WASHINGTON — U.S. motorists drove 55% more miles in April over pandemic levels in 2020 as more Americans return to offices and resume trips.
The Federal Highway Administration said motorists drove 256.5 billion miles in April, up 90.6 billion miles over April 2020. In seasonally adjusted figures, travel in April was down 4.7%, or 12.3 billion miles, versus March 2021, the agency said.
In a sign of the pandemic’s continuing impact on road use, U.S. motorists drove 20 billion fewer miles in April versus April 2019. Many Americans continue to work from home or are only going into offices occasionally, and the New York Times recently reported on the lasting changes that could bring for traffic levels.
