I live in Indiana and I would think you get more snow than I do. For my driveway I have a monster gas powered snow blower. I bought this for my deck and sidewalks. It’s basically a power shovel. I’m 67 years old and hard to lift the snow in a shovel anymore. You need to keep in mind wind direction with both a snow blower and with this. I think you’re expecting it to work like a snow blower, but even a snow blower doesn’t clear to the pavement at times and I rely on the sun to get the rest. With the tiny amount you have here, I use my leaf blower. Lol
Looks like its doing a pretty good job to me. I just found the 10 inch on sale for 39 bucks. I have a gas powered snowblower already and this is good for small areas, and for the price, it's worth me giving it a shot. Why not use salt for the thin layer left behind?