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Traffic | vehicles per day4,202 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 11.7% |
Average travel time | 36.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 12.3% |
Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $72,981 |
The average monitored road in Montana carries 4,202 vehicles per day. Across its 11,058 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 28,466,944 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈10.4 billion per year). At 11.7%, the truck share runs above the 9.3% across the US: about 1 in 9 vehicles.
Montana's average daily traffic volume is 40% lower than the national average - 4,202 vehicles per day against 6,986 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of the national total. 84% of states nationwide see more traffic than Montana's 4,202 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 36.2 minutes, 9% higher than the national level. On travel time, Montana runs longer than 94% of states nationwide.
Congestion runs 35% lower than the national level, at a ratio of 12.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,906 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.0% |
| Average travel time | 37.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 15.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $72,483 |
A little more than half of the driving in Montana happens on highways: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,906 vehicles per day, 56% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,777 vehicles per day.
With 43% of the road miles (4,765 miles in 15,951 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 17,136,946 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.3 billion per year).
The concentration of trucks on highways (15.0%) is 15% higher than the national average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for the US: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 72% of states nationwide. By raw truck volume, Montana carries fewer highway trucks than 94% of states nationwide.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,777 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.7% |
| Average travel time | 36.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $74,042 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Montana: 40% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,777 vehicles per day.
Spread over 6,293 miles and 63,848 segments, 57% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 11,330,002 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈4.1 billion per year). Trucks make up 6.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 15 vehicles.
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 55% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 12.1% is 34% lower than the national level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the national average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 88% of states nationwide. 66% of states nationwide have a younger driver population than Montana.
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