
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Tooele County, Utah
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day9,491 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 19.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.7 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 9.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 39.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $99,167 |
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A typical monitored road in Tooele County, Utah sees 9,491 vehicles per day, while its 613 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,124,748 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 8.9% across Utah - a freight-heavy mix.
Busier roads than 86% of counties in Utah
Tooele's average daily traffic volume is 7% lower than the state average - 9,491 vehicles per day against 10,198. Across the whole network, that travel is about 3.6% of Utah's statewide total. 86% of counties in Utah see less traffic than Tooele's 9,491 vehicles per day.
At 31.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 31.7 minutes is shorter than 64% of counties in Utah.
Congestion runs 57% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.2%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Tooele County, Utah
| Traffic | vehicles per day26,676 |
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| Trucks | 25.1% |
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| Average travel time | 32.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $96,720 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Tooele County, Utah (69% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 26,676 vehicles per day, 258% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,461 vehicles per day.
With 41% of the road miles (252 miles in 323 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,152,754 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈786 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 75% of counties in Utah.
The highest highway truck share of any county in Utah
Highway truck concentration here runs 104% higher than the state average, at 25.1%. That marks Tooele as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By share, Tooele has the highest highway truck concentration in Utah, at 25.1%. By raw truck volume, Tooele carries more highway trucks than 62% of counties in Utah.

Non-highway Traffic in Tooele County, Utah
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,461 |
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| Trucks | 6.4% |
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| Average travel time | 31.6 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 40.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $101,223 |
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A significant share of driving in Tooele County, Utah, 31% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 7,461 vehicles per day.
Spread over 361 miles and 2,734 segments, 59% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 971,994 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈355 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).
Younger drivers than 89% of counties in Utah
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 75% fewer trucks by share.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 79% of counties in Utah. Tooele's median driver age is lower than 89% of counties in Utah.