All road and street travel in the U.S. decreased by 13%, or 36.5 billion vehicle miles, for June 2020, compared to June 2019, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHA) most recent numbers.
Month-over-month miles driven went up by 15.6% when compared to May 2020. Overall travel for the month is estimated to be 244.7 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative travel for the year went down by 16.6%, or 264.2 billion vehicle miles, to an estimated 1,331.2 billion vehicle miles of travel.
On a year-over-year basis, all of the regions saw decreases in its miles driven. The Northeast region had the largest decrease, as its percentage went down by 19.2%. The West region had the next highest percentage decrease in its miles driven, as it went down by 13.7%. The South-Atlantic region had a decrease of 12.3% when compared to the same time period last year. The North-Central region wasn’t too far behind the South-Atlantic region, as it went down by 12%. The South-Gulf region went down by 9.9%.
The chart below was provided by the FHA and features year-over-year figures in billions:
|
Region |
2020 Total Travel in Billions of Miles |
Percentage Change from 2019 |
|
Northeast |
31.1 |
-19.2 |
|
South-Atlantic |
52.9 |
-12.3 |
|
North-Central |
55.0 |
-12.0 |
|
South-Gulf |
51.3 |
-9.9 |
|
West |
54.4 |
-13.7 |
