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Traffic | vehicles per day4,638 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 8.2% |
Average travel time | 32.7 min |
Congestion ratio | 13.7% |
Drivers’ average age | 46.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $80,146 |
The average monitored road in Kent County, Delaware carries 4,638 vehicles per day. Across its 845 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 4,364,779 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.6 billion per year). Trucks are 8.2% of traffic, close to the 7.8% across Delaware.
At 4,638 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Kent carries 24% less traffic than the state average of 6,126, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 19% of Delaware's statewide total of vehicle-miles. At 4,638 vehicles per day, Kent posts the lowest average traffic volume in Delaware.
At 32.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 50% of counties in Delaware have a shorter average travel time than Kent's 32.7 minutes.
At 21% lower than the state level, the 13.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day14,607 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.3% |
| Average travel time | 40.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 33.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $79,091 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Kent County, Delaware (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 14,607 vehicles per day, 338% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,333 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 19% of the road network, 163 miles in 1,876 segments, so each mile of them is 3.1 times as busy as the average road mile.
At 10.3%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Delaware: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Kent's highway truck share (10.3%) is higher than 50% of counties in Delaware. 50% of counties in Delaware see fewer highway trucks per day than Kent's roughly 1,500.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,333 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.2% |
| Average travel time | 31.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 11.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.0 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $81,351 |
A significant share of driving in Kent County, Delaware, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,333 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 81% of the monitored road miles (682 miles in 14,336 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,734,056 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈633 million per year). About 1 in 19 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.2%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 50% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.1% is 24% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
At $80,146, the average driver income for trips originating here is the lowest in Delaware. Kent's median driver age is higher than 50% of counties in Delaware.
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