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At this point, you’re probably thinking more about your holiday vacay than the stacks of paperwork on your desk, but hold on… you’re almost there. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, 41 percent of the D.C. area’s 6 million residents plan to hit the road between December 23-January 3.

Up 1.1 percent from last year, 2.49 million folks from the region are expected to travel at least 50 miles out of town—2 million of whom will journey by car.

What’s more, AAA Mid-Atlantic expects national travelers to top 100 million—the first time on record. The national number of travelers has risen consecutively over seven years, and this year’s number is up 1.4 percent from 2014.

“The increase in holiday travel at Christmastime this year is being driven by continued improvement in the labor market, rising incomes and low prices, including gas prices that remain well below last year’s levels,” Tom Calcagni, AAA Mid-Atlantic’s director of public and government affairs said in a release.

It also helps that Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on, Fridays giving most people extended weekends. Plus, President Obama signed an executive order this year, granting federal employees a half-day off on Christmas Eve.

But here’s the inevitable downside: “AAA expects to rescue nearly 900,000 this holiday travel season with 63,000 in the AAA Mid-Atlantic region,” said John B., the company’s manager of public and government affairs, who also suggests checking your vehicle’s battery and tires.

December 23 is expected to be the busiest day for travel. Plan accordingly.