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Traffic | vehicles per day7,690 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 13.7% |
Average travel time | 34.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 22.3% |
Drivers’ average age | 50.3 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $52,965 |
The average monitored road in Mercer County, West Virginia carries 7,690 vehicles per day. Across its 337 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 3,165,215 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.2 billion per year). At 13.7%, the truck share runs above the 11.0% across West Virginia: about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Mercer's average daily traffic volume of 7,690 vehicles per day is on par with the state average of 7,367. Network-wide, Mercer accounts for about 4.3% of West Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 81% of counties in West Virginia see less traffic than Mercer's 7,690 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 34.2 minutes, 11% higher than the state level. On travel time, Mercer runs longer than 89% of counties in West Virginia.
At 22.3%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
| Traffic | vehicles per day16,646 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 17.4% |
| Average travel time | 43.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 39.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 50.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $55,524 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Mercer County, West Virginia (68% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 16,646 vehicles per day, 141% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,910 vehicles per day.
With 34% of the road miles (114 miles in 271 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,146,821 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈784 million per year).
No more than 4 other counties in West Virginia move more traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (17.4%) is 15% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 80% of counties in West Virginia. By raw truck volume, Mercer carries more highway trucks than 91% of counties in West Virginia.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,910 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.0% |
| Average travel time | 33.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 20.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 50.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $50,741 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Mercer County, West Virginia: 32% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 6,910 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 66% of the monitored road miles (223 miles in 3,111 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,018,394 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈372 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.0%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 65% lower than the highway network.
At 20.8%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 76% of counties in West Virginia. 57% of counties in West Virginia have an older driver population than Mercer.
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