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Traffic | vehicles per day3,786 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.5% |
Average travel time | 29.5 min |
Congestion ratio | 13.8% |
Drivers’ average age | 49.6 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $53,943 |
Our data shows 3,786 vehicles per day on the average road in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and 1,554,326 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈567 million per year) across its 429 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 7.5% of traffic, close to the 8.7% across North Carolina.
Wilkes's average daily traffic volume is 40% lower than the state average - 3,786 vehicles per day against 6,332 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Wilkes accounts for about 0.6% of North Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Wilkes's 3,786 vehicles per day trails 62% of counties in North Carolina.
At 29.5 minutes, the average travel time is 9% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 29.5 minutes is shorter than 91% of counties in North Carolina.
The congestion ratio of 13.8% is 25% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,603 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.2% |
| Average travel time | 43.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 24.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $55,319 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Wilkes County, North Carolina: 38% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,603 vehicles per day, 268% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,426 vehicles per day.
With 16% of the road miles (69 miles in 290 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 593,675 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈217 million per year).
Highway truck concentration here runs 16% lower than the state average, at 10.2%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
62% of counties in North Carolina see a higher highway truck share than Wilkes's 10.2%. Wilkes's highway truck count is lower than 66% of counties in North Carolina, at roughly 1,286 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,426 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.8% |
| Average travel time | 28.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 13.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 50.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $53,304 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Wilkes County, North Carolina (62% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,426 vehicles per day.
Spread over 360 miles and 7,112 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 960,651 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈351 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.8%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 43% lower than the highway network.
At 24% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 13.4% signals easier movement on local roads.
Wilkes's average driver income is lower than 88% of counties in North Carolina. The driver population here skews older than 51% of counties in North Carolina.
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