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Traffic | vehicles per day2,458 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 10.9% |
Average travel time | 32.6 min |
Congestion ratio | 8.6% |
Drivers’ average age | 48.5 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $70,195 |
A typical monitored road in Mercer County, Kentucky sees 2,458 vehicles per day, while its 168 miles of monitored roads together handle 536,836 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈196 million per year). Trucks are 10.9% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Kentucky.
At 2,458 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Mercer carries 48% less traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.5% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Mercer carries more traffic than 50% of counties in Kentucky.
The average trip takes 32.6 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.6 minutes is longer than 66% of counties in Kentucky.
Congestion runs 41% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,405 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 12.8% |
| Average travel time | 36.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 16.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $72,161 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Mercer County, Kentucky (67% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,405 vehicles per day, 278% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,959 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 28% of the monitored road miles (47 miles, 212 segments), so they carry more than their share: 357,266 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈130 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Mercer outranks 50% of counties in Kentucky.
Highway truck concentration here runs 19% lower than the state average, at 12.8%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
58% of counties in Kentucky see a higher highway truck share than Mercer's 12.8%. By raw truck volume, Mercer carries more highway trucks than 54% of counties in Kentucky.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,959 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.2% |
| Average travel time | 32.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 7.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $68,017 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Mercer County, Kentucky: 33% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,959 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 72% of the monitored road miles (121 miles in 2,105 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 179,569 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈65.5 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.2%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 44% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.8% is 44% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 80% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews older than 56% of counties in Kentucky.
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