
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Box Elder County, Utah
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day7,038 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 17.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.5 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 41.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $85,167 |
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The average monitored road in Box Elder County, Utah carries 7,038 vehicles per day. Across its 533 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 3,021,536 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.4% of traffic, against 8.9% across Utah.
Busier roads than 68% of counties in Utah
At 7,038 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Box Elder carries 31% less traffic than the state average of 10,198, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Box Elder accounts for about 3.5% of Utah's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 68% of counties in Utah see less traffic than Box Elder's 7,038 vehicles per day.
Journey times here (32.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 32.5 minutes is shorter than 54% of counties in Utah.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Box Elder County, Utah
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,080 |
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| Trucks | 20.7% |
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| Average travel time | 50.9 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $86,013 |
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Most travel in Box Elder County, Utah happens on highways, 77% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,080 vehicles per day, 51% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,684 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 41% of the monitored road miles (218 miles, 463 segments), so they carry more than their share: 2,339,200 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈854 million per year).
That puts Box Elder among the top 5 counties in Utah for highway travel volume.
A major freight corridor
At 20.7%, highway truck share is 68% higher than the state average. That marks Box Elder as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Box Elder's highway truck share (20.7%) is higher than 83% of counties in Utah. Box Elder's highway truck count is higher than 67% of counties in Utah, at roughly 2,086 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Box Elder County, Utah
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,684 |
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| Trucks | 6.1% |
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| Average travel time | 30.4 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $83,895 |
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Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Box Elder County, Utah, 23% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 6,684 vehicles per day.
Spread over 315 miles and 3,974 segments, 59% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 682,336 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈249 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.1%.
Younger drivers than 71% of counties in Utah
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 71% lower than the highway network.
Box Elder's average driver income is higher than 61% of counties in Utah. 71% of counties in Utah have an older driver population than Box Elder.