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Traffic | vehicles per day594 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 14.7% |
Average travel time | 55.2 min |
Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $56,513 |
Our data shows 594 vehicles per day on the average road in Mellette County, South Dakota, and 43,850 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈16.0 million per year) across its 82 miles of monitored roads. At 14.7%, the truck share runs above the 10.3% across South Dakota: about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Mellette's average daily traffic volume is 81% lower than the state average - 594 vehicles per day against 3,156 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of South Dakota's statewide total. Mellette carries less traffic than 85% of counties in South Dakota.
The average trip takes 55.2 minutes, 70% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 55.2 minutes is longer than 98% of counties in South Dakota.
| Traffic | vehicles per day941 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.4% |
| Average travel time | 42.0 min |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $57,453 |
A little more than half of the driving in Mellette County, South Dakota happens on highways: 59% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 941 vehicles per day, 183% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 333 vehicles per day.
With 33% of the road miles (27 miles in 128 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 25,659 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈9.4 million per year).
Highway truck concentration here runs 14% higher than the state average, at 15.4%. The highway traffic mix is typical for South Dakota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Mellette's highway truck share (15.4%) is higher than 69% of counties in South Dakota. 90% of counties in South Dakota see more highway trucks per day than Mellette's roughly 145.
| Traffic | vehicles per day333 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 13.6% |
| Average travel time | 65.2 min |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $54,580 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Mellette County, South Dakota: 41% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 333 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 67% of the monitored road miles (55 miles in 170 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 18,192 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.6 million per year). About 1 in 7 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (13.6%).
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 12% fewer trucks by share.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 88% of counties in South Dakota. 54% of counties in South Dakota have an older driver population than Mellette.
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