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October 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban 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 12 1,993 1,945 2.5 12 1,847 1,857 -0.5
Maine 30 275 274 0.3 27 277 276 0.6
Massachusetts 202 4,082 3,991 2.3 208 3,887 3,872 0.4
New Hampshire 65 564 549 2.8 67 555 542 2.5
New Jersey 61 5,069 4,905 3.3 126 4,737 4,759 -0.5
New York 51 5,746 5,616 2.3 51 5,539 5,548 -0.2
Pennsylvania 46 4,785 4,724 1.3 44 4,516 4,508 0.2
Rhode Island 20 509 502 1.3 25 568 550 3.1
Vermont 11 128 125 2.5 15 120 118 1.1
Subtotal 23,151 22,631 2.3 22,046 22,030 0.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 10 440 455 -3.2 8 437 443 -1.3
District of Columbia 8 179 180 -0.3 7 174 177 -1.6
Florida 159 10,621 10,549 0.7 159 10,039 9,546 5.2
Georgia 112 5,625 5,608 0.3 111 5,408 5,413 -0.1
Maryland 32 3,407 3,338 2.1 32 3,239 3,312 -2.2
North Carolina 51 5,222 5,047 3.5 51 4,793 4,710 1.8
South Carolina 42 2,239 2,211 1.3 43 2,135 2,094 1.9
Virginia 359 3,823 3,734 2.4 350 3,605 3,647 -1.2
West Virginia 10 541 537 0.8 8 541 536 0.9
Subtotal 32,097 31,659 1.4 30,371 29,878 1.7
North Central
Illinois 47 5,207 5,131 1.5 46 4,865 4,886 -0.4
Indiana 30 2,562 2,517 1.8 27 2,645 2,618 1.0
Iowa 26 887 896 -1.0 25 900 912 -1.4
Kansas 16 994 1,018 -2.3 14 978 1,002 -2.4
Michigan 48 4,883 4,867 0.3 48 4,764 4,765 0.0
Minnesota 11 2,224 2,163 2.8 14 2,290 2,163 5.9
Missouri 66 2,787 2,785 0.1 63 2,692 2,719 -1.0
Nebraska 17 684 667 2.5 21 692 655 5.7
North Dakota 9 178 177 0.9 9 175 173 0.9
Ohio 92 5,099 5,081 0.4 91 4,996 4,990 0.1
South Dakota 3 206 205 0.4 2 205 205 0.0
Wisconsin 135 2,364 2,366 -0.1 135 2,284 2,334 -2.2
Subtotal 28,075 27,873 0.7 27,486 27,422 0.2
South Gulf
Alabama 154 2,339 2,285 2.4 151 2,233 2,229 0.2
Arkansas - 1,268 1,263 0.4 - 1,235 1,236 -0.1
Kentucky 21 1,558 1,549 0.6 19 1,519 1,503 1.1
Louisiana 20 2,301 2,302 -0.1 20 2,173 2,202 -1.3
Mississippi 28 1,041 1,021 2.0 28 1,010 999 1.2
Oklahoma 31 1,591 1,607 -1.0 31 1,562 1,603 -2.6
Tennessee 29 3,618 3,505 3.2 29 3,594 3,548 1.3
Texas 69 15,220 14,882 2.3 72 14,500 14,279 1.5
Subtotal 28,936 28,414 1.8 27,826 27,599 0.8
West
Alaska 49 183 186 -1.2 49 189 192 -1.8
Arizona 129 3,722 3,660 1.7 133 3,560 3,535 0.7
California 59 19,057 18,714 1.8 63 19,284 18,913 2.0
Colorado 41 2,709 2,728 -0.7 38 2,765 2,738 1.0
Hawaii 49 475 473 0.3 47 443 449 -1.2
Idaho 68 558 546 2.3 66 542 538 0.8
Montana 13 215 221 -2.7 12 225 226 -0.5
Nevada 31 1,338 1,319 1.4 33 1,281 1,274 0.5
New Mexico 21 803 792 1.4 9 755 748 0.9
Oregon 38 1,497 1,489 0.6 45 1,485 1,496 -0.8
Utah - 1,592 1,565 1.7 66 1,545 1,525 1.3
Washington 90 2,879 2,827 1.8 90 2,948 2,921 0.9
Wyoming 25 158 157 0.4 27 166 165 0.8
Subtotal 35,186 34,677 1.5 35,188 34,720 1.3
Totals 2,746 147,446 145,252 1.5 2,867 142,912 141,648 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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