
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Mahnomen County, Minnesota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,239 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 39.7 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. | 5.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $57,555 |
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A typical monitored road in Mahnomen County, Minnesota sees 1,239 vehicles per day, while its 156 miles of monitored roads together handle 175,620 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈64.1 million per year). Trucks are 9.3% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.
Longer trips than 86% of counties in Minnesota
Mahnomen sees 64% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,239 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Mahnomen carries less traffic than 80% of counties in Minnesota.
At 39.7 minutes, the average travel time is 23% higher than the state level. On travel time, Mahnomen runs longer than 86% of counties in Minnesota.
The congestion ratio of 5.2% is 51% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Mahnomen County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,926 |
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| Trucks | 10.7% |
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| Average travel time | 45.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $58,111 |
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Travel in Mahnomen County, Minnesota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,926 vehicles per day, 491% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 665 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 25 miles in 152 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.
Fewer highway trucks than 75% of counties in Minnesota
Highway truck concentration here (10.7%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
58% of counties in Minnesota see a higher highway truck share than Mahnomen's 10.7%. By raw truck volume, Mahnomen carries fewer highway trucks than 75% of counties in Minnesota.

Non-highway Traffic in Mahnomen County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day665 |
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| Trucks | 7.8% |
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| Average travel time | 38.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 3.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $56,587 |
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Travel in Mahnomen County, Minnesota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 665 vehicles per day.
Spread over 131 miles and 711 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 81,775 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈29.8 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.8%).
The lowest driver income of any county in Minnesota
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 28% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 3.5% is 64% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trips here originate from the lowest average driver income in Minnesota, at $57,555. 65% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Mahnomen.