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Traffic | vehicles per day4,243 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.2% |
Average travel time | 31.8 min |
Congestion ratio | 17.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 45.6 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $82,703 |
The average monitored road in Kansas carries 4,243 vehicles per day. Across its 22,895 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 74,451,688 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈27.2 billion per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with the US (9.3%).
Kansas sees 39% lower average daily traffic volume than the national average (4,243 vehicles per day against 6,986), 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 1.0% of the national total of vehicle-miles. 82% of states nationwide see more traffic than Kansas's 4,243 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 31.8 minutes, on par with the national level. On travel time, Kansas runs shorter than 88% of states nationwide.
The congestion ratio of 17.1% runs slightly lower than the national level (9% lower).
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,423 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 14.4% |
| Average travel time | 36.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 33.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $81,953 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Kansas, 51% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,423 vehicles per day, 92% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,860 vehicles per day.
With 24% of the road miles (5,484 miles in 27,967 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 37,965,181 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈13.9 billion per year).
The concentration of trucks on highways (14.4%) is 10% higher than the national average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for the US: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
62% of states nationwide see a lower highway truck share than Kansas's 14.4%. Kansas's highway truck count is lower than 88% of states nationwide, at roughly 1,070 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,860 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.8% |
| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 16.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $83,794 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Kansas, 49% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,860 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 76% of the monitored road miles (17,411 miles in 231,652 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 36,486,514 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈13.3 billion per year). Trucks make up 5.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 59% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (16.5%) runs slightly lower than the national level (10% lower).
Kansas's average driver income is lower than 62% of states nationwide. 58% of states nationwide have an older driver population than Kansas.
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