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January 2024 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2024 (Preliminary) 2023 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 115 116 -1.3 2 120 116 3.4
Maine 71 391 377 3.9 72 431 422 2.0
Massachusetts 15 107 105 2.0 16 118 117 0.8
New Hampshire 63 260 253 2.5 61 272 264 3.0
New Jersey 5 226 230 -1.7 19 244 239 2.4
New York 31 963 967 -0.4 40 1,020 1,026 -0.6
Pennsylvania 51 1,568 1,617 -3.0 49 1,786 1,707 4.7
Rhode Island 4 51 51 -0.8 4 58 57 2.2
Vermont 15 226 223 1.0 13 241 235 2.6
Subtotal 3,907 3,939 -0.8 4,290 4,183 2.6
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 110 114 -3.0 2 93 90 2.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,327 2,349 -1.0 99 2,480 2,508 -1.1
Georgia 59 1,604 1,630 -1.6 60 1,744 1,739 0.3
Maryland 6 441 464 -4.9 6 522 518 0.8
North Carolina 23 1,700 1,725 -1.5 56 1,858 1,849 0.5
South Carolina 49 1,470 1,485 -1.1 51 1,512 1,519 -0.5
Virginia 330 1,587 1,651 -3.9 329 1,817 1,793 1.3
West Virginia 10 340 362 -6.1 14 391 383 2.2
Subtotal 9,579 9,780 -2.1 10,417 10,399 0.2
North Central
Illinois 15 1,214 1,283 -5.3 29 1,412 1,407 0.4
Indiana 23 2,085 2,107 -1.0 22 2,319 2,221 4.4
Iowa 78 1,038 1,027 1.1 76 1,131 1,096 3.2
Kansas 18 737 797 -7.5 66 882 846 4.2
Michigan 60 1,316 1,380 -4.7 60 1,526 1,441 5.9
Minnesota 27 1,081 1,092 -1.0 20 1,209 1,103 9.6
Missouri 87 1,453 1,533 -5.2 87 1,704 1,703 0.1
Nebraska 31 591 587 0.7 30 730 662 10.2
North Dakota 50 311 317 -2.1 43 336 285 17.9
Ohio 49 1,428 1,441 -1.0 50 1,586 1,532 3.5
South Dakota 36 351 355 -1.1 34 409 359 13.9
Wisconsin 116 1,320 1,333 -1.0 136 1,502 1,402 7.2
Subtotal 12,925 13,252 -2.5 14,746 14,057 4.9
South Gulf
Alabama 76 1,264 1,325 -4.6 75 1,381 1,365 1.2
Arkansas 7 842 897 -6.1 7 974 953 2.2
Kentucky 28 1,235 1,289 -4.2 29 1,420 1,396 1.7
Louisiana 21 985 1,033 -4.6 22 1,125 1,130 -0.4
Mississippi 46 1,033 1,051 -1.8 49 1,139 1,122 1.5
Oklahoma 39 1,046 1,084 -3.5 39 1,216 1,173 3.6
Tennessee 17 1,359 1,490 -8.8 26 1,597 1,557 2.6
Texas 12 4,766 4,787 -0.4 129 5,267 5,120 2.9
Subtotal 12,530 12,956 -3.3 14,119 13,816 2.2
West
Alaska 33 84 83 1.8 30 88 81 8.5
Arizona 70 1,068 1,066 0.1 72 1,176 1,171 0.5
California 19 3,449 3,296 4.7 30 3,658 3,680 -0.6
Colorado 72 920 912 0.9 74 979 960 2.0
Hawaii 13 77 80 -4.5 11 79 79 0.0
Idaho 116 480 498 -3.7 118 533 501 6.3
Montana 62 393 413 -4.8 55 455 406 12.0
Nevada 38 347 337 2.8 38 389 370 5.0
New Mexico 10 799 796 0.4 13 877 873 0.5
Oregon 98 668 756 -11.7 101 782 742 5.3
Utah 27 538 539 -0.2 26 570 547 4.2
Washington 79 793 856 -7.3 76 896 817 9.7
Wyoming 84 316 297 6.6 81 346 313 10.3
Subtotal 9,932 9,929 0.0 10,828 10,540 2.7
Totals 2,391 48,872 49,859 -2.0 2,647 54,400 52,997 2.6

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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