Vehicle Travel Rises for Seventh Month in Row; September Miles Driven Up 1.5 Percent over Previous Year

Vehicle Travel Rises for Seventh Month in Row; September Miles Driven Up 1.5 Percent over Previous Year
December 10, 2010

Vehicle travel on the nation’s roadways rose 1.5 percent from September 2009 to September 2010, according to the latest report from the Federal Highway Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation. A total of 247.8 billion vehicle miles were driven during the month, compared with 244.1 billion vehicle miles driven during September 2009—a 3.7 billion increase.

This is the seventh consecutive month during which travel has risen this year over last year.

However, vehicle travel dropped 8.0 percent from August to September—as travel totaled 267.4 billion vehicle-driven miles for the month of July.

Regionally, travel was up throughout the nation as well, with the greatest increase in the South-Gulf region (see chart at right for more information).

Vehicle Miles Driven by Region (in millions)
	September 2009	September 2010	% Change
Northeast	38,123	38,554	+1.1
South Atlantic	50,653	51,367	+1.4
North Central	56,564	57,392	+1.5
South Gulf	47,519	48,590	+2.3
West	51,261	51,868	+1.2
Total	244,119	247,771	+1.5

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