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Traffic | vehicles per day7,512 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 5.0% |
Average travel time | 33.5 min |
Congestion ratio | 21.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 40.4 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $104,117 |
The average monitored road in Anchorage, Alaska carries 7,512 vehicles per day. Across its 509 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 4,219,067 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.5 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Alaska: 5.0% against 6.7%.
Anchorage sees 58% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (7,512 vehicles per day against 4,749), suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 40% of Alaska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. In fact, Anchorage has the highest average traffic volume of any county in Alaska, at 7,512 vehicles per day.
At 33.5 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Anchorage runs shorter than 61% of counties in Alaska.
At 41% higher than the state level, the 21.1% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,753 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.6% |
| Average travel time | 36.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 26.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.0 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $104,671 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Anchorage, Alaska, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 13,753 vehicles per day, 97% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,995 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (131 miles, 695 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,999,931 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈730 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Anchorage ranks first in Alaska.
The concentration of trucks on highways (6.6%) is 21% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Anchorage still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
At 6.6%, Anchorage's highway truck concentration is the lowest in Alaska. By raw volume, Anchorage carries the highest number of highway trucks in Alaska - roughly 1,007 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,995 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 3.5% |
| Average travel time | 33.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 20.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $103,816 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Anchorage, Alaska, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 6,995 vehicles per day.
Spread over 378 miles and 8,395 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 2,219,137 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈810 million per year). About 1 in 28 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (3.5%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 46% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (20.7%) runs 37% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.
Anchorage's average driver income is higher than 94% of counties in Alaska. Anchorage's median driver age is lower than 94% of counties in Alaska.
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