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Traffic heat map of Skagway, Alaska: 6 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Klondike Highway and State Street

Skagway, Alaska Traffic Counts

Trips here are the shortest of any county in Alaska, a median 19.9 minutes. This page breaks down traffic in Skagway, Alaska across 6 miles of monitored roads split into 119 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Skagway, Alaska

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day2,031
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

8.5%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

19.9 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

4.8%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$78,594

Our data shows 2,031 vehicles per day on the average road in Skagway, Alaska, and 9,433 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.4 million per year) across its 6 miles of monitored roads. At 8.5%, the truck share runs above the 6.7% across Alaska: about 1 in 12 vehicles.

The shortest trips of any county in Alaska

At 2,031 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Skagway carries 57% less traffic than the state average of 4,749, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Skagway accounts for less than 0.1% of Alaska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Skagway carries less traffic than 67% of counties in Alaska.

Journey times run 42% lower than the state level, at 19.9 minutes on average. It also posts the lowest average travel time in Alaska, at 19.9 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 4.8% is 68% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Skagway, Alaska

Trafficvehicles per day2,149
Trucks9.9%
Average travel time19.6 min
Congestion ratio5.1%
Drivers’ average age46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,594

Travel in Skagway, Alaska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 2,149 vehicles per day, 78% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,210 vehicles per day.

With 31% of the road miles (2 miles in 104 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 4,327 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.6 million per year).

Freight-heavy highways

The concentration of trucks on highways (9.9%) is 19% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

50% of counties in Alaska see a lower highway truck share than Skagway's 9.9%. Skagway's highway truck count is lower than 60% of counties in Alaska, at roughly 212 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Skagway, Alaska

Trafficvehicles per day1,210
Trucks7.4%
Average travel time21.5 min
Congestion ratio2.9%
Drivers’ average age46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,594

Travel in Skagway, Alaska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,210 vehicles per day.

Spread over 4 miles and 15 segments, 69% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 5,106 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.9 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.4%).

Local congestion 81% below the Alaska average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 25% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 2.9% is 81% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Skagway's average driver income is lower than 78% of counties in Alaska. Skagway's median driver age is higher than 56% of counties in Alaska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Skagway, Alaska, traffic has a sharp commute peak, with the busiest hour carrying about 11% of the day's traffic.

Skagway vs. Alaska Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Skagway apart: 57% below the Alaska average. Its average travel time is also 42% below.

MetricSkagwayAlaska averageDifference
Traffic2,0314,749-57.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%6.7%+26.4%
Truck % (Highway)9.9%8.3%+18.8%
Avg. Travel Time19.9 min34.0 min-41.6%

How Skagway compares

Skagway is the least congested of its nearby boroughs and census areas

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Skagway moves 7.9% of the total daily travel and sees 32.7% shorter typical trips; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. It is the quiet one of the group - below the areas around it on volume, total travel and trip length alike.

Skagway and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Alaska average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Skagway2,0318.5%9,43319.9 min4.8%
Haines, Alaska1,3857.3%1,65423.6 minN/A
Juneau, Alaska4,6766.0%408,08132.0 min12.0%
Sitka, Alaska4,2206.0%57,53029.3 min11.7%
Petersburg, Alaska2,3225.3%11,17333.0 min6.6%
Alaska average4,7496.7%N/A34.0 min14.9%

Skagway ranked within Alaska

No county-level area in Alaska records a lower average travel time than Skagway.

Skagway ranked among 19 county-level areas in Alaska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 11.
MeasureSkagwayAlaska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,031#13 of 19
Highway vehicle-miles per day4,327#10 of 11
Truck share on highways9.9%#6 of 11
Highway trucks per day212#7 of 11
Average travel time19.9 min#19 of 19
Average driver income$78,594#15 of 19
Average driver age46.9 yrs#9 of 19

Busiest roads in Skagway, Alaska

The three busiest roads in Skagway average 1,811 vehicles a day, 11% less than the county average of 2,031 across all its monitored roads.

Klondike Highway leads with 2,173 vehicles a day, 192 of them trucks (8.8%). State Street is practically level with it at 2,114. State Street carries the most trucks, 226 a day (10.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Klondike HighwayTrunk road · 2,173vehicles192trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.5%
Median trip time
19.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,594

Klondike Highway peaks at 2,173 vehicles a day, 7% more than the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.5%.

2State StreetTrunk road · 2,114vehicles226trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.0%
Median trip time
19.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,594

Even at its busiest, State Street carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, above the county-wide 8.5%.

3Dyea RoadTertiary road · 1,145vehicles85trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
2.7%
Median trip time
17.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,594

Dyea Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 44% less than the county average; trucks are 7.4% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1State StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic2,114vehicles226trucks · 10.7%
2Klondike HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic2,173vehicles192trucks · 8.8%
3Dyea RoadTertiary road · #3 by traffic1,145vehicles85trucks · 7.4%
How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

SkagwayDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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