2023 Sturgis Rally Final Vehicle Count
For Immediate Release: Monday, Aug. 14, 2023
Contact: Steve Kamarainen, Region Traffic Engineer, 605-394-1622
STURGIS, S.D. – Final vehicle traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 83rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally which ran from Aug. 4-13, 2023, have been tallied. The traffic counts at nine locations entering Sturgis for the 2023 Rally are as follows:
Friday, Aug. 4: 45,652 vehicles entered
- Down 13.4% from the previous five-year average
Saturday, Aug. 5: 38,126 vehicles entered
- Down 37.3% from the previous five-year average
Sunday, Aug. 6: 60,586 vehicles entered
- Up 4.4% from the previous five-year average
Monday, Aug. 7: 50,487 vehicles entered
- Down 16.9% from the previous five-year average
Tuesday, Aug. 8: 55,848 vehicles entered
- Down 4.2% from the previous five-year average
Wednesday, Aug. 9: 56,444 vehicles entered
- Up 1.4% from the previous five-year average
Thursday, Aug. 10: 52,195 vehicles entered
- Up 3.7% from the previous five-year average
Friday, Aug. 11: 45,661 vehicles entered
- Up 0.4% from the previous five-year average
Saturday, Aug. 12: 33,278 vehicles entered
- Down 4.5% from the previous five-year average
Sunday, Aug. 13: 19,884 vehicles entered
- Down 6.5% from the previous five-year average
2023 – 10 Day Total: 458,161 Vehicles
- Down 8.1% from the previous five-year average
Previous Five-Year Average – 10 Day Total: 498,282 Vehicles
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.
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