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Traffic | vehicles per day8,967 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.9% |
Average travel time | 30.8 min |
Congestion ratio | 24.3% |
Drivers’ average age | 46.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $125,704 |
Our data shows 8,967 vehicles per day on the average road in Placer County, California, and 11,780,502 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈4.3 billion per year) across its 1,014 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 7.9% of traffic, close to the 7.8% across California.
Placer sees 30% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (8,967 vehicles per day against 12,766), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.3% of California's statewide total. 68% of counties in California see less traffic than Placer's 8,967 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 11% lower than the state level, at 30.8 minutes on average. On travel time, Placer runs shorter than 93% of counties in California.
The congestion ratio of 24.3% runs slightly lower than the state level (11% lower) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day28,885 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 12.9% |
| Average travel time | 37.4 min |
| Congestion ratio | 49.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $115,379 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Placer County, California: 41% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 28,885 vehicles per day, 239% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,511 vehicles per day.
With 17% of the road miles (176 miles in 484 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 4,797,758 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.8 billion per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 61% of counties in California.
Highway truck concentration here runs 25% higher than the state average, at 12.9%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Placer's highway truck share (12.9%) is higher than 55% of counties in California. 65% of counties in California see fewer highway trucks per day than Placer's roughly 3,735.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,511 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 4.4% |
| Average travel time | 30.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 23.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $130,713 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Placer County, California (59% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 8,511 vehicles per day.
Spread over 838 miles and 21,141 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 6,982,744 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.5 billion per year). Trucks make up 4.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 23 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 66% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (23.7%) runs slightly lower than the state level (11% lower).
88% of counties in California see lower average driver income among trip origins than Placer. The driver population here skews older than 58% of counties in California.
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