Daily vehicle counts by direction and 13 vehicle-type classes from weigh-in-motion stations operated by the New York State Department of Transportation. The dataset includes latitude-longitude locations for each station and covers the entire 2013 calendar year. It is published by data.ny.gov on the Socrata platform.
Use Cases
- Analyze daily traffic volume trends using Count Date, Direction, and total counts from the Lanes column.
- Map station locations and correlate traffic with geography using Latitude, Longitude, and Route columns.
- Model vehicle type distribution across the network using Class 1 through Class 13 columns.
- Assess seasonal or monthly traffic patterns using Count Date in conjunction with the Months Used column.
Strengths
- Data includes daily granularity for an entire calendar year (2013).
- Provides breakdowns into 13 distinct vehicle-type classes.
- Includes geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for station mapping.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-04-16 19:45:14; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
- Collection Method
- Collected from weigh-in-motion stations.
- Time Range
- 2013 calendar year
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 19:45:14
- Geography
- New York State