
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Chippewa County, Minnesota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,425 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 39.3 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 5.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 50.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $71,288 |
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Our data shows 1,425 vehicles per day on the average road in Chippewa County, Minnesota, and 374,366 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈137 million per year) across its 318 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.5% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.
Longer trips than 81% of counties in Minnesota
At 1,425 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Chippewa carries 58% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Chippewa's 1,425 vehicles per day trails 64% of counties in Minnesota.
At 39.3 minutes, the average travel time is 22% higher than the state level. On travel time, Chippewa runs longer than 81% of counties in Minnesota.
At 46% lower than the state level, the 5.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Chippewa County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,988 |
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| Trucks | 11.5% |
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| Average travel time | 46.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 8.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $72,400 |
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A significant share of driving in Chippewa County, Minnesota, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 2,988 vehicles per day, 157% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,162 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 16% of the monitored road miles (50 miles, 392 segments), so they carry more than their share: 149,469 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈54.6 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 82% of counties in Minnesota
At 11.5%, highway truck share is 12% higher than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Chippewa's highway truck share (11.5%) is higher than 52% of counties in Minnesota. Chippewa's highway truck count is lower than 82% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 343 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Chippewa County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,162 |
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| Trucks | 8.1% |
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| Average travel time | 38.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $70,549 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Chippewa County, Minnesota happens on local roads: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,162 vehicles per day.
Spread over 269 miles and 2,333 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 224,897 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈82.1 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.1%.
Local congestion 46% below the Minnesota average
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 29% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.3% is 46% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 71% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews older than 67% of counties in Minnesota.