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North Carolina Traffic Volume

Vehicle miles traveled, latest August 2026 (preliminary)

August 2026
12.1 billion
vehicle miles
Change from a year earlier
+0.4%
Last 12 months
132 billion
+7.1% from the year before
Rank among states
#4
By vehicle miles traveled

Vehicle miles by month

Millions of miles

North Carolina vehicle miles traveled by month, millions

Monthly travel

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MonthVehicle milesA year earlierChangeStations
August 2026preliminary12.1 billion12 billion+0.4%136
July 202612.2 billion12.1 billion+0.8%135
June 202612 billion11.8 billion+1.6%133
May 202611.9 billion11.9 billion-0.3%128
April 202611.6 billion11.3 billion+2.6%131
March 202611.5 billion11.1 billion+3.5%131
February 20269.2 billion9.1 billion+0.8%132
January 20269.6 billion9.5 billion+0.4%124
December 202510.4 billion10.3 billion+1.6%128
November 202510.5 billion10.3 billion+1.2%127
October 202510.7 billion10.7 billion+0.8%125
September 202510.3 billion10 billion+2.9%123
August 202511.2 billion11 billion+2.2%133
July 202511.4 billion11 billion+3.2%132
June 202511.1 billion10.9 billion+1.3%132
May 202511.1 billion11 billion+0.9%130
April 202510.5 billion10.3 billion+2.8%128
March 202510.3 billion10.2 billion+1.3%133
February 20258.5 billion8.8 billion-3.9%128
January 20258.8 billion9.1 billion-2.7%123
December 20249.5 billion9.3 billion+2.0%87
November 20249.6 billion9.6 billion0.0%89
October 202411.1 billion10.9 billion+1.8%87
September 202410 billion10.2 billion-2.5%89
August 202410.8 billion10.8 billion-0.6%88
July 202410.7 billion10.9 billion-2.1%88
June 202410.5 billion10.5 billion-0.3%93
May 202410.8 billion10.7 billion+0.9%91
April 20249 billion8.9 billion+0.9%92
March 202410.4 billion10.5 billion-1.3%92
February 20249.3 billion9.2 billion+0.8%58
January 20249.6 billion9.7 billion-0.3%60
December 20239.7 billion9.8 billion-1.3%124
November 20239.9 billion9.9 billion+0.8%125
October 202310.7 billion10.6 billion+1.5%124
September 202310.1 billion10 billion+0.3%124

Vehicle miles traveled are FHWA estimates built from about 5,000 continuous traffic counting stations that states operate, expanded to all public roads. The latest month is preliminary and is revised in the next month's report; percent changes compare the same month a year earlier. Where a state reported no stations, FHWA estimates its travel from nearby states or the national trend.

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Source: Federal Highway Administration, Traffic Volume Trends, Table 5 · Last updated 08/01/2026