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Traffic | vehicles per day13,001 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.2% |
Average travel time | 38.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 36.7% |
Drivers’ average age | 39.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $114,148 |
A typical monitored road in Suffolk County, Massachusetts sees 13,001 vehicles per day, while its 499 miles of monitored roads together handle 8,032,977 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.9 billion per year). Trucks are 6.2% of traffic, close to the 6.9% across Massachusetts.
At 13,001 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Suffolk carries 59% more traffic than the state average of 8,166, suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. Network-wide, Suffolk accounts for about 5.9% of Massachusetts's statewide total of vehicle-miles. In fact, Suffolk has the highest average traffic volume of any county in Massachusetts, at 13,001 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 38.1 minutes, 11% higher than the state level. 92% of counties in Massachusetts have a shorter average travel time than Suffolk's 38.1 minutes.
Congestion runs 53% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 36.7%, which means more pronounced congestion - expect markedly slower peak-hour deliveries and unreliable arrival times.
| Traffic | vehicles per day31,272 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.4% |
| Average travel time | 39.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 59.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $127,713 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Suffolk County, Massachusetts: 38% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 31,272 vehicles per day, 155% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 12,283 vehicles per day.
With 16% of the road miles (79 miles in 717 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 3,045,602 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year).
At 6.4%, highway truck share is 23% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Suffolk's highway truck share (6.4%) is lower than 91% of counties in Massachusetts. Suffolk's highway truck count is higher than 64% of counties in Massachusetts, at roughly 2,011 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,283 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.0% |
| Average travel time | 38.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 35.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 37.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $109,225 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (62% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 12,283 vehicles per day.
Spread over 420 miles and 18,256 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 4,987,375 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.8 billion per year). Trucks make up 6.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 6% fewer trucks by share.
At 55% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 35.8% signals more friction on local roads.
54% of counties in Massachusetts see lower average driver income among trip origins than Suffolk. Drivers here also skew toward the lowest median age in Massachusetts, at 39 years.
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