# Joe & Nic's Road Trip: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, Joe & Nic's Road Trip has 785,000 subscribers, 257,916,164 total views, and 666 videos. It ranks #95,775 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Joe & Nic's Road Trip](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Joe & Nic's Road Trip is “NEBRASKA: I Exited The Interstate - Here’s The Surprising Towns I Found”, a long-form video published Oct 24, 2026.
- These are Joe & Nic's Road Trip’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Dec 6, 2025 and Oct 24, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 342,733. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Backroads CALIFORNIA: Towns That Are Poorer Than The Deep South - What I Saw” (1,385,146 views, Feb 14, 2026). Least viewed: “When The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Travel Vloggers...Happened” (175,505 views, Sep 26, 2026).
- Median length: 39:30 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Joe & Nic's Road Trip’s consecutive uploads were a median of 7 days apart (shortest gap 3 days, longest 7 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NEBRASKA: I Exited The Interstate - Here’s The Surprising Towns I Found](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/9NA4QRcQq1E/) | 2026-10-24 | Long-form | 212,561 | 48:36 | 1.25x |
| [I Explored Faded Towns On The Forgotten Backroads Of KANSAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/a5Agowit1rU/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 395,005 | 54:12 | 1.92x |
| [The Stark Emptiness Of Great Plains KANSAS - Also, The Wickedest Town In The Old Wild West](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/wwX4pqYTVrk/) | 2026-10-10 | Long-form | 227,759 | 54:57 | 1.01x |
| [What We Saw In Backroads Tornado Country, OKLAHOMA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/-qExW_BeFZw/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 264,841 | 59:27 | 1.07x |
| [When The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Travel Vloggers...Happened](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/WA8fj7lvT1s/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 175,505 | 22:02 | 0.61x |
| [We Explored A Remote Corner Of NEW MEXICO: It Was Unlike Anywhere Else In The USA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/Lx5LZJaXhj4/) | 2026-09-19 | Long-form | 254,761 | 41:53 | 0.82x |
| [TEXAS: We Explored Dying Towns In The Dusty Oil Patch...As Well As A Booming City](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/i-ABSOsZjiU/) | 2026-09-12 | Long-form | 276,967 | 47:29 | 0.89x |
| [A Slow Death: TEXAS Towns With No Signs Of Life Left](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/C_OrQ0oL2Wo/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 918,375 | 58:31 | 2.83x |
| [We Withstood The Relentless TEXAS Heat To Show You Some Quaint Little Towns](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/W20sLefS6qU/) | 2026-08-29 | Long-form | 241,660 | 37:06 | 0.74x |
| [I Explored 10 Towns With The Cheapest Houses In The USA - Their History, & How They Got That Way](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/wSqYDrEY_jI/) | 2026-08-22 | Long-form | 333,357 | 1:37:31 | 1.01x |
| [Here's The Story Of Why We Started Our Youtube Channel - Also A Look At Home, McKinney TEXAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/wT4iWhNru4U/) | 2026-08-15 | Long-form | 293,236 | 52:16 | 0.83x |
| [I Explored Hidden Towns Off The Rural TEXAS Backroads](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/msRRqp-XspI/) | 2026-08-08 | Long-form | 421,601 | 39:53 | 1.15x |
| [The Shocking Emptiness Of Rural OKLAHOMA: Forgotten Towns Along The Red River](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/GJhRn4kbuDs/) | 2026-08-01 | Long-form | 278,369 | 39:43 | 0.76x |
| [OKLAHOMA: Often Called The USA's Worst State - What I Actually Saw Where I Grew Up](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/N9rWzuNJeac/) | 2026-07-25 | Long-form | 379,460 | 33:19 | 1.03x |
| [Deep In Poor Country ARKANSAS: Sights Like No Where Else In The USA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/_9U7T-tM2nM/) | 2026-07-18 | Long-form | 327,928 | 34:16 | 0.94x |
| [I Took A Trip Through The Forgotten ARKANSAS Backroads - It's Like Being In A Different Country](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/avwe7vIEwg8/) | 2026-07-11 | Long-form | 240,811 | 31:23 | 0.62x |
| [MISSOURI: I Explored Dying Old Railroad Towns In The State's Bootheel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/d8NMNAg9IpY/) | 2026-07-04 | Long-form | 321,419 | 26:15 | 0.75x |
| [I Explored Dying Farm Towns In A Remote Corner Of MINNESOTA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/kSCVzuRRxTI/) | 2026-06-27 | Long-form | 423,386 | 33:00 | 0.98x |
| [Off The Beaten Path In Backroads SOUTH DAKOTA - Here Is What I Saw](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/tsvIV6uoN40/) | 2026-06-20 | Long-form | 437,233 | 48:20 | 1.1x |
| [We Visited WYOMING, The USA's Emptiest State: The Unrelenting Winds Will Knock You To Your Knees](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/mFdH-nWyTrg/) | 2026-06-13 | Long-form | 692,254 | 47:36 | 1.57x |
| [Dead End COLORADO - I Explored The Area Tourists Don't See](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/TyTH7k_gezE/) | 2026-06-06 | Long-form | 355,446 | 32:45 | 1.01x |
