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Traffic | vehicles per day2,472 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 9.5% |
Average travel time | 33.0 min |
Congestion ratio | 9.7% |
Drivers’ average age | 42.8 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $83,481 |
Our data shows 2,472 vehicles per day on the average road in Nicollet County, Minnesota, and 864,530 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈316 million per year) across its 357 miles of monitored roads. At 9.5%, the truck share runs above the 8.1% across Minnesota: about 1 in 11 vehicles.
Nicollet sees 27% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,472 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Nicollet accounts for about 0.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Nicollet's 2,472 vehicles per day outpaces 76% of counties in Minnesota.
At 33.0 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Nicollet runs shorter than 53% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.7% (9% lower).
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,112 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.9% |
| Average travel time | 46.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 19.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $81,296 |
A little more than half of the driving in Nicollet County, Minnesota happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,112 vehicles per day, 315% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,713 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (94 miles, 334 segments), so they carry more than their share: 571,036 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈208 million per year).
66% of counties in Minnesota move less traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (10.9%) is 6% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 54% of counties in Minnesota. 57% of counties in Minnesota see fewer highway trucks per day than Nicollet's roughly 772.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,713 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.8% |
| Average travel time | 30.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 8.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 43.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $88,052 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Nicollet County, Minnesota: 34% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,713 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 74% of the monitored road miles (263 miles in 2,041 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 293,494 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈107 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.8%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 37% lower than on highways.
At 17% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 8.1% signals easier movement on local roads.
78% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Nicollet. Nicollet's median driver age is lower than 97% of counties in Minnesota.
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