Data.ny.gov provides annual estimates of daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on New York State roads. The data is stratified by roadway functional classification and urban area, with records from 1985 through the current year. Estimates are derived from traffic counts and reported to the Federal Highway Administration via the Highway Performance Monitoring System.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term traffic volume trends using the Year and Vehicle Miles Travelled columns.
- Compare traffic patterns across different road types (e.g., Principal Arterials vs. Local Roads) using the Functional Class and Functional Class Code columns.
- Model differences in travel between urban and non-urban areas using the Urban Area column in conjunction with Vehicle Miles Travelled.
Strengths
- Time series spans from 1985 to the current year, enabling longitudinal analysis.
- Data is stratified by four roadway functional classifications (Principal Arterials, Minor Arterials, Collectors, Local Roads & Street).
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov
- Collection Method
- Estimates derived from traffic counts and processed through the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Performance Monitoring System software.
- Time Range
- 1985 through the current year
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 18:51:13; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York State, United States