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September 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural 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
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 156 162 -3.8 2 177 178 -0.3
Maine 70 553 552 0.2 68 621 622 0.0
Massachusetts 16 154 155 -0.3 15 175 175 -0.1
New Hampshire 75 321 323 -0.4 75 358 359 -0.2
New Jersey 4 264 266 -0.4 15 284 281 1.1
New York 42 1,198 1,210 -1.0 44 1,381 1,388 -0.5
Pennsylvania 37 2,038 2,052 -0.7 44 2,218 2,264 -2.0
Rhode Island 5 69 69 0.3 5 74 78 -4.1
Vermont 22 254 251 1.3 19 281 269 4.7
Subtotal 5,007 5,040 -0.7 5,569 5,614 -0.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 4 108 109 -0.4 4 108 108 0.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 92 2,253 2,179 3.4 93 2,338 2,265 3.2
Georgia 61 1,774 1,737 2.1 62 1,797 1,775 1.2
Maryland 5 547 550 -0.5 7 601 600 0.2
North Carolina 43 1,878 1,887 -0.5 44 1,976 1,988 -0.6
South Carolina 57 1,539 1,511 1.9 56 1,626 1,596 1.9
Virginia 325 1,900 1,880 1.0 325 1,985 2,017 -1.5
West Virginia 17 483 485 -0.5 15 489 511 -4.3
Subtotal 10,482 10,338 1.4 10,920 10,860 0.6
North Central
Illinois 34 1,512 1,510 0.1 35 1,497 1,503 -0.4
Indiana 22 1,517 1,518 -0.1 22 1,603 1,642 -2.4
Iowa 77 1,251 1,252 -0.1 79 1,290 1,311 -1.6
Kansas 64 917 952 -3.7 64 967 953 1.4
Michigan 59 1,754 1,756 -0.1 58 1,836 1,898 -3.3
Minnesota 28 1,598 1,542 3.7 27 1,612 1,580 2.0
Missouri 84 1,718 1,706 0.7 84 1,770 1,775 -0.3
Nebraska 9 776 807 -3.9 8 810 855 -5.2
North Dakota 51 388 377 3.0 48 407 403 1.0
Ohio 54 1,699 1,688 0.6 53 1,784 1,791 -0.4
South Dakota 32 521 540 -3.5 32 566 595 -4.9
Wisconsin 121 1,647 1,649 -0.1 107 1,773 1,782 -0.5
Subtotal 15,298 15,297 0.0 15,915 16,088 -1.1
South Gulf
Alabama 71 1,499 1,482 1.2 71 1,491 1,473 1.2
Arkansas 10 913 919 -0.7 10 906 926 -2.2
Kentucky 27 1,575 1,535 2.6 28 1,602 1,595 0.4
Louisiana 13 1,057 1,130 -6.4 15 1,053 1,077 -2.3
Mississippi 51 1,224 1,253 -2.3 51 1,231 1,256 -2.0
Oklahoma 39 1,224 1,210 1.2 38 1,221 1,236 -1.2
Tennessee 40 1,665 1,598 4.2 38 1,694 1,646 2.9
Texas 149 5,082 4,970 2.3 145 5,186 5,192 -0.1
Subtotal 14,239 14,097 1.0 14,384 14,401 -0.1
West
Alaska 34 114 113 1.0 37 133 139 -4.1
Arizona 70 1,208 1,183 2.1 66 1,216 1,195 1.7
California 39 3,849 3,880 -0.8 27 4,078 4,139 -1.5
Colorado 71 1,139 1,138 0.1 70 1,178 1,183 -0.4
Hawaii 13 68 65 4.3 13 73 71 1.6
Idaho 116 645 640 0.8 110 682 691 -1.3
Montana 62 665 663 0.3 62 747 757 -1.3
Nevada 39 402 396 1.4 38 427 418 2.1
New Mexico 9 883 894 -1.3 8 824 911 -9.6
Oregon 88 924 920 0.5 92 999 1,007 -0.8
Utah 37 627 627 0.0 34 666 670 -0.6
Washington 74 1,079 1,047 3.1 74 1,157 1,133 2.1
Wyoming 95 495 508 -2.6 91 535 579 -7.5
Subtotal 12,098 12,074 0.2 12,715 12,893 -1.4
Totals 2,659 57,126 56,846 0.5 2,628 59,501 59,858 -0.6

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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