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Traffic | vehicles per day5,722 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.4% |
Average travel time | 33.0 min |
Congestion ratio | 16.4% |
Drivers’ average age | 55.4 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $51,109 |
The average monitored road in Alpena County, Michigan carries 5,722 vehicles per day. Across its 147 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 542,097 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈198 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Michigan: 6.4% against 7.7%.
Alpena's average daily traffic volume is 26% lower than the state average - 5,722 vehicles per day against 7,697 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Michigan's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Alpena's 5,722 vehicles per day outpaces 82% of counties in Michigan.
The average trip takes 33.0 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 33.0 minutes is shorter than 57% of counties in Michigan.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 16.4% (11% lower) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,831 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.7% |
| Average travel time | 33.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 19.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 55.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $49,623 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Alpena County, Michigan: 36% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,831 vehicles per day, 106% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,292 vehicles per day.
With 18% of the road miles (27 miles in 582 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 195,014 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈71.2 million per year).
At 7.7%, highway truck share is 35% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
95% of counties in Michigan see a higher highway truck share than Alpena's 7.7%. Alpena's highway truck count is lower than 75% of counties in Michigan, at roughly 683 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,292 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.6% |
| Average travel time | 32.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 14.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 55.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $52,306 |
A little more than half of the driving in Alpena County, Michigan happens on local roads: 64% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 4,292 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (120 miles in 1,266 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 347,083 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈127 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.6%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 28% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 14.7% is 19% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 95% of counties in Michigan. 83% of counties in Michigan have a younger driver population than Alpena.
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