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Traffic | vehicles per day3,370 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.6% |
Average travel time | 33.6 min |
Congestion ratio | 10.5% |
Drivers’ average age | 36.8 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $85,825 |
A typical monitored road in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska sees 3,370 vehicles per day, while its 457 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,366,693 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈499 million per year). Trucks are 7.6% of traffic, close to the 6.7% across Alaska.
Fairbanks North Star's average daily traffic volume is 29% lower than the state average - 3,370 vehicles per day against 4,749 - 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 13% of Alaska's statewide total. Fairbanks North Star carries more traffic than 67% of counties in Alaska.
The average trip takes 33.6 minutes, on par with the state level. 56% of counties in Alaska have a longer average travel time than Fairbanks North Star's 33.6 minutes.
At 29% lower than the state level, the 10.5% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,749 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.5% |
| Average travel time | 31.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 15.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 37.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $83,640 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,749 vehicles per day, 51% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,143 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 38% of the monitored road miles (172 miles, 802 segments), so they carry more than their share: 688,282 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈251 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Fairbanks North Star outranks 80% of counties in Alaska.
The concentration of trucks on highways (8.5%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Alaska: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Fairbanks North Star's highway truck share (8.5%) is lower than 80% of counties in Alaska. By raw truck volume, Fairbanks North Star carries more highway trucks than 70% of counties in Alaska.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,143 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.7% |
| Average travel time | 33.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 9.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 36.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $88,140 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, 50% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,143 vehicles per day.
Spread over 284 miles and 4,869 segments, 62% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 678,411 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈248 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.7%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 21% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 9.8% is 35% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 56% of counties in Alaska. Drivers here also skew toward the lowest median age in Alaska, at 37 years.
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