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Traffic heat map of Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska: 108 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Nistler Road and Alaska Highway

Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 108 road miles in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, divided into 825 segments averaging 692 ft. Its roads are the quietest of any county in Alaska, at 1,297 vehicles a day on average. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,297
Trucks

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

21.8%
Average travel time

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

32.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

43.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$84,454

The average monitored road in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska carries 1,297 vehicles per day. Across its 108 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 123,451 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈45.1 million per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 6.7% across Alaska - a freight-heavy mix.

The quietest roads of any county in Alaska

Southeast Fairbanks sees 73% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,297 vehicles per day against 4,749), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Southeast Fairbanks accounts for about 1.2% of Alaska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. In fact, Southeast Fairbanks has the lowest average traffic volume of any county in Alaska, at 1,297 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (32.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Southeast Fairbanks runs shorter than 72% of counties in Alaska.

Congestion runs 70% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska

Trafficvehicles per day1,343
Trucks14.2%
Average travel time34.2 min
Congestion ratio4.3%
Drivers’ average age43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$81,143

Highways carry most of the traffic in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska: 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,343 vehicles per day, 10% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,219 vehicles per day.

Highways also make up about 75% of the monitored road miles: 81 miles in 516 segments, together carrying 90,379 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈33.0 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 90% of counties in Alaska

Highway truck concentration here runs 72% higher than the state average, at 14.2%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Southeast Fairbanks's highway truck share (14.2%) is higher than 90% of counties in Alaska. 80% of counties in Alaska see more highway trucks per day than Southeast Fairbanks's roughly 191.

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Non-highway Traffic in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska

Trafficvehicles per day1,219
Trucks42.4%
Average travel time30.4 min
Congestion ratio4.7%
Drivers’ average age43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$89,991

At 27% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,219 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 25% of the monitored road miles: 27 miles in 309 segments, together carrying 33,072 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈12.1 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 42.4%.

Local congestion 69% below the Alaska average

Unusually, the concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 198% higher than on highways.

At 69% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.7% signals easier movement on local roads.

61% of counties in Alaska see higher average driver income among trip origins than Southeast Fairbanks. Southeast Fairbanks's median driver age is lower than 56% of counties in Alaska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, traffic has a sharp commute peak, with the busiest hour carrying about 9% of the day's traffic.

Southeast Fairbanks vs. Alaska Traffic Comparison

Southeast Fairbanks's biggest difference from the Alaska average is its truck share, 223% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 73% below.

MetricSoutheast FairbanksAlaska averageDifference
Traffic1,2974,749-72.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)21.8%6.7%+223.3%
Truck % (Highway)14.2%8.3%+71.6%
Avg. Travel Time32.8 min34.0 min-3.6%

How Southeast Fairbanks compares

Southeast Fairbanks has a higher truck share than any nearby borough or census area

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Southeast Fairbanks moves 12.4% of the total daily travel and is 46.6% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Southeast Fairbanks 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
Southeast Fairbanks1,29721.8%123,45132.8 min4.5%
Fairbanks North Star, Alaska3,3707.6%1,366,69333.6 min10.5%
Valdez-Cordova, Alaska1,37611.3%213,79935.5 min5.3%
Denali, Alaska1,72911.9%138,57638.2 min4.8%
Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska4,0587.0%2,270,46031.2 min12.9%
Alaska average4,7496.7%N/A34.0 min14.9%

Southeast Fairbanks ranked within Alaska

No county-level area in Alaska records a lower average daily traffic volume than Southeast Fairbanks.

Southeast Fairbanks ranked among 19 county-level areas in Alaska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 11.
MeasureSoutheast FairbanksAlaska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,297#19 of 19
Highway vehicle-miles per day90,379#7 of 11
Truck share on highways14.2%#2 of 11
Highway trucks per day191#9 of 11
Average travel time32.8 min#14 of 19
Average driver income$84,454#12 of 19
Average driver age43.4 yrs#11 of 19

Southeast Fairbanks ranks #2 of 11 on truck share on highways but #19 of 19 on average daily traffic volume. It is a freight corridor without the traffic to match: trucks dominate the mix precisely because there is so little local car traffic to dilute them.

Busiest roads in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 1,405 vehicles a day, against 1,297 on the average road in Southeast Fairbanks.

Nistler Road is the busiest road, at 1,672 vehicles a day, 90 of them trucks (5.4%). Tok Cutoff carries the most trucks, 1,133 a day (89.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 89.4% of traffic on Tok Cutoff, against 21.8% across all roads in the county.

Trips using Tok Cutoff are long: a median of 63.8 minutes against 32.8 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Drivers on Tok Cutoff come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $44,405, 47% below the county average of $84,454.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Nistler RoadTertiary road · 1,672vehicles90trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
5.0%
Median trip time
27.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,883

At 29% more than the county average, Nistler Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $89,883 in household income.

2Alaska HighwayTrunk road · 1,276vehicles215trucks · 16.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.0%
Median trip time
23.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,342

Alaska Highway is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 23.1 minutes, against 32.8 for the county.

3Tok CutoffPrimary road · 1,268vehicles1,133trucks · 89.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.7%
Median trip time
63.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,405

Tok Cutoff is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 89.4% of it, above the county-wide 21.8%.

4Richardson HighwayTrunk road · 1,048vehicles140trucks · 13.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.8%
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
42.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,513

Even at its busiest, Richardson Highway carries 19% less than the county average; trucks are 13.3% of it, below the county-wide 21.8%.

5Jack Warren RoadTertiary road · 1,041vehicles68trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
2.8%
Median trip time
38.7 min
Drivers’ median age
43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,155

Jack Warren Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 20% less than the county average; trucks are 6.5% of it, below the county-wide 21.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Tok CutoffPrimary road · #3 by traffic1,268vehicles1,133trucks · 89.4%
2Alaska HighwayTrunk road · #2 by traffic1,276vehicles215trucks · 16.9%
3Richardson HighwayTrunk road · #4 by traffic1,048vehicles140trucks · 13.3%
4Nistler RoadTertiary road · #1 by traffic1,672vehicles90trucks · 5.4%
5Jack Warren RoadTertiary road · #5 by traffic1,041vehicles68trucks · 6.5%
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

Southeast FairbanksDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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