| [I Found No Signs Of Life Anywhere In These Eerily Empty KANSAS Towns](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/tBela51DCIw/) | 2026-05-30 | Long-form | 1,034,907 | 36:24 | 2.37x |
| [In NEBRASKA, There's More Cornstalks Than Humans. It Ain't For Everyone.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/M2u7Nrv2qy4/) | 2026-05-23 | Long-form | 345,519 | 52:01 | 1x |
| [Boring Flyover State IOWA? Here Is What I Actually Saw](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/gIW1su2DpNE/) | 2026-05-16 | Long-form | 250,096 | 33:12 | 0.57x |
| [DEAD ILLINOIS: I Explored Lifeless Towns In A Remote Corner Of The State](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/TE5JNQfjfLg/) | 2026-05-09 | Long-form | 706,978 | 26:05 | 1.62x |
| [I Drove An Empty Two Lane Road Into Never Before Seen INDIANA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/0fmtqRUYq9Q/) | 2026-05-02 | Long-form | 525,916 | 53:12 | 1.5x |
| [Life Moves Slowly In Rural KENTUCKY Towns…Also, Why I Ended Up In A Hospital Emergency Room](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/eWE47cFSun4/) | 2026-04-25 | Long-form | 309,399 | 29:59 | 0.88x |
| [My Journey Into Backroads TENNESSEE - The Incredible Towns I Found There](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/v-PwlPSCel8/) | 2026-04-18 | Long-form | 323,029 | 43:10 | 0.84x |
| [I Explored The Most Dangerous Towns In NORTH CAROLINA - What I Actually Saw Surprised Me](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/juEZVyyTvCU/) | 2026-04-11 | Long-form | 566,776 | 35:52 | 1.45x |
| [I Explored SOUTH CAROLINA Wide Spots In The Road…The Slowly Disappearing Towns](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/aE__T11_nz8/) | 2026-04-04 | Long-form | 347,962 | 27:25 | 0.96x |
| [The Shocking Emptiness Of Rural GEORGIA: Forsaken Towns Time Has Left Behind](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/DmREehmxav4/) | 2026-03-28 | Long-form | 976,924 | 56:07 | 2.7x |
| [FLORIDA: I Explored Backwater Towns That Haven't Been Invaded Yet](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/RedlKMmwt8I/) | 2026-03-21 | Long-form | 214,910 | 29:04 | 0.59x |
| [ALABAMA: The Sights You See Deep In The Country](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/NcjRD1JfxHk/) | 2026-03-14 | Long-form | 534,710 | 39:03 | 1.37x |
| [I Drove The Empty Backroads Of MISSISSIPPI And Found Hidden Towns Far Off The Interstate](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/6o1MaFy72rk/) | 2026-03-07 | Long-form | 339,947 | 46:36 | 0.94x |
| [Deep South LOUISIANA Ranks At The Bottom Of Everything - What I ACTUALLY Saw In Cajun Country](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/GKp8VEF12eU/) | 2026-02-28 | Long-form | 354,136 | 37:50 | 0.98x |
| [TEXAS Is Dying One (Small) Town At A Time - What It Looks Like Outside The Booming Big Cities](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/hzzN5tccSbU/) | 2026-02-21 | Long-form | 412,885 | 39:17 | 1.2x |
| [Backroads CALIFORNIA: Towns That Are Poorer Than The Deep South - What I Saw](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/yToWfsYZ2gE/) | 2026-02-14 | Long-form | 1,385,146 | 52:14 | 4.38x |
| [I Walked The Empty Streets Of A Dying ARIZONA Town - Also, Wild Donkeys & The Actual London Bridge](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/-1J0O1sGI-g/) | 2026-02-07 | Long-form | 369,521 | 54:11 | 1.17x |
| [I Explored Never Before Seen Towns In The Most Remote Corner Of ARIZONA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/u98FOS8jUdA/) | 2026-01-31 | Long-form | 237,874 | 28:50 | 0.75x |
| [NOWHERE ARKANSAS: Backroads Towns In A Never Before Seen Corner Of The State](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/TuwUS8G6NBA/) | 2026-01-24 | Long-form | 253,570 | 43:05 | 0.66x |
| [DEAD ARKANSAS: I Explored Abandoned Towns With No Signs Of The Living](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/wUDlizy2-Ww/) | 2026-01-17 | Long-form | 569,986 | 23:26 | 1.18x |
| [The Vast Emptiness Of Panhandle TEXAS - I Explored The Small Towns Barely Surviving There](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/4OP_1etVpc8/) | 2026-01-10 | Long-form | 672,082 | 46:29 | 1.39x |
| [NEW MEXICO: Depressing, Rundown & Strikingly Beautiful At The Same Time...This Is What We Saw](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/mY8axRJlnME/) | 2026-01-03 | Long-form | 317,071 | 36:47 | 0.83x |
| [We Visited The USA’s 2nd Most Dangerous City - You've Probably Never Heard Of It (LOUISIANA)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/fEjHVD0lXy8/) | 2025-12-27 | Long-form | 268,295 | 29:38 | 0.6x |
| [Trapped In Poverty Stricken LOUISIANA: l Explored Towns With The Lowest Incomes In The USA](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/K0N2rHeL_ZQ/) | 2025-12-23 | Long-form | 314,860 | 26:03 | 0.65x |
| [The Decaying Beauty Of Route 66 NEW MEXICO](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/sdDtwSaHa84/) | 2025-12-20 | Long-form | 231,518 | 45:36 | - |
| [I Explored Ghostly, Abandoned Towns In The Dusty Great Plains Of TEXAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/IECzqQ-jIEM/) | 2025-12-13 | Long-form | 451,552 | 56:07 | 0.92x |
| [Abandoned OKLAHOMA: I Visited Dying Towns In The Farthest Corner Of The Panhandle](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@joeandnicsroadtrip/videos/u2AnzRLriq8/) | 2025-12-06 | Long-form | 1,216,711 | 35:39 | 2.14x |

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