Fast Facts

State Facts

  • Missouri population – 6.215 million
  • Land area in sq. miles – 69,704
  • Licensed drivers – 4.3 million
  • Registered vehicles – 5.4 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, 2024)

  • 27 cents per gallon – gasoline and diesel. 
  • 4.05 cents goes to cities
  • 3.50 cents goes to counties
  • 19.45 cents goes to MoDOT
  • Each cent of additional fuel tax results in approximately $29.0 million for MoDOT and $12.6 million for cities and counties.
  • Missouri ranks 47th nationally in revenue per mile.
  • Missouri ranks 13th 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 4,700 salaried employees
  • FY 2024 budget – $7.1 billion
  • Customer satisfaction rating – 76%
  • Projects completed 2.9% under budget and 95% on time

MO by the Mile

  • 33,811 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 – 8,261 miles
    • Lettered routes – 18,998 miles
    • Other (outer roads, business routes, etc.) – 1,755 miles
  • Major routes – 5,555 miles that carry approximately 77% of traffic
  • Minor routes – 18,114 miles that carry approximately 22% of traffic
  • Low-volume routes - 10,142 miles that carry approximately 1% of traffic

Roadways

  • Cost to resurface one lane of major highway – $241,000 per mile
  • Cost to resurface one lane of minor highway - $44,000 per mile
  • Cost to resurface one lane of interstate highway - $293,000 per mile
  • Tons of salt used per winter – 118,196
  • Annual snow removal costs – $47.8 million
  • Litter pick-up 5-year average cost – $7.3 million
  • Mowing 5-year average cost – $24.9 million
  • *Costs may increase due to inflation

Bridges

  • MoDOT bridges and culverts – 10,392
  • Number of major bridges 1,000 ft. or longer – 209
  • Major river bridge cost – $25 million - $275 million
  • Average cost of other bridges – $1.0 million
  • See More: Poor and Weight-Restricted Bridges
  • *Costs may increase due to inflation

Other Forms of Transportation

  • 120 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
  • 19 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
  • 32.2 million transit trips annually
  • More than 600 miles of shared-use paths for bicyclists and pedestrians

Safety Belt Use

  • Overall in Missouri – 87.0%
  • National average use rate – 91.9%
  • Teens – 71.8%

Crashes from 2021-2023

('23 data incomplete)

  • 3,062 people died
  • Over 15,549 seriously injured
  • 64% of vehicle drivers and passengers killed weren’t wearing safety belts