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Traffic | vehicles per day1,480 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 22.2% |
Average travel time | 30.1 min |
Drivers’ average age | 48.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $60,953 |
The average monitored road in Decatur County, Iowa carries 1,480 vehicles per day. Across its 204 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 518,787 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈189 million per year). About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 11.0% across Iowa - a freight-heavy mix.
Decatur's average daily traffic volume is 51% lower than the state average - 1,480 vehicles per day against 3,042 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.6% of Iowa's statewide total. By volume, Decatur's 1,480 vehicles per day trails 59% of counties in Iowa.
Journey times run 9% lower than the state level, at 30.1 minutes on average. 93% of counties in Iowa have a longer average travel time than Decatur's 30.1 minutes.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,996 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 26.9% |
| Average travel time | 63.0 min |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $63,565 |
Most travel in Decatur County, Iowa happens on highways, 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,996 vehicles per day, 433% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,312 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 24% of the road network, 49 miles in 49 segments, so each mile of them is 3.1 times as busy as the average road mile.
61% of counties in Iowa move less traffic on their highways.
At 26.9%, highway truck share is 67% higher than the state average. That marks Decatur as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Decatur's highway truck share (26.9%) is higher than 97% of counties in Iowa. By raw truck volume, Decatur carries more highway trucks than 88% of counties in Iowa.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,312 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 9.4% |
| Average travel time | 29.1 min |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $59,474 |
Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Decatur County, Iowa, 27% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,312 vehicles per day.
Spread over 155 miles and 1,605 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 138,763 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.6 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.4%).
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 65% fewer trucks by share.
98% of counties in Iowa see higher average driver income among trip origins than Decatur. 69% of counties in Iowa have an older driver population than Decatur.
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