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Traffic | vehicles per day3,026 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 18.7% |
Average travel time | 35.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 8.5% |
Drivers’ average age | 42.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $65,087 |
The average monitored road in Macon County, Alabama carries 3,026 vehicles per day. Across its 284 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,459,645 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈533 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.7% of traffic, against 10.6% across Alabama.
At 3,026 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Macon carries 49% less traffic than the state average of 5,932, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Alabama's statewide total. 58% of counties in Alabama see more traffic than Macon's 3,026 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 11% higher than the state level, at 35.2 minutes on average. 82% of counties in Alabama have a shorter average travel time than Macon's 35.2 minutes.
Congestion runs 45% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,799 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 21.6% |
| Average travel time | 53.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 17.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $68,093 |
Highways carry most of the traffic in Macon County, Alabama: 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,799 vehicles per day, 248% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,532 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 25% of the monitored road miles: 72 miles in 148 segments, carrying 1,115,753 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈407 million per year).
71% of counties in Alabama move less traffic on their highways.
At 21.6%, highway truck share is 46% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Macon's highway truck share (21.6%) is higher than 88% of counties in Alabama. By raw truck volume, Macon carries more highway trucks than 95% of counties in Alabama.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,532 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 9.2% |
| Average travel time | 33.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 7.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 39.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $55,568 |
At 24% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Macon County, Alabama than highways. A typical local road sees 2,532 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (212 miles in 1,729 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 343,892 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈126 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.2%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 58% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (7.8%) runs 47% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Macon's average driver income is higher than 71% of counties in Alabama. 94% of counties in Alabama have an older driver population than Macon.
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