Nearly 498,000 vehicles counted during 2022 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 82^nd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 5-14, 2022, totaled 497,835. That’s up 1.1% from the previous five-year average of 492,535 vehicles.

Traffic counts at nine locations entering Sturgis for the 2022 Rally are as follows:

Sunday, Aug. 14: 20,331 entering

• Down 2.1% from the previous five-year average

Saturday, Aug. 13: 32,917 entering

• Down 6.3% from the previous five-year average

Friday, Aug. 12: 44,246 entering

• Down 1.3% from the previous five-year average

Thursday, Aug. 11: 45,356 entering

• Down 11.7% from the previous five-year average

Wednesday, Aug. 10: 54,599 entering

• Down 1.9% from the previous five-year average

Tuesday, Aug. 9: 58,610 entering

• Up 1.6% from the previous five-year average

Monday, Aug. 8: 62,050 entering

• Up 3.3% from the previous five-year average

Sunday, Aug. 7: 60,672 entering

• Up 6.8% from the previous five-year average

Saturday, Aug. 6: 62,199 entering

• Up 5% from the previous five-year average

Friday, Aug. 5: 56,855 entering

• Up 11.4% 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. 22, 2022.