
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Emery County, Utah
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,233 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 18.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 37.9 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $71,224 |
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A typical monitored road in Emery County, Utah sees 2,233 vehicles per day, while its 482 miles of monitored roads together handle 792,794 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈289 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.3% of traffic, against 8.9% across Utah.
Traffic 78% below the Utah average
Emery sees 78% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,233 vehicles per day against 10,198), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.9% of Utah's statewide total. By volume, Emery's 2,233 vehicles per day trails 82% of counties in Utah.
Journey times run 18% higher than the state level, at 37.9 minutes on average. On travel time, Emery runs longer than 89% of counties in Utah.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Emery County, Utah
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,487 |
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| Trucks | 22.9% |
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| Average travel time | 59.7 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $64,523 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Emery County, Utah happens on highways: 64% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,487 vehicles per day, 86% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,876 vehicles per day.
With 43% of the road miles (206 miles in 250 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 503,432 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈184 million per year).
Higher highway truck share than 96% of counties in Utah
Highway truck concentration here runs 85% higher than the state average, at 22.9%. That marks Emery as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Emery's highway truck share (22.9%) is higher than 96% of counties in Utah. By raw truck volume, Emery carries fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Utah.

Non-highway Traffic in Emery County, Utah
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,876 |
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| Trucks | 10.4% |
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| Average travel time | 31.6 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $72,759 |
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A significant share of driving in Emery County, Utah, 36% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,876 vehicles per day.
Spread over 276 miles and 877 segments, 57% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 289,362 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈106 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.4%.
Older drivers than 79% of counties in Utah
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 55% lower than the highway network.
Emery's average driver income is lower than 75% of counties in Utah. Emery's median driver age is higher than 79% of counties in Utah.