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October 2023 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
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 140 140 0.1 2 135 136 -0.4
Maine 71 523 516 1.4 72 552 548 0.8
Massachusetts 15 147 145 1.1 14 144 144 -0.4
New Hampshire 77 325 321 1.3 80 319 313 1.8
New Jersey 5 269 260 3.5 17 259 269 -4.0
New York 37 1,125 1,117 0.7 37 1,165 1,138 2.4
Pennsylvania 50 2,101 2,064 1.8 48 2,057 2,026 1.5
Rhode Island 4 64 63 1.6 5 63 64 -1.9
Vermont 14 275 268 2.5 19 261 253 3.4
Subtotal 4,969 4,894 1.5 4,955 4,891 1.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 3 133 130 2.3 3 139 142 -2.0
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 97 2,335 2,374 -1.6 98 2,181 2,102 3.8
Georgia 59 1,797 1,780 1.0 60 1,679 1,664 0.9
Maryland 3 567 559 1.5 3 555 564 -1.6
North Carolina 56 1,969 1,911 3.0 56 1,880 1,845 1.9
South Carolina 55 1,626 1,600 1.6 56 1,532 1,493 2.6
Virginia 324 2,012 1,973 2.0 326 1,933 1,942 -0.4
West Virginia 15 455 440 3.4 17 446 437 2.0
Subtotal 10,894 10,767 1.2 10,345 10,189 1.5
North Central
Illinois 32 1,587 1,615 -1.7 25 1,492 1,513 -1.4
Indiana 24 1,569 1,560 0.6 23 1,515 1,470 3.1
Iowa 74 1,262 1,259 0.2 73 1,260 1,262 -0.2
Kansas 64 969 951 1.9 66 935 923 1.3
Michigan 58 1,764 1,762 0.1 59 1,816 1,779 2.1
Minnesota 23 1,473 1,504 -2.1 22 1,579 1,596 -1.1
Missouri 84 1,770 1,774 -0.2 82 1,707 1,724 -1.0
Nebraska 32 775 754 2.8 30 785 770 2.0
North Dakota 48 391 391 0.2 51 398 391 1.7
Ohio 51 1,775 1,745 1.7 50 1,736 1,704 1.9
South Dakota 34 478 469 1.9 34 483 478 1.0
Wisconsin 116 1,673 1,653 1.2 119 1,695 1,673 1.3
Subtotal 15,486 15,437 0.3 15,401 15,283 0.8
South Gulf
Alabama 76 1,509 1,477 2.2 77 1,457 1,441 1.1
Arkansas 8 1,116 1,106 0.9 9 1,012 1,011 0.1
Kentucky 26 1,568 1,546 1.4 27 1,547 1,510 2.4
Louisiana 22 1,066 1,077 -0.9 22 1,098 1,115 -1.6
Mississippi 48 1,210 1,190 1.7 46 1,152 1,140 1.0
Oklahoma 39 1,282 1,273 0.8 38 1,232 1,236 -0.3
Tennessee 33 1,774 1,703 4.2 32 1,677 1,625 3.2
Texas 134 5,278 5,209 1.3 133 5,020 4,986 0.7
Subtotal 14,803 14,581 1.5 14,195 14,064 0.9
West
Alaska 35 100 97 4.0 35 118 116 1.4
Arizona 65 1,287 1,262 2.0 65 1,201 1,188 1.0
California 44 3,607 3,605 0.1 42 3,540 3,555 -0.4
Colorado 73 1,111 1,104 0.7 73 1,148 1,139 0.8
Hawaii 13 74 77 -3.2 12 68 70 -2.6
Idaho 120 635 624 1.8 118 651 641 1.6
Montana 58 567 580 -2.4 57 661 652 1.3
Nevada 39 431 427 0.9 37 420 415 1.3
New Mexico 11 881 858 2.7 12 847 847 0.0
Oregon 90 908 904 0.5 93 938 947 -0.9
Utah - 618 610 1.2 27 662 644 2.8
Washington 72 1,038 1,028 1.0 72 1,076 1,076 0.0
Wyoming 86 444 439 1.1 89 513 503 1.9
Subtotal 11,701 11,615 0.7 11,843 11,793 0.4
Totals 2,619 57,858 57,294 1.0 2,663 56,735 56,217 0.9

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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