October 2009 Traffic Volume Trends
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
- Travel on all roads and streets changed by -0.5% (-1.4 billion vehicle miles)
for October 2009 as compared with October 2008. - Travel for the month is estimated to be 250.8 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2009 changed by 0.2% (4.8 billion vehicle miles).
- Cumulative estimate for the year is 2,458.8 billion vehicle miles of travel.
Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - October 2009 - (in Billions)
Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region | Total Travel | Percentage Change |
---|---|---|
North-East | 38.0 | -1.2 |
South-Atlantic | 53.1 | 0.4 |
North-Central | 56.5 | -1.3 |
South-Gulf | 48.6 | -1.2 |
West | 54.5 | 0.3 |
Note:
- All data for this month are preliminary. Revised values for the previous month are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- All vehicle-miles of travel computed with 2007 Table VM-2 as a base.
- Compiled with data on hand as of December 08, 2009.
- Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2008
- For information on total licensed drivers in the U.S. visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm. Select the year of interest then Section III (Driver Licensing).
- For information on total registered motor vehicles in the U.S., visit https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm Select the year of interest and Section II (Motor Vehicles).
- Travel Trends (October 2009)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for October 2009
- Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State
- Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State
- Changes on All Estimated Roads by Region and State
- Volume Trends - Rural
- Volume Trends - Urban
- Figure 1 - Moving 12-Month Total on All Highways
- Figure 2 - Travel on U.S. Highways By Month