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Traffic | vehicles per day2,906 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 11.5% |
Average travel time | 31.0 min |
Congestion ratio | 9.3% |
Drivers’ average age | 46.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $93,769 |
A typical monitored road in Rice County, Minnesota sees 2,906 vehicles per day, while its 525 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,970,945 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈719 million per year). At 11.5%, the truck share runs above the 8.1% across Minnesota: about 1 in 9 vehicles.
Rice's average daily traffic volume is 15% lower than the state average - 2,906 vehicles per day against 3,404 - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Rice accounts for about 1.4% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 83% of counties in Minnesota see less traffic than Rice's 2,906 vehicles per day.
At 31.0 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 79% of counties in Minnesota have a longer average travel time than Rice's 31.0 minutes.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.3% (12% lower) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,829 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.9% |
| Average travel time | 42.4 min |
| Congestion ratio | 19.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $93,860 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Rice County, Minnesota (55% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 9,829 vehicles per day, 291% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,514 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 14% of the road network, 75 miles in 317 segments, so each mile of them is 3.9 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 85% of counties in Minnesota.
At 15.9%, highway truck share is 55% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Rice's highway truck share (15.9%) is higher than 89% of counties in Minnesota. Rice's highway truck count is higher than 96% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 1,565 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,514 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.1% |
| Average travel time | 30.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 8.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $93,694 |
A significant share of driving in Rice County, Minnesota, 45% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,514 vehicles per day.
Spread over 451 miles and 5,584 segments, 86% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 879,563 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈321 million per year). Trucks make up 6.1% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 62% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (8.8%) runs slightly lower than the state level (10% lower).
86% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Rice. 74% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Rice.
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