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Traffic | vehicles per day2,533 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 11.0% |
Average travel time | 33.9 min |
Congestion ratio | 15.4% |
Drivers’ average age | 48.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $60,892 |
Our data shows 2,533 vehicles per day on the average road in Polk County, Missouri, and 773,279 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈282 million per year) across its 301 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with Missouri (9.8%).
At 2,533 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Polk carries 55% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 60% of counties in Missouri see less traffic than Polk's 2,533 vehicles per day.
At 33.9 minutes, the average travel time is 8% higher than the state level. On travel time, Polk runs longer than 70% of counties in Missouri.
Congestion runs 21% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,471 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 14.6% |
| Average travel time | 52.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $61,151 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Polk County, Missouri (58% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 6,471 vehicles per day, 171% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,385 vehicles per day.
With 22% of the road miles (68 miles in 122 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 446,735 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈163 million per year).
At 14.6%, highway truck share is 8% higher than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Polk's highway truck share (14.6%) is higher than 53% of counties in Missouri. Polk's highway truck count is lower than 58% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 942 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,385 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.2% |
| Average travel time | 33.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 15.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $60,718 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Polk County, Missouri: 42% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,385 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 78% of the monitored road miles (233 miles in 3,255 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 326,543 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈119 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.2%.
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 57% lower than on highways.
At 17% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 15.5% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 52% of counties in Missouri. 65% of counties in Missouri have an older driver population than Polk.
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