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Traffic | vehicles per day4,700 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.7% |
Average travel time | 31.6 min |
Congestion ratio | 15.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 55.8 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $83,549 |
A typical monitored road in Sussex County, Delaware sees 4,700 vehicles per day, while its 1,797 miles of monitored roads together handle 6,655,865 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.4 billion per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, in line with Delaware (7.8%).
Sussex sees 23% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,700 vehicles per day against 6,126), suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Sussex accounts for about 29% of Delaware's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Sussex carries more traffic than 50% of counties in Delaware.
Journey times run 6% lower than the state level, at 31.6 minutes on average. At 31.6 minutes, Sussex also has the lowest average travel time in Delaware.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.1% (13% lower) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,527 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.0% |
| Average travel time | 37.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 31.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 55.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $85,173 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Sussex County, Delaware, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,527 vehicles per day, 273% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,361 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 15% of the monitored road miles: 261 miles in 2,728 segments, carrying 3,135,566 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year).
By highway travel volume, Sussex outranks 50% of counties in Delaware.
At 8.0%, highway truck share is 19% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
At 8.0%, Sussex's highway truck concentration is the lowest in Delaware. At roughly 963 trucks per day, Sussex carries the lowest volume of highway trucks in Delaware.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,361 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.5% |
| Average travel time | 30.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 57.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $82,258 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Sussex County, Delaware, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,361 vehicles per day.
Spread over 1,536 miles and 15,949 segments, 85% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 3,520,299 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year). Trucks make up 5.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 18 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 31% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (12.2%) runs 17% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 50% of counties in Delaware. Drivers here also skew toward the highest median age in Delaware, at 56 years.
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