The South Dakota Department of Transportation will provide daily traffic counts for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 83rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally which runs from Aug. 4-13, 2023. The traffic counts are taken at nine locations entering Sturgis.
Numbers so far for the 2023 Rally are:
- 2023 – 10 Day Total: 458,161 Vehicles
- Down 8.1% from the previous five-year average 10 day total
Previous Five-Year Average – 10 Day Total: 498,282 Vehicles
Daily vehicle counts are:
- Sunday, Aug. 13: 19,884 vehicles entered
- Down 6.5% from the previous five-year average
- Saturday, Aug. 12: 33,278 vehicles entered
- Down 4.5% from the previous five-year average
- Friday, Aug. 11: 45,661 vehicles entered
- Up 0.4% from the previous five-year average
- Thursday, Aug. 10: 52,195 vehicles entered
- Up 3.7% from the previous five-year average
- Wednesday, Aug. 9: 56,444 vehicles entered
- Up 1.4% from the previous five-year average (note update)
- Tuesday, Aug. 8: 55,848 vehicles entered
- Down 4.2% from the previous five-year average
- Monday, Aug. 7: 50,487 vehicles entered
- Down 16.9% from the previous five-year average
- Sunday, Aug. 6: 60,586 vehicles entered
- Up 4.4% from the previous five-year average
- Saturday, Aug. 5: 38,126 vehicles entered
- Down 37.3% from the previous five-year average
- Friday, Aug. 4: 45,652 vehicles entered
- Down 13.4% from the previous five-year average
Once compiled, a full report (including traffic counts across the greater Black Hills area) will be available on the SDDOT website at https://dot.sd.gov/transportation/highways/traffic the week of Aug. 21, 2023.
To find additional information related to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally such as reduced speed limit areas, temporary traffic signal locations, frequently asked questions, and more, please visit: https://dot.sd.gov/travelers/travelers/sturgis-rally-travel-information-faq.
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