal 11,881 11,963 -0.7 12,098 12,074 0.2
Totals 2,653 58,218 58,363 -0.2 2,659 57,126 56,846 0.5

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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