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Traffic | vehicles per day2,338 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.9% |
Average travel time | 28.7 min |
Congestion ratio | 8.4% |
Drivers’ average age | 53.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $57,939 |
The average monitored road in Yancey County, North Carolina carries 2,338 vehicles per day. Across its 159 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 393,815 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈144 million per year). Trucks are 7.9% of traffic, close to the 8.7% across North Carolina.
At 2,338 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Yancey carries 63% less traffic than the state average of 6,332, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of North Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Yancey carries less traffic than 91% of counties in North Carolina.
The average trip takes 28.7 minutes, 11% lower than the state level. 96% of counties in North Carolina have a longer average travel time than Yancey's 28.7 minutes.
Congestion runs 55% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,747 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.6% |
| Average travel time | 33.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 17.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 52.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $58,420 |
A little more than half of the driving in Yancey County, North Carolina happens on highways: 64% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,747 vehicles per day, 328% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,576 vehicles per day.
With 25% of the road miles (40 miles in 248 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 251,930 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈92.0 million per year).
Highway truck concentration here runs 29% lower than the state average, at 8.6%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Yancey's highway truck share (8.6%) is lower than 76% of counties in North Carolina. Yancey's highway truck count is lower than 89% of counties in North Carolina, at roughly 580 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,576 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.7% |
| Average travel time | 27.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 6.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 54.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $56,725 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Yancey County, North Carolina: 36% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,576 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (119 miles in 1,436 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 141,885 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.8 million per year). Trucks make up 6.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 15 vehicles.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 22% lower than the highway network.
At 61% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 6.9% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 77% of counties in North Carolina. The driver population here skews older than 88% of counties in North Carolina.
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