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Traffic | vehicles per day8,668 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 13.1% |
Average travel time | 43.4 min |
Congestion ratio | 20.8% |
Drivers’ average age | 41.5 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $71,380 |
Our data shows 8,668 vehicles per day on the average road in Imperial County, California, and 6,475,282 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.4 billion per year) across its 1,003 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 13.1% of traffic, against 7.8% across California.
At 8,668 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Imperial carries 32% less traffic than the state average of 12,766, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of California's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 65% of counties in California see less traffic than Imperial's 8,668 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 43.4 minutes, 26% higher than the state level. On travel time, Imperial runs longer than 95% of counties in California.
The congestion ratio of 20.8% is 24% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day14,106 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 14.9% |
| Average travel time | 51.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 31.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $69,970 |
Highways carry most of the traffic in Imperial County, California: 72% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 14,106 vehicles per day, 100% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,063 vehicles per day.
With 47% of the road miles (472 miles in 1,271 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 4,678,711 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.7 billion per year).
By highway travel volume, Imperial outranks 59% of counties in California.
At 14.9%, highway truck share is 43% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 65% of counties in California. Imperial's highway truck count is lower than 78% of counties in California, at roughly 2,096 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,063 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.3% |
| Average travel time | 41.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 17.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $72,862 |
Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Imperial County, California, 28% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 7,063 vehicles per day.
Spread over 531 miles and 4,306 segments, 53% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,796,572 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈656 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.3%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 44% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 17.7% is 33% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 82% of counties in California. 88% of counties in California have an older driver population than Imperial.
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