Travel on all roads and streets continued its upward rise in October, up 2.4 percent, or 6.4 billion vehicle miles, for October 2015 compared to October 2014. This is according to the latest numbers from The Federal Highway Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Miles driven for October is estimated to be 273.5 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative travel for the year is up 3.4 percent, or 86.5 billion vehicle miles. The cumulative estimate for the year is 2,630.7 billion vehicle miles.
Month over month, miles driven were up 5.3 percent. The West showed the largest increase, up 4.7 percent, followed by the South-Atlantic, up 2.4 percent.
Month-over-month figures in millions:
| Region | September 2015 (Preliminary) | October 2015 (Revised) | Percent Change |
| Northeast | 38,552 | 38,365 | -0.5 |
| South Atlantic | 53,141 | 57,622 | +8.4 |
| North Central | 60,276 | 61,908 | +2.7 |
| South Gulf | 52,010 | 53,625 | +3.1 |
| West | 55,737 | 62,015 | +11.3 |
| Total | 259,717 | 273,530 | +5.4 |
Year-over-year figures in millions:
| Region | October 2014 | October 2015 | Percent Change |
| Northeast | 38,147 | 38,365 | +0.6 |
| South Atlantic | 56,274 | 57,622 | +2.4 |
| North Central | 60,907 | 61,908 | +1.6 |
| South Gulf | 52,623 | 53,625 | +1.9 |
| West | 59,206 | 62,015 | +4.7 |
| Total | 267,153 | 273,530 | +2.4 |
