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Traffic | vehicles per day4,526 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 12.3% |
Average travel time | 31.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 13.9% |
Drivers’ average age | 45.7 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $63,957 |
Our data shows 4,526 vehicles per day on the average road in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and 3,718,720 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year) across its 819 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 8 vehicles is a truck, in line with Louisiana (11.2%).
Rapides's average daily traffic volume is 25% lower than the state average - 4,526 vehicles per day against 6,061 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 3.1% of Louisiana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Rapides's 4,526 vehicles per day outpaces 68% of counties in Louisiana.
Journey times here (31.1 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Rapides runs shorter than 71% of counties in Louisiana.
At 20% lower than the state level, the 13.9% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,345 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.2% |
| Average travel time | 30.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 22.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $64,911 |
A little more than half of the driving in Rapides Parish, Louisiana happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,345 vehicles per day, 222% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,213 vehicles per day.
With 35% of the road miles (284 miles in 1,204 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,466,356 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈900 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 89% of counties in Louisiana.
The concentration of trucks on highways (15.2%) is 5% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Louisiana: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Rapides's highway truck share (15.2%) is lower than 54% of counties in Louisiana. Rapides's highway truck count is lower than 64% of counties in Louisiana, at roughly 1,570 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,213 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.5% |
| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 11.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $62,555 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Rapides Parish, Louisiana: 34% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,213 vehicles per day.
Spread over 535 miles and 5,335 segments, 65% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,252,364 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈457 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.5%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 57% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.9% is 29% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Rapides's average driver income is lower than 52% of counties in Louisiana. The driver population here skews older than 52% of counties in Louisiana.
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