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Traffic heat map of Atchison County, Missouri: 162 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 29 and 10th Street

Atchison County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Atchison County, Missouri, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 711 road segments (162 road miles, about 1,201 ft each). Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in Missouri. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Atchison County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,138
Trucks

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

22.8%
Average travel time

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

32.7 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$63,101

Our data shows 2,138 vehicles per day on the average road in Atchison County, Missouri, and 466,028 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈170 million per year) across its 162 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Missouri - a freight-heavy mix.

Traffic 62% below the Missouri average

At 2,138 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Atchison carries 62% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Atchison accounts for about 0.3% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Atchison's 2,138 vehicles per day trails 53% of counties in Missouri.

The average trip takes 32.7 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.7 minutes is longer than 54% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Atchison County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day5,636
Trucks27.5%
Average travel time69.9 min
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,932

Most travel in Atchison County, Missouri happens on highways, 72% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,636 vehicles per day, 210% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,816 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 31% of the monitored road miles (50 miles, 60 segments), so they carry more than their share: 337,257 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈123 million per year).

A major freight corridor

The concentration of trucks on highways (27.5%) is 104% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Atchison as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Atchison's highway truck share (27.5%) is higher than 98% of counties in Missouri. 71% of counties in Missouri see fewer highway trucks per day than Atchison's roughly 1,550.

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Non-highway Traffic in Atchison County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,816
Trucks10.3%
Average travel time29.3 min
Drivers’ average age51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,234

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Atchison County, Missouri, 28% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,816 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 69% of the monitored road miles (111 miles in 651 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 128,771 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.0 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.3%).

Older drivers than 79% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 62% lower than the highway network.

Atchison's average driver income is higher than 54% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews older than 79% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Atchison County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Atchison County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Atchison County runs 132% above the Missouri average. Its highway truck share is also 104% above.

MetricAtchison CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,1385,631-62.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)22.8%9.8%+131.7%
Truck % (Highway)27.5%13.4%+104.5%
Avg. Travel Time32.7 min31.3 min+4.4%

How Atchison County compares

Atchison County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Atchison County runs 7.4 percentage points more truck traffic and carries 42.7% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five.

Atchison County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Atchison County2,13822.8%466,02832.7 minN/A
Nemaha County, Nebraska2,02611.3%167,87030.6 minN/A
Fremont County, Iowa1,45217.6%553,95231.4 minN/A
Richardson County, Nebraska1,26310.6%144,96632.5 minN/A
Holt County, Missouri1,25022.0%701,16131.0 min6.8%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Atchison County ranked within Missouri

Atchison County sits in Missouri's top three on truck share on highways.

Atchison County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureAtchison CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,138#61 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day337,257#61 of 93
Truck share on highways27.5%#3 of 93
Highway trucks per day1,550#28 of 93
Average travel time32.7 min#54 of 115
Average driver income$63,101#53 of 115
Average driver age51.0 yrs#25 of 115

Busiest roads in Atchison County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Atchison County carry 8,771 vehicles a day on average, 4.1 times the typical road in the county (2,138).

I 29 is the busiest road, at 13,418 vehicles a day, 3,690 of them trucks (27.5%). No other road comes close: 10th Street, in second place, carries 6,827. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using I 29 are long: a median of 69.9 minutes against 32.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

10th Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 10.3% of its traffic is trucks, against 22.8% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 29Motorway · 13,418vehicles3,690trucks · 27.5%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
69.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,932

At 6.3 times the county average, I 29 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $69,932 in household income.

210th StreetPrimary road · 6,827vehicles705trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
24.9 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,176

At 3.2 times the county average, 10th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $59,176 in household income.

3US 59Primary road · 6,067vehicles658trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,643

The busiest stretch of US 59 carries 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 10.8% of it, below the county-wide 22.8%.

4Main StreetSecondary road · 4,631vehicles257trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
26.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,544

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 22.8%.

5Walnut StreetPrimary road · 3,393vehicles390trucks · 11.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
26.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,733

At 59% more than the county average, Walnut Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $59,733 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 29Motorway · #1 by traffic13,418vehicles3,690trucks · 27.5%
210th StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,827vehicles705trucks · 10.3%
3US 59Primary road · #3 by traffic6,067vehicles658trucks · 10.8%
4Walnut StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,393vehicles390trucks · 11.5%
5US 136Primary road · 3,046vehicles314trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,070

US 136 is busy by local standards, at 42% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 10.3% of it, below the county-wide 22.8%.

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

AtchisonDepartment 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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