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February 2024 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State February January
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2024 (Preliminary) 2023 2024
(Revised)
2023
Northeast
Connecticut 2 106 102 4.4 2 115 116 -1.3
Maine 72 388 366 6.2 71 391 377 3.9
Massachusetts 15 107 103 4.3 15 107 105 2.0
New Hampshire 55 258 242 6.5 63 260 253 2.5
New Jersey 5 212 207 2.4 18 220 230 -4.3
New York 35 931 901 3.3 31 963 967 -0.4
Pennsylvania 51 1,593 1,573 1.3 51 1,568 1,617 -3.0
Rhode Island 4 47 47 0.1 4 51 51 -0.8
Vermont 17 235 221 6.2 15 226 223 1.0
Subtotal 3,877 3,762 3.1 3,901 3,939 -1.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 4 152 149 2.3 2 110 114 -3.0
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,236 2,237 -0.1 98 2,327 2,349 -1.0
Georgia 58 1,555 1,542 0.8 59 1,604 1,630 -1.6
Maryland 5 441 441 -0.1 6 441 464 -4.9
North Carolina 22 1,658 1,627 1.9 23 1,700 1,725 -1.5
South Carolina 49 1,392 1,365 1.9 49 1,470 1,485 -1.1
Virginia 331 1,584 1,555 1.9 330 1,587 1,651 -3.9
West Virginia 17 346 343 0.8 10 340 362 -6.1
Subtotal 9,364 9,259 1.1 9,579 9,780 -2.1
North Central
Illinois 23 1,218 1,200 1.5 15 1,214 1,283 -5.3
Indiana 22 2,055 2,004 2.6 23 2,085 2,107 -1.0
Iowa 62 1,024 973 5.2 78 1,038 1,027 1.1
Kansas 18 744 733 1.4 18 737 797 -7.5
Michigan 59 1,349 1,301 3.7 60 1,316 1,380 -4.7
Minnesota 25 1,018 966 5.4 27 1,081 1,092 -1.0
Missouri 87 1,491 1,466 1.7 87 1,453 1,533 -5.2
Nebraska 28 601 560 7.5 31 591 587 0.7
North Dakota 49 302 287 4.9 50 311 317 -2.1
Ohio 48 1,422 1,391 2.2 49 1,428 1,441 -1.0
South Dakota 36 360 332 8.3 36 351 355 -1.1
Wisconsin 118 1,298 1,215 6.9 116 1,320 1,333 -1.0
Subtotal 12,882 12,428 3.7 12,925 13,252 -2.5
South Gulf
Alabama 76 1,309 1,275 2.7 76 1,264 1,325 -4.6
Arkansas 6 794 808 -1.7 7 842 897 -6.1
Kentucky 30 1,274 1,260 1.1 28 1,235 1,289 -4.2
Louisiana 21 1,003 1,011 -0.7 21 985 1,033 -4.6
Mississippi 42 1,004 978 2.7 46 1,033 1,051 -1.8
Oklahoma 38 1,041 1,011 3.0 39 1,046 1,084 -3.5
Tennessee 22 1,434 1,366 5.0 17 1,359 1,490 -8.8
Texas 126 4,440 4,311 3.0 12 4,766 4,787 -0.4
Subtotal 12,299 12,020 2.3 12,530 12,956 -3.3
West
Alaska 34 81 78 4.6 33 84 83 1.8
Arizona 69 1,035 1,027 0.8 70 1,068 1,066 0.1
California 41 3,070 3,072 -0.1 19 3,449 3,296 4.7
Colorado 72 881 870 1.2 72 920 912 0.9
Hawaii 13 71 71 -0.2 13 77 80 -4.5
Idaho 118 488 466 4.7 116 480 498 -3.7
Montana 59 386 380 1.5 62 393 413 -4.8
Nevada 40 320 309 3.4 38 347 337 2.8
New Mexico 9 755 737 2.5 10 799 796 0.4
Oregon 99 722 689 4.8 98 668 756 -11.7
Utah - 514 501 2.5 27 538 539 -0.2
Washington 80 763 740 3.2 79 793 856 -7.3
Wyoming 75 303 281 7.8 84 316 297 6.6
Subtotal 9,389 9,221 1.8 9,932 9,929 0.0
Totals 2,483 47,810 46,689 2.4 2,404 48,866 49,859 -2.0

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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