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Traffic | vehicles per day3,404 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 8.1% |
Average travel time | 32.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 10.6% |
Drivers’ average age | 45.5 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $97,501 |
The average monitored road in Minnesota carries 3,404 vehicles per day. Across its 44,143 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 139,654,537 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.0 billion per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with the US (9.3%).
Minnesota sees 51% lower average daily traffic volume than the national average (3,404 vehicles per day against 6,986), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.8% of the national total. By volume, Minnesota's 3,404 vehicles per day trails 94% of states nationwide.
Journey times here (32.2 minutes on average) closely track the national level. Its average travel time of 32.2 minutes is shorter than 76% of states nationwide.
At 44% lower than the national level, the 10.6% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,671 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.3% |
| Average travel time | 37.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 30.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $96,691 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Minnesota, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,671 vehicles per day, 233% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,900 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 7,230 miles in 36,099 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.
68% of states nationwide move less traffic on their highways.
Highway truck concentration here runs 21% lower than the national average, at 10.3%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
80% of states nationwide see a higher highway truck share than Minnesota's 10.3%. 82% of states nationwide see more highway trucks per day than Minnesota's roughly 992.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,900 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.6% |
| Average travel time | 31.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 9.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $97,803 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Minnesota, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,900 vehicles per day.
Spread over 36,913 miles and 448,486 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 66,173,050 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈24.2 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.6%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 45% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (9.7%) runs 47% lower than the national average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
74% of states nationwide see lower average driver income among trip origins than Minnesota. Minnesota's median driver age is lower than 65% of states nationwide.
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