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Traffic | vehicles per day5,084 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.4% |
Average travel time | 31.4 min |
Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
Drivers’ average age | 48.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $64,660 |
The average monitored road in Blount County, Alabama carries 5,084 vehicles per day. Across its 299 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,486,176 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈542 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Alabama (10.6%).
Blount's average daily traffic volume is 14% lower than the state average - 5,084 vehicles per day against 5,932 - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Alabama's statewide total. Blount carries more traffic than 70% of counties in Alabama.
Journey times here (31.4 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Blount runs shorter than 67% of counties in Alabama.
The congestion ratio of 12.2% is 21% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,420 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.9% |
| Average travel time | 48.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 13.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $72,190 |
A significant share of driving in Blount County, Alabama, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 7,420 vehicles per day, 52% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,870 vehicles per day.
With 15% of the road miles (44 miles in 322 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 554,226 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈202 million per year).
The concentration of trucks on highways (15.9%) is 7% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Alabama: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 63% of counties in Alabama. By raw truck volume, Blount carries more highway trucks than 64% of counties in Alabama.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,870 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.2% |
| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $62,386 |
A little more than half of the driving in Blount County, Alabama happens on local roads: 63% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 4,870 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 85% of the monitored road miles (255 miles in 3,522 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 931,950 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈340 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.2%.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 55% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 12.1% is 18% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 70% of counties in Alabama. The driver population here skews younger than 52% of counties in Alabama.
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