America's Driving Habits: December 2025

Published on February 5, 2026

Travel on all roads and streets increased in December. The 12-month moving average was up 0.05% month-over-month and was up 0.90% 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 -0.02% month-over-month and down -1.00% year-over-year.

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