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Traffic | vehicles per day7,697 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.7% |
Average travel time | 33.6 min |
Congestion ratio | 18.5% |
Drivers’ average age | 47.5 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $84,328 |
The average monitored road in Michigan carries 7,697 vehicles per day. Across its 34,085 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 219,725,819 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈80.2 billion per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 11 across the US.
Michigan's average daily traffic volume is 10% higher than the national average - 7,697 vehicles per day against 6,986 - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Michigan accounts for about 2.9% of the national total of vehicle-miles. 78% of states nationwide see less traffic than Michigan's 7,697 vehicles per day.
At 33.6 minutes, the average travel time matches the national level closely. 63% of states nationwide have a shorter average travel time than Michigan's 33.6 minutes.
Congestion here (18.5%) closely tracks the national level.
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,603 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 12.0% |
| Average travel time | 40.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 34.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $83,429 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Michigan: 43% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 13,603 vehicles per day, 85% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,354 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (6,149 miles, 40,545 segments), so they carry more than their share: 93,667,150 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.2 billion per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 76% of states nationwide.
Highway truck concentration here runs 8% lower than the national average, at 12.0%. The highway traffic mix is typical for the US: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
66% of states nationwide see a higher highway truck share than Michigan's 12.0%. 54% of states nationwide see fewer highway trucks per day than Michigan's roughly 1,627.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,354 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 4.5% |
| Average travel time | 33.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 18.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $85,117 |
A little more than half of the driving in Michigan happens on local roads: 57% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 7,354 vehicles per day.
Spread over 27,936 miles and 698,574 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 126,058,669 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈46.0 billion per year). Trucks make up 4.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 22 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 62% fewer trucks by share.
At 18.2%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the national level closely.
Michigan's average driver income is lower than 54% of states nationwide. Michigan's median driver age is higher than 74% of states nationwide.
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