The Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its traffic volume report for the month of January, where the report found that road travel in the United States increased for January 2017, as compared with January 2016.
Seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for January 2017 is 266.1 billion miles, an increase of 2.2 percent (5.8 billion vehicle miles) from last year, marking the fourth year in a row that January miles driven has increased.
Whereas the seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for January 2016 is 264.3 billion miles, a 2.7 percent (7.0 billion vehicle miles) increase over January 2015.
Cumulative travel for 2017 increased 2.2 percent with 242.3 billion vehicle miles of travel, according to the report.
Estimated Vehicle-Miles (Billions) of Travel by Region – January 2017
Region Total Travel Percentage Change
North-East 32.9 3.2
South-Atlantic 54.3 4.3
North-Central 53.8 0.9
South-Gulf 50.3 1.4
West 51.0 1.6
Estimated Vehicle-Miles (Billions) of Travel by Region – January 2016
Region Total Travel Percentage Change
North-East 32.5 3.7
South-Atlantic 52.7 1.1
North-Central 54.2 1.4
South-Gulf 49.7 3.1
West 51.8 1.6
