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Traffic | vehicles per day8,480 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.2% |
Average travel time | 34.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 20.6% |
Drivers’ average age | 46.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $95,123 |
A typical monitored road in Illinois sees 8,480 vehicles per day, while its 36,683 miles of monitored roads together handle 237,902,162 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈86.8 billion per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with the US (9.3%).
Illinois sees 21% higher average daily traffic volume than the national average (8,480 vehicles per day against 6,986), suggesting more demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 3.1% of the national total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Illinois's 8,480 vehicles per day outpaces 88% of states nationwide.
Journey times here (34.1 minutes on average) closely track the national level. 76% of states nationwide have a shorter average travel time than Illinois's 34.1 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 20.6% runs slightly higher than the national level (9% higher).
| Traffic | vehicles per day16,114 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 17.3% |
| Average travel time | 42.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 35.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $92,694 |
A significant share of driving in Illinois, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 16,114 vehicles per day, 96% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,226 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (6,484 miles, 19,376 segments), so they carry more than their share: 93,958,272 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.3 billion per year).
78% of states nationwide move less traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (17.3%) is 33% higher than the national average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 92% of states nationwide. Illinois's highway truck count is higher than 92% of states nationwide, at roughly 2,793 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,226 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.5% |
| Average travel time | 33.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 20.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $96,977 |
A little more than half of the driving in Illinois happens on local roads: 61% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 8,226 vehicles per day.
Spread over 30,199 miles and 583,900 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 143,943,893 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈52.5 billion per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.5%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 68% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (20.6%) runs slightly higher than the national level (13% higher).
Illinois's average driver income is higher than 70% of states nationwide. Illinois's median driver age is higher than 57% of states nationwide.
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