Motor Vehicle Miles Traveled in Nebraska
According to the data table below, travel on all roads and streets in Nebraska in December 2025 increased one percent, or 16 million miles, compared to the same month a year ago. December 2025 travel decreased six percent, or 102 million miles, from the previous month.
Miles traveled in December 2025 were above the number of miles traveled in December 2024 (previous year). December travel was above both the five–year average and the five–year range (Figure 1).
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| 2020 - 2025 | 34.41 KB |
| 2000 - 2019 | 185 KB |
| 1978 - 1999 | 197.7 KB |
Sources: State of Nebraska Automatic Traffic Recorder Data. Nebraska Department of Transportation, Lincoln, NE. Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, Lincoln, NE.
Notes: Travel was affected by winter weather in the following months: January of 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2024, and 2025; February of 1994, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019, and 2021; March of 1995, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2019; April of 2018; October of 1997 and 2009; November of 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2018; and December of 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. NA = Not Available.