August 2016 Traffic Volume Trends

• Travel on all roads and streets changed by 3.4% (9.3 billion vehicle miles) for August 2016 as compared with August 2015.
• Travel for the month is estimated to be 284.9 billion vehicle miles.
• The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for August 2016 is 268.6 billion miles, a 2.5% (6.5 billion vehicle miles) increase over August 2015. It also represents a 0.8% decrease (-2.2 billion vehicle miles) compared with July 2016.
• Cumulative Travel for 2016 changed by 3.1% (65.3 billion vehicle miles).
• The cumulative estimate for the year is 2,152.4 billion vehicle miles of travel.

41.2
1.2%

58.9
3.5%

63.6
2.1%

56.8
4.1%

64.4
5.3%

• Estimated Vehicle-Miles of Travel by Region - August 2016 - (in Billions)
• Change in Traffic as compared to same month last year.

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 Highway Statistics 2014 Table VM-2 as a base.
• Compiled with data on hand as of October 11, 2016.
• Some historical data were revised based on HPMS and amended TVT data as of December 2014.
• For information on total licensed drivers in the U.S. visit http://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 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm. Select the year of interest and Section II (Motor Vehicles).
• Seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled removes seasonal changes allowing month-to-month, year-to-year trend comparisons.

1. Travel Trends (August 2016)
2. Individual Monthly Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. for August 2016
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
10. Figure 3 - Seasonally Adjusted Vehicle Miles Traveled