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Traffic | vehicles per day4,642 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.5% |
Average travel time | 34.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 15.9% |
Drivers’ average age | 38.4 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $79,796 |
The average monitored road in Tompkins County, New York carries 4,642 vehicles per day. Across its 481 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,572,540 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈574 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across New York: 6.5% against 8.0%.
At 4,642 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Tompkins carries 37% less traffic than the state average of 7,377, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Tompkins accounts for about 0.6% of New York's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Tompkins carries more traffic than 61% of counties in New York.
The average trip takes 34.2 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Tompkins runs shorter than 56% of counties in New York.
Congestion runs 23% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.9%, which means smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day15,051 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.5% |
| Average travel time | 38.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 44.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $80,041 |
Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Tompkins County, New York, 30% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 15,051 vehicles per day, 321% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,578 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 8% of the road network, 38 miles in 591 segments, so each mile of them is 3.7 times as busy as the average road mile.
Highway truck concentration here runs 27% lower than the state average, at 7.5%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Tompkins's highway truck share (7.5%) is lower than 95% of counties in New York. By raw truck volume, Tompkins carries fewer highway trucks than 63% of counties in New York.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,578 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.1% |
| Average travel time | 33.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 12.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 35.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $79,684 |
Local roads carry most of the traffic in Tompkins County, New York: 70% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,578 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 92% of the monitored road miles (442 miles in 5,781 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,104,229 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈403 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.1%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 18% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 12.9% is 33% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Tompkins's average driver income is higher than 64% of counties in New York. Tompkins has the lowest median driver age in New York - 38 years.
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