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Traffic heat map of Barry County, Michigan: 342 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on State Street and State Highway 43

Barry County, Michigan Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Barry County, Michigan, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 7,966 road segments (342 road miles, about 227 ft each). Its busiest road, State Street, carries 14,880 vehicles a day, 4.8 times the average road. 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 Barry County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,103
Trucks

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

5.9%
Average travel time

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

31.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$80,259

A typical monitored road in Barry County, Michigan sees 3,103 vehicles per day, while its 342 miles of monitored roads together handle 880,973 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈322 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Michigan: 5.9% against 7.7%.

Shorter trips than 82% of counties in Michigan

At 3,103 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Barry carries 60% less traffic than the state average of 7,697, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Michigan's statewide total. 72% of counties in Michigan see more traffic than Barry's 3,103 vehicles per day.

At 31.4 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. On travel time, Barry runs shorter than 82% of counties in Michigan.

The congestion ratio of 10.3% is 44% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Barry County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day6,388
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time37.4 min
Congestion ratio15.2%
Drivers’ average age49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$91,567

With 1% of vehicle-miles, highways play a minor role in how Barry County, Michigan travels. The average highway carries 6,388 vehicles per day, 107% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,086 vehicles per day.

Highways make up less than 1% of the monitored road miles (1 miles, 40 segments), so they carry more than their share: 7,220 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.6 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 89% of counties in Michigan

The concentration of trucks on highways (8.3%) is 31% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

89% of counties in Michigan see a higher highway truck share than Barry's 8.3%. By raw truck volume, Barry carries fewer highway trucks than 79% of counties in Michigan.

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Non-highway Traffic in Barry County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day3,086
Trucks5.9%
Average travel time31.3 min
Congestion ratio10.3%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,205

Nearly all driving in Barry County, Michigan happens on local roads: 99% of every vehicle-mile. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,086 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 100% (341 miles in 7,926 segments), carrying 873,753 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈319 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.9%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 83% of counties in Michigan

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 28% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 10.3% is 44% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

83% of counties in Michigan see lower average driver income among trip origins than Barry. The driver population here skews younger than 76% of counties in Michigan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Barry County, Michigan, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Barry County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Barry County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 60% below it. Its highway truck share is also 31% below.

MetricBarry CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic3,1037,697-59.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)5.9%7.7%-22.9%
Truck % (Highway)8.3%12.0%-30.9%
Avg. Travel Time31.4 min33.6 min-6.6%

How Barry County compares

Barry County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Barry County moves 25.7% of the total daily travel and carries 45.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Barry County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Barry County3,1035.9%880,97331.4 min10.3%
Eaton County, Michigan5,26210.2%2,773,42834.2 min14.4%
Kalamazoo County, Michigan8,4688.5%5,590,10033.3 min21.8%
Ionia County, Michigan3,60512.1%1,847,21432.8 min10.9%
Calhoun County, Michigan5,36614.1%3,488,15935.3 min15.9%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Barry County ranked within Michigan

Barry County sits in the bottom quarter of the Michigan field on highway travel volume, at #73 of 74.

Barry County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureBarry CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,103#60 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day7,220#73 of 74
Truck share on highways8.3%#66 of 74
Highway trucks per day528#59 of 74
Average travel time31.4 min#68 of 83
Average driver income$80,259#15 of 83
Average driver age48.1 yrs#63 of 83

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #15 of 83 on average driver income, against #73 of 74 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Barry County, Michigan

The three busiest roads in Barry County average 13,580 vehicles a day, 4.4 times the county average of 3,103 across all its monitored roads.

State Street is the busiest road, at 14,880 vehicles a day, 829 of them trucks (5.6%). Arlington Street carries the most trucks, 958 a day (8.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #5 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1State StreetPrimary road · 14,880vehicles829trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
39.5%
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,873

State Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 40% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

2State Highway 43Primary road · 13,867vehicles772trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
32.2%
Median trip time
28.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,538

State Highway 43 peaks at 13,867 vehicles a day, 4.5 times the county average; trucks are 5.6% of it, below the county-wide 5.9%.

3Broadway StreetPrimary road · 11,992vehicles816trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
27.7%
Median trip time
30.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$95,996

Broadway Street carries 3.9 times the county average at its busiest, 816 of them trucks (6.8%, above the county-wide 5.9%).

4Green StreetPrimary road · 11,490vehicles518trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
34.0%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,417

Delays build on Green Street: its congestion ratio of 34% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

5Arlington StreetPrimary road · 11,171vehicles958trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
26.1%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$93,654

Arlington Street carries 3.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Arlington StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic11,171vehicles958trucks · 8.6%
2State StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic14,880vehicles829trucks · 5.6%
3Broadway StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic11,992vehicles816trucks · 6.8%
4State Highway 43Primary road · #2 by traffic13,867vehicles772trucks · 5.6%
5State Highway 37Primary road · 9,920vehicles690trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
24.0%
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$94,047

At 3.2 times the county average, State Highway 37 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $94,047 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

BarryDepartment 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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