March levels at best since start of pandemic compared to 2019. The improvement in traffic volume compared to last year was dramatic compared to the first month impacted by the pandemic. Travel volume in March increased substantially on a year-over-year basis and the decrease compared to 2019 levels was the smallest since the start of […]
Improvements in Gasoline Consumption Slowed in Late April
Demand for gasoline on weekly basis in top 10 since start of pandemic for most of April. Interstate travel was down in mid-April after exceeding pre-pandemic levels for one week. 13 of top 15 metro areas have above average percentage of people working from home. The recovery in traffic volume remains near the best levels […]
Gasoline Consumption Improves as Travel Gathers Steam Across the U.S.
Demand for gasoline at second highest level since start of the pandemic. Interstate travel at best level since start of pandemic. The recovery in traffic volume has continued in April as pandemic restrictions ease and vaccination rates increase. The four-week moving average of gas consumption has increased for seven weeks in a row starting in […]
Vehicle Miles Traveled Surging Since March
INRIX reports growth in traffic volume to near pre-pandemic levels nationally. Traffic varying widely by state and does not appear to correlate with vaccination rates. INRIX reported today that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) continues to rise across the U.S. with a notable surge since March. They caution, however, that traffic volume growth varies widely by […]
Gasoline Consumption Continues to Increase as Pandemic Impact on Travel Wanes
After declining due to the resurgence of the pandemic and storms during the winter, the increase in gasoline consumption through early April has returned to levels last seen in October. The recovery in traffic volume improved in March as the impact of the pandemic improved and severe winter storms in February that caused widespread power […]
U.S. Driving Last Year Was Lowest in Two Decades
After six consecutive years of gradual increases in vehicle-miles traveled (VMT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released new year-end estimates yesterday showing total U.S. driving fell by 13.2% – from 3.3 trillion VMT in 2019 to 2.83 trillion in 2020. This decrease equates to an estimated reduction of nearly 170 million metric tons of carbon […]
Gasoline Consumption Continued to Improve in January
The decline in the four-week moving average in January compared to last year was less than in December. While interstate traffic volume is up, more than a third of U.S. households still have at least one person working from home at least part of the time. The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration […]
Office Occupancy Rates on the Rise Nationally
Kastle Systems data shows more workers returning to their offices, but there is a long way to go to get back to pre-pandemic office occupancy levels. According to the Kastle Back to Work Barometer, more American businesses brought workers back to their office last week, but the keycard and app access data shows office occupancy […]
Insurance Will Face COVID-19 Side-Effects Even After Pandemic Ends
Half of respondents indicate they will continue to work from home all or part of the time after the pandemic ends. A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) finds that two-thirds of respondents worked from home at least part of the time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, conducted in October, also reveals […]
Gasoline Consumption Improved in the First Half of January
The decline in the four-week moving average compared to last year continued trend of improvement that began in late December. The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that gasoline consumption for the week ending January 15 was up versus the previous week and the decline in the four-week moving average compared […]