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Traffic | vehicles per day4,107 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.1% |
Average travel time | 43.6 min |
Congestion ratio | 13.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 51.3 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $55,706 |
The average monitored road in Columbus County, North Carolina carries 4,107 vehicles per day. Across its 459 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,870,923 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈683 million per year). At 10.1%, the truck share runs above the 8.7% across North Carolina: about 1 in 10 vehicles.
At 4,107 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Columbus carries 35% less traffic than the state average of 6,332, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Columbus accounts for about 0.7% of North Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Columbus carries less traffic than 51% of counties in North Carolina.
The average trip takes 43.6 minutes, 35% higher than the state level. 99% of counties in North Carolina have a shorter average travel time than Columbus's 43.6 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 13.0% is 30% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,460 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 13.7% |
| Average travel time | 57.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $61,926 |
Travel in Columbus County, North Carolina splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 5,460 vehicles per day, 39% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,916 vehicles per day.
With 26% of the road miles (119 miles in 480 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 883,261 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈322 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 51% of counties in North Carolina.
Highway truck concentration here runs 14% higher than the state average, at 13.7%. The highway traffic mix is typical for North Carolina: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Columbus's highway truck share (13.7%) is higher than 72% of counties in North Carolina. By raw truck volume, Columbus carries more highway trucks than 50% of counties in North Carolina.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,916 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.8% |
| Average travel time | 41.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 13.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 52.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $52,423 |
Travel in Columbus County, North Carolina splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,916 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 74% of the monitored road miles (340 miles in 3,405 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 987,662 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈360 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.8%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 50% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (13.1%) runs 26% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 81% of counties in North Carolina. 74% of counties in North Carolina have a younger driver population than Columbus.
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