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Traffic | vehicles per day1,312 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.7% |
Average travel time | 34.7 min |
Congestion ratio | 5.3% |
Drivers’ average age | 41.7 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $76,388 |
A typical monitored road in Polk County, Minnesota sees 1,312 vehicles per day, while its 823 miles of monitored roads together handle 878,886 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈321 million per year). Trucks are 7.7% of traffic, close to the 8.1% across Minnesota.
Polk sees 61% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,312 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Polk accounts for about 0.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Polk carries less traffic than 74% of counties in Minnesota.
Journey times run 8% higher than the state level, at 34.7 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 34.7 minutes is longer than 58% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion runs 50% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 5.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,316 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 9.5% |
| Average travel time | 44.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 4.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 43.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $72,016 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Polk County, Minnesota: 42% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,316 vehicles per day, 104% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,134 vehicles per day.
With 22% of the road miles (180 miles in 679 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 364,931 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈133 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 55% of counties in Minnesota.
At 9.5%, highway truck share is 7% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 74% of counties in Minnesota. 98% of counties in Minnesota see more highway trucks per day than Polk's roughly 220.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,134 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.4% |
| Average travel time | 33.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 5.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $79,617 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Polk County, Minnesota (58% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,134 vehicles per day.
Spread over 643 miles and 3,824 segments, 78% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 513,955 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈188 million per year). Trucks make up 6.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 33% lower than the highway network.
At 45% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.4% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 57% of counties in Minnesota. 98% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Polk.
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