
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,516 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.2 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. | 12.9% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $63,220 |
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A typical monitored road in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma sees 4,516 vehicles per day, while its 397 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,882,029 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈687 million per year). Trucks are 10.3% of traffic, close to the 11.2% across Oklahoma.
Shorter trips than 82% of counties in Oklahoma
Pottawatomie sees 18% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,516 vehicles per day against 5,504), suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.8% of Oklahoma's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Pottawatomie's 4,516 vehicles per day outpaces 79% of counties in Oklahoma.
Journey times here (32.2 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Pottawatomie runs shorter than 82% of counties in Oklahoma.
Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 12.9% (5% higher).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,477 |
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| Trucks | 15.7% |
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| Average travel time | 43.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 21.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $65,296 |
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A significant share of driving in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 9,477 vehicles per day, 121% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,283 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (72 miles, 328 segments), so they carry more than their share: 837,196 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈306 million per year).
70% of counties in Oklahoma move less traffic on their highways.
More highway trucks than 77% of counties in Oklahoma
Highway truck concentration here (15.7%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Oklahoma: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 56% of counties in Oklahoma. By raw truck volume, Pottawatomie carries more highway trucks than 77% of counties in Oklahoma.

Non-highway Traffic in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,283 |
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| Trucks | 5.9% |
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| Average travel time | 31.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $62,247 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (56% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 4,283 vehicles per day.
Spread over 326 miles and 7,000 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,044,833 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈381 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.9%).
Local roads carry 62% fewer trucks by share than highways
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 62% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (12.5%) runs slightly higher than the state level (7% higher).
Trip origins here have higher average income than 50% of counties in Oklahoma. The driver population here skews younger than 56% of counties in Oklahoma.