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Traffic | vehicles per day5,370 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.0% |
Average travel time | 30.3 min |
Congestion ratio | 14.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 44.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $120,952 |
Our data shows 5,370 vehicles per day on the average road in Dakota County, Minnesota, and 9,984,125 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.6 billion per year) across its 1,199 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).
Dakota sees 58% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,370 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 7.1% of Minnesota's statewide total. 98% of counties in Minnesota see less traffic than Dakota's 5,370 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 30.3 minutes, 6% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.3 minutes is shorter than 87% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion runs 33% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 14.1%, which means more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,729 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.7% |
| Average travel time | 34.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 27.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $115,599 |
A little more than half of the driving in Dakota County, Minnesota happens on highways: 59% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 13,729 vehicles per day, 213% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,387 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (308 miles, 2,453 segments), so they carry more than their share: 5,931,605 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.2 billion per year).
No more than 2 other counties in Minnesota move more traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (8.7%) is 15% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Dakota still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 88% of counties in Minnesota. 90% of counties in Minnesota see fewer highway trucks per day than Dakota's roughly 1,196.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,387 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 4.4% |
| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.0 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $126,039 |
A significant share of driving in Dakota County, Minnesota, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,387 vehicles per day.
Spread over 891 miles and 20,876 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 4,052,521 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.5 billion per year). About 1 in 23 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.4%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 49% lower than on highways.
At 28% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 12.5% signals more friction on local roads.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 97% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews younger than 81% of counties in Minnesota.
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