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Traffic | vehicles per day2,778 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 14.9% |
Average travel time | 30.5 min |
Congestion ratio | 12.0% |
Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $57,846 |
The average monitored road in Ritchie County, West Virginia carries 2,778 vehicles per day. Across its 122 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 464,165 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈169 million per year). At 14.9%, the truck share runs above the 11.0% across West Virginia: about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Ritchie sees 62% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,778 vehicles per day against 7,367), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.6% of West Virginia's statewide total. Ritchie carries less traffic than 89% of counties in West Virginia.
The average trip takes 30.5 minutes, on par with the state level. 57% of counties in West Virginia have a shorter average travel time than Ritchie's 30.5 minutes.
Congestion runs 44% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 12.0%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,120 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 16.8% |
| Average travel time | 55.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 15.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $59,325 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Ritchie County, West Virginia (70% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,120 vehicles per day, 202% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,359 vehicles per day.
With 36% of the road miles (44 miles in 86 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 324,517 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈118 million per year).
The concentration of trucks on highways (16.8%) is 12% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for West Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
70% of counties in West Virginia see a lower highway truck share than Ritchie's 16.8%. By raw truck volume, Ritchie carries fewer highway trucks than 61% of counties in West Virginia.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,359 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.5% |
| Average travel time | 28.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 11.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $55,789 |
A significant share of driving in Ritchie County, West Virginia, 30% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,359 vehicles per day.
Spread over 77 miles and 892 segments, 64% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 139,648 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.0 million per year). Trucks make up 10.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 38% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.7% is 43% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Ritchie's average driver income is higher than 50% of counties in West Virginia. Ritchie's median driver age is lower than 76% of counties in West Virginia.
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