Road travel, road miles and fuel use by state

Name: Road travel, road miles and fuel use by state (United States)
Creator: Federal Highway Administration (with Census population)
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Vehicle-miles travelled on public roads in 2024 per resident, the share of travel on urban roads and on Interstates, miles of public road, and highway use of gasoline per resident (per-person figures and shares derived by Quadranac with the July 1, 2024 population estimate), from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Statistics 2024 (Tables VM-2, HM-20 and MF-21). The U.S. row sums the 50 states and DC. Travel and fuel are counted where they happen, so states with heavy through traffic score high per resident.

Reference period: 2024
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Vehicle-miles travelled per resident (derived), 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Vehicle-miles travelled per resident (derived). Highest: Wyoming (17k); lowest: District of Columbia (5,120); national value 9,688. Full data in the table below.Source: Federal Highway Administration (with Census population).

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United States	9,688	68.9	25.9	4,208,454	374	3,294,031
Alabama	14,120	59.9	23.1	99,025	587	72,904
Alaska	7,471	57.2	30.7	17,654	286	5,503
Arizona	9,323	73.7	24.1	76,079	367	70,451
Arkansas	12,717	53.3	27.8	99,200	441	39,372
California	8,280	81.2	26.2	177,607	308	325,959
Colorado	9,196	70.7	27.6	89,955	362	55,068
Connecticut	8,422	89.7	33.4	21,472	386	30,947
Delaware	9,462	72.6	14.6	6,695	440	9,937
District of Columbia	5,120	100	14.2	1,519	142	3,539
Florida	10,723	83.6	18.8	124,581	358	249,474
Georgia	10,908	69.5	28.6	127,308	412	122,216
Hawaii	7,420	82.2	17.5	4,628	276	10,647
Idaho	10,019	43.2	24.8	59,240	329	20,046
Illinois	8,210	76.1	32.3	146,034	309	104,290
Indiana	12,723	61.5	23.7	97,401	400	88,231
Iowa	10,468	41.3	25.4	115,063	428	33,817
Kansas	10,680	53.2	24.8	138,993	429	31,670
Kentucky	10,726	47.6	33	79,678	455	49,168
Louisiana	11,942	62.3	30.6	66,515	422	55,109
Maine	10,764	33.9	23.8	22,862	407	15,161
Maryland	9,135	80.2	30.6	32,669	349	57,049
Massachusetts	8,687	95.4	28.4	36,931	337	62,013
Michigan	9,868	68.9	22.6	122,056	384	99,661
Minnesota	10,208	60	21.7	142,488	358	59,181
Mississippi	14,085	41.3	22.6	78,398	528	41,554
Missouri	13,103	55.2	27.5	132,993	476	81,807
Montana	12,188	29.3	25.2	74,705	446	13,865
Nebraska	10,919	46.8	22.1	95,295	410	21,900
Nevada	8,739	79.5	27.8	47,564	343	28,433
New Hampshire	9,836	60.2	23.9	16,269	458	13,854
New Jersey	8,359	93.3	21.5	38,778	358	79,460
New Mexico	13,469	40.8	28.4	72,243	417	28,645
New York	6,043	78.9	22.6	116,320	244	120,869
North Carolina	11,854	61.1	22.5	108,827	438	131,008
North Dakota	12,642	32.3	22.2	88,565	467	10,030
Ohio	9,783	70.4	29.7	122,970	382	116,036
Oklahoma	11,337	50.8	27.2	115,560	434	46,456
Oregon	8,768	59.1	25.9	79,052	302	37,399
Pennsylvania	7,297	63.3	26	121,430	324	95,194
Rhode Island	6,895	89.6	26.8	6,559	295	7,656
South Carolina	11,300	62.4	27.7	78,432	457	62,042
South Dakota	11,272	30.4	32.4	81,825	462	10,450
Tennessee	10,881	62.4	32.9	95,945	442	78,904
Texas	9,849	73.2	25.6	326,028	450	308,461
Utah	10,323	71.8	37	49,505	348	36,160
Vermont	11,149	27.5	24	14,229	403	7,208
Virginia	10,036	69.9	30.7	75,649	433	88,511
Washington	7,638	72.2	28.8	78,909	297	60,555
West Virginia	9,740	43.1	31	39,138	395	17,214
Wisconsin	11,621	48	21.6	115,926	355	69,226
Wyoming	16,566	26.6	34.1	31,689	538	9,720

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2024, Tables VM-2 (vehicle-miles by functional system), HM-20 (public road length) and MF-21 (motor-fuel use)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2024 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2024.

Cite this table

Source agency: Federal Highway Administration (with Census population)
Dataset: Highway Statistics 2024, Tables VM-2 (vehicle-miles by functional system), HM-20 (public road length) and MF-21 (motor-fuel use)
Table: Road travel, road miles and fuel use by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-09
Page: https://quadranac.com/tables/us-road-travel/

Road travel, road miles and fuel use by state (United States, 2024). Data: Federal Highway Administration (with Census population), Highway Statistics 2024, Tables VM-2 (vehicle-miles by functional system), HM-20 (public road length) and MF-21 (motor-fuel use). Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-road-travel/