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Traffic | vehicles per day3,467 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 8.0% |
Average travel time | 34.2 min |
Congestion ratio | 11.3% |
Drivers’ average age | 41.6 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $80,781 |
A typical monitored road in Ward County, North Dakota sees 3,467 vehicles per day, while its 652 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,189,125 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈434 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across North Dakota: 8.0% against 11.1%.
Ward sees 59% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,467 vehicles per day against 2,174), suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 6.8% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Ward carries more traffic than 96% of counties in North Dakota.
The average trip takes 34.2 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. 74% of counties in North Dakota have a longer average travel time than Ward's 34.2 minutes.
Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 11.3% (6% higher).
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,396 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.0% |
| Average travel time | 36.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 10.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $83,134 |
Travel in Ward County, North Dakota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,396 vehicles per day, about the same as the average non-highway road in the same area (3,485 vehicles per day).
With 39% of the road miles (252 miles in 1,051 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 641,331 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈234 million per year).
That puts Ward among the top 3 counties in North Dakota for highway travel volume.
The concentration of trucks on highways (10.0%) is 31% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
At 10.0%, Ward's highway truck concentration is the lowest in North Dakota. 50% of counties in North Dakota see fewer highway trucks per day than Ward's roughly 340.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,485 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.7% |
| Average travel time | 33.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 11.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $78,292 |
Travel in Ward County, North Dakota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 3,485 vehicles per day.
Spread over 400 miles and 4,262 segments, 61% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 547,794 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈200 million per year). Trucks make up 5.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 18 vehicles.
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 43% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (11.4%) runs slightly higher than the state level (5% higher).
62% of counties in North Dakota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Ward. The driver population here skews younger than 88% of counties in North Dakota.
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