
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Douglas County, Oregon
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,278 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 14.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.3 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. | 13.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 52.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $61,371 |
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A typical monitored road in Douglas County, Oregon sees 4,278 vehicles per day, while its 902 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,787,795 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 14.2% of traffic, against 9.2% across Oregon.
Busier roads than 66% of counties in Oregon
Douglas's average daily traffic volume is 28% lower than the state average - 4,278 vehicles per day against 5,908 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 4.4% of Oregon's statewide total. Douglas carries more traffic than 66% of counties in Oregon.
Journey times here (34.3 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 57% of counties in Oregon have a longer average travel time than Douglas's 34.3 minutes.
At 17% lower than the state level, the 13.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Douglas County, Oregon
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,362 |
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| Trucks | 18.3% |
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| Average travel time | 49.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 23.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 53.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $59,523 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Douglas County, Oregon (62% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 10,362 vehicles per day, 175% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,773 vehicles per day.
With 23% of the road miles (208 miles in 582 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,363,078 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈863 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Douglas outranks 81% of counties in Oregon.
More highway trucks than 81% of counties in Oregon
Highway truck concentration here runs 53% higher than the state average, at 18.3%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Douglas's highway truck share (18.3%) is higher than 75% of counties in Oregon. Douglas's highway truck count is higher than 81% of counties in Oregon, at roughly 1,897 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Douglas County, Oregon
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,773 |
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| Trucks | 7.2% |
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| Average travel time | 33.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 52.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $62,909 |
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A significant share of driving in Douglas County, Oregon, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,773 vehicles per day.
Spread over 693 miles and 7,019 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,424,718 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈520 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.2%.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 89% of counties in Oregon
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 60% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 12.9% is 20% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 89% of counties in Oregon. The driver population here skews older than 71% of counties in Oregon.