America's Driving Habits: October 2025

Published on December 5, 2025

Travel on all roads and streets increased in October. The 12-month moving average was up 0.06% month-over-month and was up 0.98% year-over-year. However, if we factor in population growth, the 12-month MA of the civilian population-adjusted data (age 16-and-over) was down -0.03% month-over-month and down -0.92% year-over-year.

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