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Traffic | vehicles per day3,055 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.7% |
Average travel time | 30.8 min |
Congestion ratio | 11.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 40.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $80,970 |
A typical monitored road in Blue Earth County, Minnesota sees 3,055 vehicles per day, while its 663 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,731,702 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈632 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).
Blue Earth's average daily traffic volume is 10% lower than the state average - 3,055 vehicles per day against 3,404 - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Blue Earth accounts for about 1.2% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Blue Earth's 3,055 vehicles per day outpaces 85% of counties in Minnesota.
Journey times here (30.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Blue Earth runs shorter than 81% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 11.1% (5% higher).
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,455 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.8% |
| Average travel time | 36.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 22.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $81,014 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Blue Earth County, Minnesota: 38% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,455 vehicles per day, 241% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,770 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 12% of the monitored road miles: 78 miles in 267 segments, carrying 659,048 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈241 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Blue Earth outranks 70% of counties in Minnesota.
The concentration of trucks on highways (10.8%) is 5% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
56% of counties in Minnesota see a higher highway truck share than Blue Earth's 10.8%. 68% of counties in Minnesota see fewer highway trucks per day than Blue Earth's roughly 1,023.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,770 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.7% |
| Average travel time | 30.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 10.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $80,950 |
A little more than half of the driving in Blue Earth County, Minnesota happens on local roads: 62% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,770 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 88% of the monitored road miles (585 miles in 6,009 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,072,654 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈392 million per year). Trucks make up 5.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 47% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (10.6%) runs slightly higher than the state level (9% higher).
Trip origins here have higher average income than 71% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews younger than 99% of counties in Minnesota.
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