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Traffic | vehicles per day2,748 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 12.1% |
Average travel time | 36.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 9.2% |
Drivers’ average age | 51.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $71,122 |
The average monitored road in Shelby County, Illinois carries 2,748 vehicles per day. Across its 226 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 601,527 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈220 million per year). Trucks are 12.1% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Illinois.
Shelby sees 68% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,748 vehicles per day against 8,480), 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 0.3% of Illinois's statewide total. By volume, Shelby's 2,748 vehicles per day trails 57% of counties in Illinois.
The average trip takes 36.1 minutes, 6% higher than the state level. On travel time, Shelby runs longer than 81% of counties in Illinois.
The congestion ratio of 9.2% is 55% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,525 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 24.2% |
| Average travel time | 43.4 min |
| Congestion ratio | 5.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $74,897 |
Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Shelby County, Illinois, 24% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 3,525 vehicles per day, 29% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,735 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 8% of the road network, 17 miles in 22 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.
The concentration of trucks on highways (24.2%) is 40% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Shelby's highway truck share (24.2%) is higher than 65% of counties in Illinois. Shelby's highway truck count is lower than 51% of counties in Illinois, at roughly 853 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,735 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.2% |
| Average travel time | 36.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 9.3% |
| Drivers’ average age | 52.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $70,595 |
Most travel in Shelby County, Illinois happens on local roads, 76% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,735 vehicles per day.
Local roads also make up about 92% of the monitored road miles: 209 miles in 1,316 segments, together carrying 456,873 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈167 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.2%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 66% lower than the highway network.
At 55% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 9.3% signals easier movement on local roads.
51% of counties in Illinois see higher average driver income among trip origins than Shelby. Shelby's median driver age is higher than 86% of counties in Illinois.
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