
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Ramsey County, North Dakota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,753 |
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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. | 30.1 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. | 9.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $73,019 |
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A typical monitored road in Ramsey County, North Dakota sees 1,753 vehicles per day, while its 252 miles of monitored roads together handle 218,501 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈79.8 million per year). Trucks are 10.3% of traffic, close to the 11.1% across North Dakota.
Shorter trips than 96% of counties in North Dakota
Ramsey sees 19% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,753 vehicles per day against 2,174), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Ramsey accounts for about 1.2% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 77% of counties in North Dakota see less traffic than Ramsey's 1,753 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 30.1 minutes, 19% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.1 minutes is shorter than 96% of counties in North Dakota.
The congestion ratio of 9.7% runs slightly lower than the state level (8% lower).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Ramsey County, North Dakota
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,228 |
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| Trucks | 12.7% |
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| Average travel time | 34.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 3.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,509 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Ramsey County, North Dakota: 40% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,228 vehicles per day, 36% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,933 vehicles per day.
Highways also make up about 34% of the monitored road miles: 85 miles in 333 segments, together carrying 88,163 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈32.2 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 91% of counties in North Dakota
Highway truck concentration here runs 12% lower than the state average, at 12.7%. The highway traffic mix is typical for North Dakota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 76% of counties in North Dakota. By raw truck volume, Ramsey carries fewer highway trucks than 91% of counties in North Dakota.

Non-highway Traffic in Ramsey County, North Dakota
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,933 |
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| Trucks | 8.7% |
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| Average travel time | 28.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 11.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,546 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Ramsey County, North Dakota (60% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,933 vehicles per day.
Local roads also make up about 66% of the monitored road miles: 167 miles in 974 segments, together carrying 130,337 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.6 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.7%).
Drivers from lower-income areas than 67% of counties in North Dakota
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 32% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (11.8%) runs slightly higher than the state level (9% higher).
Trip origins here have lower average income than 67% of counties in North Dakota. The driver population here skews younger than 52% of counties in North Dakota.