D.O.T. – Tuesday’s Vehicle Traffic Counts update

STURGIS, S.D. – Vehicle traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 81^st 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 75^th Rally

Saturday, Aug. 7:  67,482 entering

• Up 23.1% from Saturday last year
• Down 18% from the 75^th Rally

Sunday, Aug. 8:  65,771 entering

• Up 17.1 % from Sunday Last year
• Down 27.2% from the 75^th Rally

Monday, Aug. 9:  64,158 entering

• Up 12.6 % from Monday Last year
• Down 33.5% from the 75^th Rally

Four Day Total:

2021:  252,737 Vehicles                2020:  217,778 Vehicles                2015 (75^th Rally): 359,692 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.