Vehicle Miles Traveled in 2020 Slid 13.2% YoY, NE DN most


   
   OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) --- Cumulative travel for the full year 2020 is 
estimated at 2,829.7 billion miles, down 13.2% or 430.2 billion vehicle miles 
compared with the January-December 2019 period, according to the latest data 
from the Federal Highway Administration.

   The FHA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, reported 
that based on preliminary reports from the State Highway Agencies, U.S. drivers 
traveled an estimated 244.1 billion vehicle miles during the month of December, 
down 28.1 billion or 10.3% from the corresponding month in 2019. This total 
includes 72.2 billion vehicle-miles on rural roads and 172.0 billion 
vehicle-miles on urban roads and streets.

   The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for December is 244.5 billion 
miles, down 0.3% from month prior and 10.6% or 28.9 billion vehicle miles lower 
than December 2019.

   In the U.S. North-East region, total miles traveled in December was 31.7 
billion miles, tumbling 15.2% from the same month in 2019. Of states in the 
region, DOT data show miles traveled in Vermont sank 19.1% during the period 
profiled while Pennsylvania registered an 18.4% year-on-year downturn.

   VMT totaled 54.2 billion miles in the South-Atlantic, down 9.2% versus the 
December 2019 level with travel down a steep 18.7% in the District of Columbia 
over the same timeframe.

   Data show VMT in the West slid 11.2% versus the same month a year ago at 
54.9 billion miles.

   The North-Central region reported an 11.9% drop in VMT versus December 2019 
at 52.4 billion miles with Michigan registering sharp 16.6% falloff. Kentucky 
recorded the highest drop off of states in the South-Gulf, with a 10.1% decline 
while the South-Gulf region as a whole reported a 5.4% drop in VMT versus the 
corresponding month a year ago at 50.9 billion miles.




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