STURGIS, S.D. – Vehicle traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 81st Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 6-15, 2021, are available and will be updated daily.
Traffic counts at nine locations entering Sturgis for the 2021 Rally are as follows:
Friday, Aug. 6: 55,326 entering
- Up 11.0% from Friday last year
- Down 13.2% from the 75th Rally
Saturday, Aug. 7: 67,482 entering
- Up 23.1% from Saturday last year
- Down 18% from the 75th Rally
Sunday, Aug. 8: 65,771 entering
- Up 17.1 % from Sunday Last year
- Down 27.2% from the 75th Rally
3 Day Total:
2021: 188,579 Vehicles 2020: 160,806 Vehicles 2015 (75th Rally): 236,283 Vehicles
Once compiled, a full report will be available on the SDDOT website at https://dot.sd.gov/transportation/highways/traffic the week of Aug. 23, 2021.