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Traffic | vehicles per day8,166 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.9% |
Average travel time | 34.4 min |
Congestion ratio | 24.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 47.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $116,940 |
A typical monitored road in Massachusetts sees 8,166 vehicles per day, while its 13,355 miles of monitored roads together handle 136,116,242 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈49.7 billion per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 11 across the US.
At 8,166 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Massachusetts carries 17% more traffic than the national average of 6,986, suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.8% of the national total. Massachusetts carries more traffic than 84% of states nationwide.
The average trip takes 34.4 minutes, on par with the national level. On travel time, Massachusetts runs longer than 80% of states nationwide.
At 27% higher than the national level, the 24.0% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.
| Traffic | vehicles per day23,969 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.4% |
| Average travel time | 41.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 50.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.0 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $119,646 |
Travel in Massachusetts splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 23,969 vehicles per day, 217% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,572 vehicles per day.
With 17% of the road miles (2,266 miles in 16,061 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 66,320,020 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈24.2 billion per year).
56% of states nationwide move less traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (8.4%) is 36% lower than the national average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Massachusetts still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
Massachusetts's highway truck share (8.4%) is lower than 94% of states nationwide. By raw truck volume, Massachusetts carries more highway trucks than 90% of states nationwide.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,572 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.5% |
| Average travel time | 34.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 23.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $115,297 |
Travel in Massachusetts splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 7,572 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (11,088 miles in 427,284 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 69,796,219 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈25.5 billion 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 34% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (23.1%) runs 26% higher than the national average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.
Massachusetts's average driver income is higher than 94% of states nationwide. 72% of states nationwide have a younger driver population than Massachusetts.
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