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Traffic | vehicles per day2,526 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.2% |
Average travel time | 30.3 min |
Congestion ratio | 7.4% |
Drivers’ average age | 48.0 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $85,596 |
The average monitored road in Marion County, Iowa carries 2,526 vehicles per day. Across its 292 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 717,225 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈262 million per year). Trucks are 10.2% of traffic, close to the 11.0% across Iowa.
Marion's average daily traffic volume is 17% lower than the state average - 2,526 vehicles per day against 3,042 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.9% of Iowa's statewide total. By volume, Marion's 2,526 vehicles per day outpaces 81% of counties in Iowa.
The average trip takes 30.3 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.3 minutes is shorter than 91% of counties in Iowa.
The congestion ratio of 7.4% is 35% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,640 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 12.9% |
| Average travel time | 45.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 8.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $85,887 |
A significant share of driving in Marion County, Iowa, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 3,640 vehicles per day, 50% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,425 vehicles per day.
With 27% of the road miles (80 miles in 214 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 312,780 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈114 million per year).
At 12.9%, highway truck share is 20% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
72% of counties in Iowa see a higher highway truck share than Marion's 12.9%. 74% of counties in Iowa see more highway trucks per day than Marion's roughly 471.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,425 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.0% |
| Average travel time | 28.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 7.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $85,470 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Marion County, Iowa (56% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,425 vehicles per day.
Spread over 212 miles and 2,344 segments, 73% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 404,445 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈148 million per year). Trucks make up 8.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 38% lower than on highways.
At 34% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.4% signals easier movement on local roads.
Marion's average driver income is higher than 90% of counties in Iowa. Marion's median driver age is lower than 72% of counties in Iowa.
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