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Traffic | vehicles per day523 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 11.1% |
Average travel time | 42.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 2.5% |
Drivers’ average age | 48.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $71,533 |
Our data shows 523 vehicles per day on the average road in Nelson County, North Dakota, and 112,942 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.2 million per year) across its 189 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with North Dakota (11.1%).
At 523 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Nelson carries 76% less traffic than the state average of 2,174, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Nelson accounts for about 0.6% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Nelson carries less traffic than 96% of counties in North Dakota.
The average trip takes 42.2 minutes, 14% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 42.2 minutes is longer than 63% of counties in North Dakota.
Congestion runs 77% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 2.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,070 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 13.7% |
| Average travel time | 61.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 2.3% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $69,735 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Nelson County, North Dakota, 51% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,070 vehicles per day, 156% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 418 vehicles per day.
With 28% of the road miles (52 miles in 138 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 57,693 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈21.1 million per year).
At 13.7%, highway truck share is 6% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for North Dakota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Nelson's highway truck share (13.7%) is lower than 74% of counties in North Dakota. Nelson's highway truck count is lower than 85% of counties in North Dakota, at roughly 146 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day418 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.5% |
| Average travel time | 38.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 2.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 55.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $74,222 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Nelson County, North Dakota, 49% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 418 vehicles per day.
Spread over 136 miles and 718 segments, 72% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 55,249 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.2 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.5%.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 38% fewer trucks by share.
At 77% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 2.5% signals easier movement on local roads.
Nelson's average driver income is lower than 75% of counties in North Dakota. The driver population here skews younger than 58% of counties in North Dakota.
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