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Traffic | vehicles per day8,333 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 9.9% |
Average travel time | 32.3 min |
Congestion ratio | 21.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 44.4 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $105,212 |
A typical monitored road in Monterey County, California sees 8,333 vehicles per day, while its 1,111 miles of monitored roads together handle 10,643,654 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.9 billion per year). Trucks are 9.9% of traffic, more than the 7.8% across California.
Monterey's average daily traffic volume is 35% lower than the state average - 8,333 vehicles per day against 12,766 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.1% of California's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Monterey's 8,333 vehicles per day outpaces 61% of counties in California.
At 32.3 minutes, the average travel time is 6% lower than the state level. On travel time, Monterey runs shorter than 77% of counties in California.
Congestion runs 24% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 21.0%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day24,935 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 12.9% |
| Average travel time | 39.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 57.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $104,918 |
A little more than half of the driving in Monterey County, California happens on highways: 61% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 24,935 vehicles per day, 239% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,350 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 27% of the monitored road miles (296 miles, 920 segments), so they carry more than their share: 6,455,232 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.4 billion per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 71% of counties in California.
The concentration of trucks on highways (12.9%) is 24% 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 53% of counties in California. Monterey's highway truck count is lower than 53% of counties in California, at roughly 3,217 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,350 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.2% |
| Average travel time | 31.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 18.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $105,489 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Monterey County, California: 39% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 7,350 vehicles per day.
Spread over 815 miles and 15,530 segments, 73% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 4,188,423 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.5 billion per year). About 1 in 19 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.2%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 60% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 18.8% is 29% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Monterey's average driver income is higher than 68% of counties in California. 54% of counties in California have an older driver population than Monterey.
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