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Traffic | vehicles per day4,229 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 11.3% |
Average travel time | 31.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 12.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 37.6 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $82,852 |
Our data shows 4,229 vehicles per day on the average road in Story County, Iowa, and 2,315,090 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈845 million per year) across its 460 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 11.3% of traffic, close to the 11.0% across Iowa.
At 4,229 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Story carries 39% more traffic than the state average of 3,042, suggesting more demand on each road - a busier backdrop for retail sites, at the cost of slower access. Network-wide, Story accounts for about 2.8% of Iowa's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Story carries more traffic than 96% of counties in Iowa.
Journey times run 6% lower than the state level, at 31.1 minutes on average. On travel time, Story runs shorter than 84% of counties in Iowa.
The congestion ratio of 12.1% runs slightly higher than the state level (6% higher).
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,703 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.8% |
| Average travel time | 42.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 24.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $84,845 |
Travel in Story County, Iowa splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (55% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 9,703 vehicles per day, 142% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,012 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (105 miles, 253 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,262,173 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈461 million per year).
93% of counties in Iowa move less traffic on their highways.
At 15.8%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Iowa: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Story's highway truck share (15.8%) is higher than 61% of counties in Iowa. Story's highway truck count is higher than 81% of counties in Iowa, at roughly 1,531 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,012 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.9% |
| Average travel time | 30.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 11.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 36.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $81,549 |
Travel in Story County, Iowa splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (45% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 4,012 vehicles per day.
Spread over 355 miles and 6,367 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,052,918 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈384 million per year). Trucks make up 5.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 63% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.6% is in line with the state level.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 87% of counties in Iowa. At 38 years, Story's median driver age is the lowest in Iowa.
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