
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Jackson County, Oregon
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day5,831 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 36.2 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 17.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $72,711 |
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The average monitored road in Jackson County, Oregon carries 5,831 vehicles per day. Across its 787 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 4,449,229 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.6 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Oregon: 7.7% against 9.2%.
Busier roads than 86% of counties in Oregon
Jackson's average daily traffic volume of 5,831 vehicles per day is on par with the state average of 5,908. Network-wide, Jackson accounts for about 5.1% of Oregon's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 86% of counties in Oregon see less traffic than Jackson's 5,831 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 36.2 minutes, 6% higher than the state level. On travel time, Jackson runs longer than 69% of counties in Oregon.
Congestion here (17.1%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Jackson County, Oregon
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,766 |
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| Trucks | 11.2% |
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| Average travel time | 35.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 26.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,322 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Jackson County, Oregon: 44% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 11,766 vehicles per day, 109% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,635 vehicles per day.
With 20% of the road miles (158 miles in 334 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,956,499 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈714 million per year).
75% of counties in Oregon move less traffic on their highways.
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
At 11.2%, highway truck share is 7% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Oregon: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 53% of counties in Oregon. By raw truck volume, Jackson carries more highway trucks than 62% of counties in Oregon.

Non-highway Traffic in Jackson County, Oregon
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,635 |
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| Trucks | 4.9% |
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| Average travel time | 36.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 16.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $74,252 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Jackson County, Oregon (56% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 5,635 vehicles per day.
Spread over 629 miles and 10,132 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 2,492,729 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈910 million per year). About 1 in 20 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.9%).
Local roads carry 56% fewer trucks by share than highways
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 56% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 16.8% is in line with the state level.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 57% of counties in Oregon. Jackson's median driver age is higher than 60% of counties in Oregon.