All road and street travel increased by 1%, or 2.1 billion vehicle miles, for October 2019, compared to October 2018, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHA) most recent numbers.
Month-over-month miles driven slightly decreased by a total of 0.3% compared to September 2019.
Overall travel for the month is estimated to be 285.1 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative travel for the year went up by 1%, or 27 billion vehicle miles, to an estimated 2,722.1 billion vehicle miles of travel.
On a year-over-year basis, every region saw an increase in its miles driven. The West region had the largest increase, as its percentage rose by 1.6%. The South-Atlantic region had the next highest percentage in its miles driven, as it increased by 1.1%. Both the Northeast and South-Gulf regions increased by 0.8%, followed by the North-Central region which improved by 0.7%.
The chart below was provided by the FHA and features year-over-year figures in billions:
| Region | 2019 Total Travel in Billions | Percentage Change from 2018 |
| Northeast | 38.6 | 0.8 |
| South-Atlantic | 62.2 | 1.1 |
| North-Central | 63.9 | 0.7 |
| South-Gulf | 56.1 | 0.8 |
| West | 64.2 | 1.6 |
