
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pender County, North Carolina
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day7,327 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 27.4 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 20.0% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $81,916 |
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The average monitored road in Pender County, North Carolina carries 7,327 vehicles per day. Across its 362 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,438,870 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈890 million per year). Trucks are 8.6% of traffic, close to the 8.7% across North Carolina.
The shortest trips of any county in North Carolina
At 7,327 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Pender carries 16% more traffic than the state average of 6,332, suggesting more demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.9% of North Carolina's statewide total. 86% of counties in North Carolina see less traffic than Pender's 7,327 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 15% lower than the state level, at 27.4 minutes on average. It also posts the lowest average travel time in North Carolina, at 27.4 minutes.
Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 20.0% (7% higher).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pender County, North Carolina
| Traffic | vehicles per day22,040 |
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| Trucks | 10.4% |
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| Average travel time | 33.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 39.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $83,391 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Pender County, North Carolina (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 22,040 vehicles per day, 331% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,109 vehicles per day.
With 31% of the road miles (112 miles in 483 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,454,195 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈531 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 70% of counties in North Carolina.
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
The concentration of trucks on highways (10.4%) is 14% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for North Carolina: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Pender's highway truck share (10.4%) is lower than 61% of counties in North Carolina. By raw truck volume, Pender carries more highway trucks than 59% of counties in North Carolina.

Non-highway Traffic in Pender County, North Carolina
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,109 |
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| Trucks | 5.9% |
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| Average travel time | 26.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 17.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $79,910 |
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A significant share of driving in Pender County, North Carolina, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 5,109 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 69% of the monitored road miles (250 miles in 3,204 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 984,676 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈359 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.9%.
Younger drivers than 89% of counties in North Carolina
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 43% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 17.0% is in line with the state level.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 87% of counties in North Carolina. The driver population here skews younger than 89% of counties in North Carolina.