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Traffic | vehicles per day4,076 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.0% |
Average travel time | 31.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 14.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 52.5 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $54,018 |
The average monitored road in Macon County, North Carolina carries 4,076 vehicles per day. Across its 222 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 854,646 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈312 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across North Carolina: 7.0% against 8.7%.
Macon's average daily traffic volume is 36% lower than the state average - 4,076 vehicles per day against 6,332 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of North Carolina's statewide total. By volume, Macon's 4,076 vehicles per day trails 53% of counties in North Carolina.
Journey times here (31.1 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 31.1 minutes is shorter than 66% of counties in North Carolina.
Congestion runs 25% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 14.0%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,824 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.1% |
| Average travel time | 41.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 18.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 50.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $52,320 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Macon County, North Carolina (55% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 11,824 vehicles per day, 319% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,820 vehicles per day.
With 23% of the road miles (50 miles in 410 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 470,518 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈172 million per year).
The concentration of trucks on highways (8.1%) is 33% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
81% of counties in North Carolina see a higher highway truck share than Macon's 8.1%. Macon's highway truck count is lower than 74% of counties in North Carolina, at roughly 961 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,820 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.5% |
| Average travel time | 29.4 min |
| Congestion ratio | 13.3% |
| Drivers’ average age | 55.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $55,432 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Macon County, North Carolina: 45% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,820 vehicles per day.
Spread over 171 miles and 2,529 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 384,128 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈140 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.5%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 32% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (13.3%) runs 25% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Macon's average driver income is lower than 87% of counties in North Carolina. 82% of counties in North Carolina have a younger driver population than Macon.
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