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Traffic heat map of Audrain County, Missouri: 281 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Muldrow Street and Clark Street

Audrain County, Missouri Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Audrain County, Missouri? We measure 281 road miles, divided into 3,166 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Muldrow Street, carries 9,891 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Audrain County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,092
Trucks

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

8.9%
Average travel time

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

36.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$60,444

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

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Highway Traffic in Audrain County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day4,874
Trucks11.9%
Average travel time47.5 min
Congestion ratio12.2%
Drivers’ average age49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,996

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.

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Non-highway Traffic in Audrain County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,851
Trucks7.1%
Average travel time35.1 min
Congestion ratio5.2%
Drivers’ average age48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,010

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.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 74% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 10% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +13% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -17% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Audrain County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +13% in high season.

Audrain County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Audrain County's biggest difference from the Missouri average is its average daily traffic per road, 63% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 15% above.

MetricAudrain CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,0925,631-62.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.9%9.8%-9.5%
Truck % (Highway)11.9%13.4%-11.4%
Avg. Travel Time36.1 min31.3 min+15.3%

How Audrain County compares

Audrain County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Audrain County carries 41.4% more traffic on a typical road and runs 5.1 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the busiest roads of the five. The extra traffic here is local and light - trucks make up less of it than anywhere immediately around it.

Audrain 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
Audrain County2,0928.9%456,31836.1 min5.7%
Monroe County, Missouri1,2489.9%182,39735.5 minN/A
Montgomery County, Missouri1,32120.6%854,35342.2 minN/A
Callaway County, Missouri1,82514.5%2,086,38531.0 min7.6%
Ralls County, Missouri1,52510.9%478,28032.4 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Audrain County ranked within Missouri

Audrain County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on highway travel volume, at #83 of 93.

Audrain County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureAudrain CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,092#62 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day167,050#83 of 93
Truck share on highways11.9%#69 of 93
Highway trucks per day580#77 of 93
Average travel time36.1 min#16 of 115
Average driver income$60,444#62 of 115
Average driver age48.8 yrs#65 of 115

Audrain County ranks #16 of 115 on average travel time but #83 of 93 on highway travel volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Audrain County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,879 vehicles a day, against 2,092 on the average road in Audrain County.

Muldrow Street leads with 9,891 vehicles a day, 774 of them trucks (7.8%). Clark Street is practically level with it at 9,623. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Pine Street carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 50.7 minutes against 36.1 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Muldrow StreetPrimary road · 9,891vehicles774trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
42.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,513

Muldrow Street carries 4.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 42.7 minutes.

2Clark StreetPrimary road · 9,623vehicles572trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,119

At 4.6 times the county average, Clark Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,119 in household income.

3Liberty StreetTertiary road · 7,123vehicles357trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,116

The busiest stretch of Liberty Street carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 5.0% of it, below the county-wide 8.9%.

4North WesternPrimary road · 6,593vehicles543trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,132

On its busiest stretch, North Western carries 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 8.2% of it, below the county-wide 8.9%.

5US 54Trunk road · 6,487vehicles738trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.2%
Median trip time
50.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,479

Drivers on US 54 are on long journeys, a median 50.3 minutes against 36.1 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Muldrow StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic9,891vehicles774trucks · 7.8%
2US 54Trunk road · #5 by traffic6,487vehicles738trucks · 11.4%
3Clark StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic9,623vehicles572trucks · 5.9%
4Pine StreetTrunk road · 4,345vehicles554trucks · 12.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.8%
Median trip time
50.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,896

Pine Street peaks at 4,345 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 12.8% of it, above the county-wide 8.9%.

5North WesternPrimary road · #4 by traffic6,593vehicles543trucks · 8.2%
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

AudrainDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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