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Traffic heat map of Ada County, Idaho: 975 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway and I 84

Ada County, Idaho Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 975 road miles in Ada County, Idaho, divided into 28,549 segments averaging 180 ft. It has the busiest roads of any county in Idaho, averaging 9,292 vehicles a day. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Ada County, Idaho

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day9,292
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

6.3%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

32.6 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

22.5%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

43.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$91,996

The average monitored road in Ada County, Idaho carries 9,292 vehicles per day. Across its 975 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 9,986,228 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.6 billion per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Idaho.

The busiest roads of any county in Idaho

At 9,292 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ada carries 62% more traffic than the state average of 5,734, suggesting more demand on each road - heavy exposure for roadside retail, and tight road space for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 22% of Idaho's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Ada stands out as having the highest traffic volume in Idaho - 9,292 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 32.6 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Ada runs shorter than 58% of counties in Idaho.

At 41% higher than the state level, the 22.5% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ada County, Idaho

Trafficvehicles per day30,750
Trucks10.0%
Average travel time33.8 min
Congestion ratio52.1%
Drivers’ average age44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$87,984

A significant share of driving in Ada County, Idaho, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 30,750 vehicles per day, 245% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,923 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 11% of the road network, 104 miles in 482 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.

No county in Idaho moves more traffic on its highways.

The most highway trucks of any county in Idaho

At 10.0%, highway truck share is 29% lower than the state average. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Ada still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.

68% of counties in Idaho see a higher highway truck share than Ada's 10.0%. At roughly 3,286 trucks per day, Ada carries the highest volume of highway trucks in Idaho.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ada County, Idaho

Trafficvehicles per day8,923
Trucks4.3%
Average travel time32.6 min
Congestion ratio22.0%
Drivers’ average age43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$93,898

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Ada County, Idaho (66% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 8,923 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 89% of the monitored road miles (871 miles in 28,067 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 6,579,087 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.4 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.3%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 98% of counties in Idaho

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 57% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 22.0% is 34% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.

98% of counties in Idaho see lower average driver income among trip origins than Ada. The driver population here skews younger than 70% of counties in Idaho.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 83% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 24% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +5% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -11% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ada County, Idaho, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +5% in high season.

Ada County vs. Idaho Traffic Comparison

Ada County's biggest difference from the Idaho average is its average daily traffic per road, 62% above it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 35% below.

MetricAda CountyIdaho averageDifference
Traffic9,2925,734+62.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.3%9.7%-35.2%
Truck % (Highway)10.0%14.1%-28.7%
Avg. Travel Time32.6 min33.8 min-3.5%

How Ada County compares

Ada County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Ada County is 152.5% more congested and moves 4.8 times the total daily travel; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Ada County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Idaho average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Ada County9,2926.3%9,986,22832.6 min22.5%
Canyon County, Idaho6,4667.2%4,736,86135.5 min18.8%
Elmore County, Idaho4,55818.7%2,556,88130.2 min3.6%
Boise County, Idaho4,8339.4%266,40658.1 min3.8%
Payette County, Idaho3,58813.5%781,12135.0 min9.4%
Idaho average5,7349.7%N/A33.8 min16.0%

Ada County ranked within Idaho

Ada County records the state's highest average daily traffic volume, highway travel volume and highway truck volume - 3 first places in one county.

Ada County ranked among 44 county-level areas in Idaho (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 35.
MeasureAda CountyIdaho rank
Traffic volume (AADT)9,292#1 of 44
Highway vehicle-miles per day3,407,141#1 of 35
Truck share on highways10.0%#24 of 35
Highway trucks per day3,087#1 of 35
Average travel time32.6 min#26 of 44
Average driver income$91,996#2 of 44
Average driver age43.7 yrs#31 of 44

Busiest roads in Ada County, Idaho

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 66,180 vehicles a day, against 9,292 on the average road in Ada County.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway leads with 69,114 vehicles a day, 8,241 of them trucks (11.9%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 11.9% of traffic on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, against 6.3% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Vietnam Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · 69,114vehicles8,241trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
51.1%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,993

A main artery: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway's busiest stretch carries 7.4 times the county average; trucks are 11.9% of it, above the county-wide 6.3%.

2I 84Motorway · 64,910vehicles5,182trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
55.1%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,474

I 84 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 7.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.0% of it, above the county-wide 6.3%.

3Boise ConnectorMotorway · 64,514vehicles3,008trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
48.9%
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,202

Boise Connector carries 6.9 times the county average at its busiest, 3,008 of them trucks (4.7%, below the county-wide 6.3%).

4Eagle RoadTrunk road · 62,963vehicles2,761trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
59.7%
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$94,705

Delays build on Eagle Road: its congestion ratio of 60% over free-flow time is well above the county's 23%.

5Highway 44Primary road · 42,156vehicles1,747trucks · 4.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
58.3%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$99,958

Travel on Highway 44's busiest stretch runs 58% over free-flow time, against 23% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Vietnam Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · #1 by traffic69,114vehicles8,241trucks · 11.9%
2I 84Motorway · #2 by traffic64,910vehicles5,182trucks · 8.0%
3Boise ConnectorMotorway · #3 by traffic64,514vehicles3,008trucks · 4.7%
4Eagle RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic62,963vehicles2,761trucks · 4.4%
5Ten Mile RoadPrimary road · 39,529vehicles1,875trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
42.3%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
43.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$97,113

At 4.3 times the county average, Ten Mile Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $97,113 in household income.

How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

AdaDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Q3 2026

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