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Traffic heat map of Barton County, Kansas: 245 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 10th Street and US 56

Barton County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 10th Street, carries 11,410 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Barton County, Kansas across 245 miles of monitored roads split into 1,954 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Barton County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,576
Trucks

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

9.0%
Average travel time

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

31.8 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,275

Our data shows 3,576 vehicles per day on the average road in Barton County, Kansas, and 540,078 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈197 million per year) across its 245 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.0% of traffic, close to the 10.2% across Kansas.

Busier roads than 83% of counties in Kansas

Barton's average daily traffic volume is 16% lower than the state average - 3,576 vehicles per day against 4,243 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.7% of Kansas's statewide total. 83% of counties in Kansas see less traffic than Barton's 3,576 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (31.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 79% of counties in Kansas have a longer average travel time than Barton's 31.8 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Barton County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day6,570
Trucks12.1%
Average travel time34.5 min
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,462

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Barton County, Kansas: 37% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,570 vehicles per day, 135% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,791 vehicles per day.

With 19% of the road miles (47 miles in 406 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 201,568 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈73.6 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 85% of counties in Kansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 16% lower than the state average, at 12.1%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 85% of counties in Kansas. By raw truck volume, Barton carries fewer highway trucks than 64% of counties in Kansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Barton County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day2,791
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time31.1 min
Drivers’ average age49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,993

A little more than half of the driving in Barton County, Kansas happens on local roads: 63% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,791 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 81% of the monitored road miles (199 miles in 1,548 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 338,510 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈124 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.2%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 69% of counties in Kansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 40% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 69% of counties in Kansas. Barton's median driver age is higher than 54% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Barton County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Barton County runs 16% below the Kansas average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 16% below.

MetricBarton CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic3,5764,243-15.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.0%10.2%-11.7%
Truck % (Highway)12.1%14.4%-16.1%
Avg. Travel Time31.8 min31.8 min+0.1%

How Barton County compares

Barton County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Barton County carries 144.0% more traffic on a typical road and moves 3.1 times the total daily travel; it has the busiest roads of the five. Busier roads and shorter trips together - destinations here sit closer to one another than in the areas around it.

Barton County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Barton County3,5769.0%540,07831.8 minN/A
Stafford County, Kansas1,14213.8%159,31645.9 minN/A
Rice County, Kansas1,62810.6%246,71739.9 minN/A
Rush County, Kansas1,33412.8%112,61649.2 minN/A
Pawnee County, Kansas1,75913.9%177,39233.7 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Barton County ranked within Kansas

Truck share on highways places Barton County #70 of 82 in Kansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Barton County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureBarton CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,576#19 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day201,568#45 of 82
Truck share on highways12.1%#70 of 82
Highway trucks per day794#53 of 82
Average travel time31.8 min#83 of 105
Average driver income$64,275#73 of 105
Average driver age49.7 yrs#48 of 105

Barton County ranks #19 of 105 on average daily traffic volume but #70 of 82 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Barton County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 9,237 vehicles a day, against 3,576 on the average road in Barton County.

10th Street leads with 11,410 vehicles a day, 898 of them trucks (7.9%). US 56 carries the most trucks, 1,144 a day (12.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 18.7% of traffic on Santa Fe Avenue, against 9.0% across all roads in the county.

Santa Fe Boulevard carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 46.3 minutes against 31.8 county-wide.

Washington Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.0% of its traffic is trucks, against 9.0% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
110th StreetTrunk road · 11,410vehicles898trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,262

10th Street peaks at 11,410 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 7.9% of it, below the county-wide 9.0%.

2US 56Trunk road · 8,961vehicles1,144trucks · 12.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,726

US 56 carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 1,144 of them trucks (12.8%, above the county-wide 9.0%).

3Washington StreetTertiary road · 7,340vehicles217trucks · 3.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
36.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,314

Washington Street carries 2.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 36.8 minutes.

424th StreetSecondary road · 7,210vehicles198trucks · 2.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
26.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,770

At 2.0 times the county average, 24th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $65,770 in household income.

5Main StreetPrimary road · 6,697vehicles322trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,712

Main Street is busy by local standards, at 87% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 4.8% of it, below the county-wide 9.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 56Trunk road · #2 by traffic8,961vehicles1,144trucks · 12.8%
210th StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic11,410vehicles898trucks · 7.9%
3Santa Fe BoulevardTrunk road · 4,759vehicles595trucks · 12.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
46.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,508

Santa Fe Boulevard peaks at 4,759 vehicles a day, 33% more than the county average; trucks are 12.5% of it, above the county-wide 9.0%.

4Santa Fe AvenueTrunk road · 3,023vehicles564trucks · 18.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
46.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,392

Drivers on Santa Fe Avenue are on long journeys, a median 46.0 minutes against 31.8 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Patton RoadTrunk road · 4,146vehicles446trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,692

Patton Road carries 16% more than the county average at its busiest, 446 of them trucks (10.8%, above the county-wide 9.0%).

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

BartonDepartment 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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