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Traffic heat map of North Slope, Alaska: 3 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Laura Madison Street and Ahkovak Street

North Slope, Alaska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 3 road miles in North Slope, Alaska, divided into 88 segments averaging 196 ft. The average road here carries 2,418 vehicles a day, 49% less than the Alaska average of 4,749. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in North Slope, Alaska

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day2,418
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

6.0%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

63.9 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

6.3%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

41.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$78,365

The average monitored road in North Slope, Alaska carries 2,418 vehicles per day. Across its 3 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 8,237 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.0 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles is a truck, in line with Alaska (6.7%).

Trips 88% longer than the Alaska average

North Slope's average daily traffic volume is 49% lower than the state average - 2,418 vehicles per day against 4,749 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, North Slope accounts for less than 0.1% of Alaska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 56% of counties in Alaska see less traffic than North Slope's 2,418 vehicles per day.

At 63.9 minutes, the average travel time is 88% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 63.9 minutes is longer than 83% of counties in Alaska.

At 58% lower than the state level, the 6.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In North Slope, Alaska, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

North Slope vs. Alaska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average travel time differs most: North Slope runs 88% above the Alaska average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 49% below.

MetricNorth SlopeAlaska averageDifference
Traffic2,4184,749-49.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.0%6.7%-11.3%
Avg. Travel Time63.9 min34.0 min+87.9%

How North Slope compares

North Slope has the lowest truck share of its nearby boroughs and census areas

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, North Slope moves 2.0% of the total daily travel and runs 6.3 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

North Slope and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Alaska average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
North Slope2,4186.0%8,23763.9 min6.3%
Fairbanks North Star, Alaska3,3707.6%1,366,69333.6 min10.5%
Denali, Alaska1,72911.9%138,57638.2 min4.8%
Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska1,29721.8%123,45132.8 min4.5%
Nome, Alaska2,0567.8%8,674149.5 min5.3%
Alaska average4,7496.7%N/A34.0 min14.9%

North Slope ranked within Alaska

Average driver income places North Slope #16 of 19 in Alaska - the bottom quarter of the state.

North Slope ranked among 19 county-level areas in Alaska (1 = highest).
MeasureNorth SlopeAlaska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,418#9 of 19
Average travel time63.9 min#4 of 19
Average driver income$78,365#16 of 19
Average driver age41.3 yrs#15 of 19

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #4 of 19 on average travel time, against #16 of 19 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in North Slope, Alaska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in North Slope carry 2,224 vehicles a day on average, 8% less than the typical road in the county (2,418).

Laura Madison Street leads with 3,017 vehicles a day, 200 of them trucks (6.6%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Laura Madison StreetTertiary road · 3,017vehicles200trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
7.7%
Median trip time
62.0 min
Drivers’ median age
41.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,817

At 25% more than the county average, Laura Madison Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $80,817 in household income.

2Ahkovak StreetTertiary road · 2,457vehicles134trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
5.4%
Median trip time
63.8 min
Drivers’ median age
41.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,946

Ahkovak Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 5.4% of it, below the county-wide 6.0%.

3Stevenson StreetTertiary road · 1,197vehicles94trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
3.0%
Median trip time
47.9 min
Drivers’ median age
43.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,434

Trips on Stevenson Street are short, a median 47.9 minutes against 63.9 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Laura Madison StreetTertiary road · #1 by traffic3,017vehicles200trucks · 6.6%
2Ahkovak StreetTertiary road · #2 by traffic2,457vehicles134trucks · 5.4%
3Stevenson StreetTertiary road · #3 by traffic1,197vehicles94trucks · 7.8%
How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

North SlopeDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Q3 2026

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