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Traffic heat map of Denali, Alaska: 89 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on George Parks Highway and Denali Park Road

Denali, Alaska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 89 road miles in Denali, Alaska, divided into 523 segments averaging 898 ft. About 1 in 8 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 15 across Alaska. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Denali, Alaska

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day1,729
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

11.9%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

38.2 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

4.8%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$88,400

The average monitored road in Denali, Alaska carries 1,729 vehicles per day. Across its 89 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 138,576 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.6 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 11.9% of traffic, against 6.7% across Alaska.

Congestion 68% below the Alaska average

At 1,729 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Denali carries 64% less traffic than the state average of 4,749, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.3% of Alaska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 78% of counties in Alaska see more traffic than Denali's 1,729 vehicles per day.

At 38.2 minutes, the average travel time is 12% higher than the state level. On travel time, Denali runs longer than 67% of counties in Alaska.

The congestion ratio of 4.8% is 68% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Denali, Alaska

Trafficvehicles per day1,763
Trucks12.2%
Average travel time40.2 min
Congestion ratio4.8%
Drivers’ average age42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$88,400

Nearly all driving in Denali, Alaska happens on highways: 96% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 1,763 vehicles per day, 24% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,423 vehicles per day.

Highways also make up about 94% of the monitored road miles: 84 miles in 471 segments, together carrying 132,563 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈48.4 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Denali outranks 50% of counties in Alaska.

Freight-heavy highways

Highway truck concentration here runs 47% higher than the state average, at 12.2%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Denali's highway truck share (12.2%) is higher than 70% of counties in Alaska. By raw truck volume, Denali carries fewer highway trucks than 70% of counties in Alaska.

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Non-highway Traffic in Denali, Alaska

Trafficvehicles per day1,423
Trucks4.5%
Average travel time19.8 min
Congestion ratio5.0%
Drivers’ average age42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$88,400

Local roads play a minor role in Denali, Alaska, carrying just 4% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,423 vehicles per day.

Spread over 5 miles and 52 segments, 6% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 6,013 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.2 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.5%.

Local congestion 67% below the Alaska average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 63% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.0% is 67% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

67% of counties in Alaska see lower average driver income among trip origins than Denali. 67% of counties in Alaska have an older driver population than Denali.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Denali, Alaska, the peak hour concentrates about 9% of the day's traffic.

Denali vs. Alaska Traffic Comparison

Denali's biggest difference from the Alaska average is its truck share, 77% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 64% below.

MetricDenaliAlaska averageDifference
Traffic1,7294,749-63.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.9%6.7%+76.7%
Truck % (Highway)12.2%8.3%+47.5%
Avg. Travel Time38.2 min34.0 min+12.3%

How Denali compares

Trips in Denali run longer than in any nearby borough or census area

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Denali moves 6.9% of the total daily travel and is 60.6% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Denali and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Alaska average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Denali1,72911.9%138,57638.2 min4.8%
Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska4,0587.0%2,270,46031.2 min12.9%
Fairbanks North Star, Alaska3,3707.6%1,366,69333.6 min10.5%
Anchorage, Alaska7,5125.0%4,219,06733.5 min21.1%
Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska1,29721.8%123,45132.8 min4.5%
Alaska average4,7496.7%N/A34.0 min14.9%

Denali ranked within Alaska

Average daily traffic volume places Denali #15 of 19 in Alaska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Denali ranked among 19 county-level areas in Alaska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 11.
MeasureDenaliAlaska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,729#15 of 19
Highway vehicle-miles per day132,563#6 of 11
Truck share on highways12.2%#4 of 11
Highway trucks per day216#8 of 11
Average travel time38.2 min#7 of 19
Average driver income$88,400#7 of 19
Average driver age42.9 yrs#13 of 19

Busiest roads in Denali, Alaska

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the two busiest roads average 1,452 vehicles a day, against 1,729 on the average road in Denali.

George Parks Highway leads with 1,579 vehicles a day, 193 of them trucks (12.2%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips on Denali Park Road are short, a median of 20.6 minutes against 38.2 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Few trucks use Denali Park Road: 4.1% of its traffic, under half the county's 11.9%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1George Parks HighwayTrunk road · 1,579vehicles193trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.9%
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,400

George Parks Highway is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 9% less than the county average; trucks are 12.2% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.9%.

2Denali Park RoadTertiary road · 1,326vehicles55trucks · 4.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
5.1%
Median trip time
20.6 min
Drivers’ median age
42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,400

Even at its busiest, Denali Park Road carries 23% less than the county average; trucks are 4.1% of it, below the county-wide 11.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1George Parks HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic1,579vehicles193trucks · 12.2%
2Denali Park RoadTertiary road · #2 by traffic1,326vehicles55trucks · 4.1%
How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

DenaliDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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