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Traffic | vehicles per day1,610 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 9.6% |
Average travel time | 31.8 min |
Congestion ratio | 8.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 50.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $75,192 |
Our data shows 1,610 vehicles per day on the average road in Houston County, Minnesota, and 354,559 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈129 million per year) across its 242 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.
At 1,610 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Houston carries 53% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Houston accounts for about 0.3% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Houston carries less traffic than 52% of counties in Minnesota.
At 31.8 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 31.8 minutes is shorter than 71% of counties in Minnesota.
At 25% lower than the state level, the 8.0% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,641 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.2% |
| Average travel time | 25.4 min |
| Congestion ratio | 16.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $79,761 |
With 4% of vehicle-miles, highways play a minor role in how Houston County, Minnesota travels. The average highway carries 6,641 vehicles per day, 315% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,600 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only less than 1% of the road network, 2 miles in 5 segments, so each mile of them is 4.7 times as busy as the average road mile.
Highway truck concentration here runs 20% lower than the state average, at 8.2%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 91% of counties in Minnesota. Houston's highway truck count is lower than 58% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 546 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,600 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 9.6% |
| Average travel time | 31.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 8.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 51.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $74,984 |
Local roads carry nearly all of the traffic in Houston County, Minnesota, 96% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,600 vehicles per day.
Their share of road miles is similar, 99% (240 miles in 2,381 segments), carrying 339,840 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈124 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.6%).
Unusually, non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 17% higher than the highway network.
At 18% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 8.0% signals easier movement on local roads.
52% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Houston. The driver population here skews older than 71% of counties in Minnesota.
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