
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Audrain County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,092 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 36.1 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 5.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $60,444 |
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A typical monitored road in Audrain County, Missouri sees 2,092 vehicles per day, while its 281 miles of monitored roads together handle 456,318 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈167 million per year). Trucks are 8.9% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Missouri.
Longer trips than 87% of counties in Missouri
At 2,092 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Audrain carries 63% 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. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Audrain carries less traffic than 54% of counties in Missouri.
Journey times run 15% higher than the state level, at 36.1 minutes on average. 87% of counties in Missouri have a shorter average travel time than Audrain's 36.1 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 5.7% is 70% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Audrain County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,874 |
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| Trucks | 11.9% |
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| Average travel time | 47.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,996 |
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A significant share of driving in Audrain County, Missouri, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 4,874 vehicles per day, 163% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,851 vehicles per day.
With 13% of the road miles (35 miles in 253 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 167,050 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈61.0 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 83% of counties in Missouri
The concentration of trucks on highways (11.9%) is 11% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 74% of counties in Missouri. By raw truck volume, Audrain carries fewer highway trucks than 83% of counties in Missouri.

Non-highway Traffic in Audrain County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,851 |
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| Trucks | 7.1% |
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| Average travel time | 35.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $60,010 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Audrain County, Missouri happens on local roads: 63% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,851 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (246 miles in 2,913 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 289,268 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈106 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.1%).
Local congestion 72% below the Missouri average
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 40% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.2% is 72% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Audrain's average driver income is lower than 54% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews younger than 57% of counties in Missouri.