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Traffic | vehicles per day1,837 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 8.5% |
Average travel time | 36.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 7.5% |
Drivers’ average age | 49.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $60,801 |
Our data shows 1,837 vehicles per day on the average road in Wadena County, Minnesota, and 372,828 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈136 million per year) across its 253 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 8.5% of traffic, close to the 8.1% across Minnesota.
Wadena's average daily traffic volume is 46% lower than the state average - 1,837 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Minnesota's statewide total. 57% of counties in Minnesota see less traffic than Wadena's 1,837 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 36.1 minutes, 12% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 36.1 minutes is longer than 67% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion runs 29% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,500 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.1% |
| Average travel time | 48.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 20.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $61,621 |
A significant share of driving in Wadena County, Minnesota, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 6,500 vehicles per day, 321% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,542 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 10% of the road network, 25 miles in 97 segments, so each mile of them is 3.8 times as busy as the average road mile.
At 10.1%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Wadena's highway truck share (10.1%) is lower than 64% of counties in Minnesota. By raw truck volume, Wadena carries fewer highway trucks than 54% of counties in Minnesota.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,542 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.6% |
| Average travel time | 35.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 6.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 50.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $60,434 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Wadena County, Minnesota (63% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,542 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 90% of the monitored road miles (228 miles in 1,536 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 234,809 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈85.7 million per year). Trucks make up 7.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 25% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (6.7%) runs 31% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Wadena's average driver income is lower than 99% of counties in Minnesota. Wadena's median driver age is higher than 55% of counties in Minnesota.
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