Fast Facts

State Facts

  • Missouri population – 6.178 million
  • Land area in sq. miles – 69,707
  • Licensed drivers – 4.3 million
  • Registered vehicles – 6.6 million

Federal Fuel Tax

  • 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline
  • 24.4 cents per gallon on diesel

Missouri Fuel Tax (as of July 1, 2023)

  • 24.5 cents per gallon – gasoline and diesel. 
  • 3.68 cents goes to cities
  • 3.13 cents goes to counties
  • 17.69 cents goes to MoDOT
  • Each cent of additional fuel tax results in approximately $27.8 million for MoDOT and $11.8 million for cities and counties.
  • Missouri ranks 48th nationally in revenue per mile.
  • Missouri ranks 4th nationally in lowest administrative cost per mile.

 

MoDOT

  • Governed by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
  • Six commissioners, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate
  • Seven district offices and a Central Office
  • Approximately 4,400 salaried employees
  • FY 2023 budget – $3.5 billion
  • Customer satisfaction rating – 77%
  • Projects completed 5.9% under budget and 93% on time

MO by the Mile

  • 33,808 miles of state highways (7th nationally in state highway miles)
    • Interstate highways – 1,385 miles (5th most nationally)
    • U.S. routes – 3,412 miles
    • State routes – 8,262 miles
    • Lettered routes – 18,999 miles
    • Other (outer roads, business routes, etc.) – 1,750 miles
  • Major routes – 5,553 miles that carry approximately 77% of traffic
  • Minor routes – 17,538 miles that carry approximately 22% of traffic
  • Low-volume routes - 10,717 miles that carry approximately 1% of traffic

Roadways

  • Cost to resurface one lane of major highway – $249,000 per mile
  • Cost to resurface one lane of minor highway - $41,000 per mile
  • Cost to resurface one lane of interstate highway - $283,000 per mile
  • Tons of salt used per winter – 138,000
  • Annual snow removal costs – $52 million
  • Litter pick-up  5-year average cost – $6.4 million
  • Mowing 5-year average cost – $23 million
  • *Costs may increase due to inflation

Bridges

  • MoDOT bridges and culverts – 10,424
  • Number of major bridges 1,000 ft. or longer – 211
  • Major river bridge cost – $25 million - $275 million
  • Average cost of other bridges – $1.2 million
  • See More: Poor and Weight-Restricted Bridges
  • *Costs may increase due to inflation

Other Forms of Transportation

  • 119 public-use airports, including 36 that are business-capable
  • 5,300 miles of railroads
  • Kansas City and St. Louis are the 2nd and 6th largest freight rail hubs in the U.S.
  • 4 Amtrak routes with 13 station stops
  • 1,050 miles of navigable rivers – ranks 10th nationally
  • 17 river ports including St. Louis – the 3rd largest U.S. inland port
  • 1 tri-state port
  • Trucks, planes, barges and trains in Missouri move 985 million tons each year valued at more than $1.1 trillion
  • 29.8 million transit trips annually
  • More than 600 miles of shared-use paths for bicyclists and pedestrians

Safety Belt Use

  • Overall in Missouri – 88.9%
  • National average use rate – 91.6%
  • Commercial motor vehicle – 87.7%
  • Teens – 71.8%

Crashes from 2019-2021

('22 data incomplete)

  • 3,060 people died
  • Over 15,100 seriously injured
  • 64% of vehicle drivers and passengers killed weren’t wearing safety belts