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Traffic | vehicles per day7,402 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.8% |
Average travel time | 30.6 min |
Congestion ratio | 20.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 43.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $96,079 |
The average monitored road in Ascension Parish, Louisiana carries 7,402 vehicles per day. Across its 346 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,826,414 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.0 billion per year). Trucks are 10.8% of traffic, close to the 11.2% across Louisiana.
At 7,402 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ascension carries 22% more traffic than the state average of 6,061, suggesting more demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 2.3% of Louisiana's statewide total. Ascension carries more traffic than 87% of counties in Louisiana.
The average trip takes 30.6 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Ascension runs shorter than 79% of counties in Louisiana.
Congestion runs 16% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 20.0%, which means more pronounced congestion - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,588 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 14.5% |
| Average travel time | 34.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 25.3% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $93,744 |
Travel in Ascension Parish, Louisiana splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 11,588 vehicles per day, 65% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,012 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 32% of the monitored road miles (109 miles, 855 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,451,849 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈530 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Ascension outranks 73% of counties in Louisiana.
At 14.5%, highway truck share is 10% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Louisiana: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Ascension's highway truck share (14.5%) is lower than 55% of counties in Louisiana. Ascension's highway truck count is higher than 57% of counties in Louisiana, at roughly 1,679 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,012 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.9% |
| Average travel time | 30.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 19.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 43.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $97,724 |
Travel in Ascension Parish, Louisiana splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 7,012 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 68% of the monitored road miles (236 miles in 9,178 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,374,565 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈502 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.9%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 52% lower than the highway network.
At 16% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 19.5% signals more friction on local roads.
Trips here originate from the highest average driver income in Louisiana, at $96,079. 87% of counties in Louisiana have an older driver population than Ascension.
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