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Traffic | vehicles per day2,779 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 15.7% |
Average travel time | 39.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 10.8% |
Drivers’ average age | 47.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $86,089 |
Our data shows 2,779 vehicles per day on the average road in Steele County, Minnesota, and 1,417,549 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈517 million per year) across its 478 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 8.1% across Minnesota - a freight-heavy mix.
Steele sees 18% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,779 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Minnesota's statewide total. Steele carries more traffic than 78% of counties in Minnesota.
At 39.2 minutes, the average travel time is 22% higher than the state level. 80% of counties in Minnesota have a shorter average travel time than Steele's 39.2 minutes.
At 10.8%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,296 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 21.7% |
| Average travel time | 51.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 15.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $87,681 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Steele County, Minnesota (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 8,296 vehicles per day, 233% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,493 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 20% of the road network, 97 miles in 180 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 74% of counties in Minnesota.
The concentration of trucks on highways (21.7%) is 111% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Steele as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 98% of counties in Minnesota. By raw truck volume, Steele carries more highway trucks than 92% of counties in Minnesota.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,493 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.2% |
| Average travel time | 38.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 10.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $85,207 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Steele County, Minnesota: 39% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,493 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (381 miles in 3,471 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 550,281 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈201 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.2%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 71% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (10.5%) runs slightly higher than the state level (8% higher).
Trip origins here have higher average income than 81% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews younger than 59% of counties in Minnesota.
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