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January 2010 Traffic Volume Trends

Monday, March 22, 2010
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Public Affairs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, www.transportation.gov/briefingroom Follow us on Twitter @USDOTFHWA
  • Travel on all roads and streets changed by -1.6% (-3.7 billion vehicle miles)
    for January 2010 as compared with January 2009.
  • Travel for the month is estimated to be 222.8 billion vehicle miles.
  • Cumulative Travel for 2010 changed by -1.6% (-3.7 billion vehicle miles).
  • Cumulative estimate for the year is 222.8 billion vehicle miles of travel.
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Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - January 2010 - (in Billions)
Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.

Region Total Travel Percentage Change
North-East 32.9 1.4
South-Atlantic 48.7 -2.9
North-Central 49.9 0.3
South-Gulf 45.0 -3.3
West 46.2 -2.8

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 2008 Table VM-2 as a base.
  • Compiled with data on hand as of March 12, 2010.
  • 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).
  1. Travel Trends (January 2010)
  2. Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for January 2010
  3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State
  4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State
  5. Changes on All Estimated Roads by Region and State
  6. Volume Trends - Rural
  7. Volume Trends - Urban
  8. Figure 1 - Moving 12-Month Total on All Highways
  9. Figure 2 - Travel on U.S. Highways By Month