September 2009 Traffic Volume Trends
Friday, November 20, 2009
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- Travel on all roads and streets changed by 2.5% (5.8 billion vehicle miles)
for September 2009 as compared with September 2008. - Travel for the month is estimated to be 240.7 billion vehicle miles.
- Cumulative Travel for 2009 changed by 0.3% (6.7 billion vehicle miles).
- Cumulative estimate for the year is 2,208.5 billion vehicle miles of travel.
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Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - September 2009 - (in Billions)
Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.
Region | Total Travel | Percentage Change |
---|---|---|
North-East | 38.0 | 1.8 |
South-Atlantic | 49.8 | 2.7 |
North-Central | 55.3 | 2.3 |
South-Gulf | 47.1 | 2.7 |
West | 50.4 | 2.7 |
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 November 09, 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 (September 2009)
- Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for September 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