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August 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 10 2,033 1,966 3.4 10 1,959 1,941 0.9
Maine 26 305 298 2.3 24 299 293 2.0
Massachusetts 205 4,162 4,068 2.3 213 3,945 3,899 1.2
New Hampshire 65 617 603 2.3 67 609 600 1.4
New Jersey 69 5,271 5,115 3.0 123 5,154 5,008 2.9
New York 52 5,905 5,734 3.0 57 5,808 5,656 2.7
Pennsylvania 47 4,953 4,751 4.2 47 4,682 4,611 1.6
Rhode Island 23 561 539 4.1 24 480 485 -1.1
Vermont 16 128 126 1.5 18 127 123 2.8
Subtotal 23,935 23,200 3.2 23,063 22,616 2.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 7 465 456 2.0 14 414 411 0.8
District of Columbia 7 189 189 -0.1 11 190 187 1.6
Florida 158 10,320 10,289 0.3 161 10,301 10,125 1.7
Georgia 109 5,642 5,611 0.6 109 5,480 5,358 2.3
Maryland 37 3,421 3,385 1.1 35 3,345 3,306 1.2
North Carolina 50 4,932 4,830 2.1 51 4,827 4,661 3.5
South Carolina 41 2,233 2,228 0.2 42 2,222 2,179 2.0
Virginia 356 3,859 3,799 1.6 355 3,741 3,675 1.8
West Virginia 6 557 545 2.1 10 552 535 3.1
Subtotal 31,618 31,332 0.9 31,072 30,437 2.1
North Central
Illinois 46 5,258 5,129 2.5 47 4,986 4,959 0.5
Indiana 31 2,793 2,687 4.0 31 2,725 2,625 3.8
Iowa 29 947 947 0.0 30 931 920 1.3
Kansas 15 1,036 1,025 1.0 17 992 981 1.1
Michigan 51 5,072 5,012 1.2 49 4,899 4,901 0.0
Minnesota 9 2,238 2,185 2.4 17 2,304 2,215 4.0
Missouri 63 2,811 2,807 0.1 63 2,775 2,732 1.6
Nebraska 18 687 664 3.5 20 653 622 5.0
North Dakota 8 178 172 3.5 8 172 168 2.4
Ohio 94 5,324 5,195 2.5 98 5,098 4,991 2.1
South Dakota 3 207 204 1.3 4 199 197 0.8
Wisconsin 130 2,495 2,479 0.7 132 2,413 2,415 -0.1
Subtotal 29,046 28,506 1.9 28,147 27,726 1.5
South Gulf
Alabama 149 2,337 2,278 2.6 146 2,322 2,272 2.2
Arkansas 1 1,300 1,252 3.8 1 1,303 1,259 3.5
Kentucky 21 1,569 1,532 2.4 21 1,506 1,450 3.9
Louisiana 18 2,235 2,228 0.3 20 2,299 2,231 3.1
Mississippi 29 1,061 1,024 3.6 28 1,043 1,014 2.8
Oklahoma 30 1,617 1,617 0.0 29 1,595 1,583 0.7
Tennessee 29 3,707 3,641 1.8 29 3,409 3,375 1.0
Texas 75 14,984 14,383 4.2 78 14,727 14,121 4.3
Subtotal 28,810 27,955 3.1 28,204 27,305 3.3
West
Alaska 49 208 204 1.8 46 201 199 1.3
Arizona 33 3,700 3,563 3.8 139 3,582 3,508 2.1
California 54 19,968 19,183 4.1 44 20,668 19,352 6.8
Colorado 38 2,904 2,870 1.2 38 2,747 2,712 1.3
Hawaii 47 453 461 -1.7 48 450 452 -0.4
Idaho 68 574 565 1.6 64 563 551 2.2
Montana 14 240 238 0.7 14 237 233 1.9
Nevada 34 1,359 1,340 1.4 35 1,298 1,268 2.4
New Mexico 10 761 744 2.2 9 811 785 3.3
Oregon 39 1,583 1,582 0.1 40 1,588 1,556 2.1
Utah 66 1,621 1,582 2.4 68 1,553 1,493 4.0
Washington 87 3,249 3,220 0.9 89 3,246 3,177 2.2
Wyoming 27 181 177 2.2 28 180 172 4.2
Subtotal 36,801 35,729 3.0 37,124 35,458 4.7
Totals 2,699 150,209 146,722 2.4 2,901 147,609 143,541 2.8

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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