
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Barton County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,391 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 17.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.1 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $52,611 |
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The average monitored road in Barton County, Missouri carries 1,391 vehicles per day. Across its 241 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 432,544 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈158 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.4% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.
Shorter trips than 91% of counties in Missouri
At 1,391 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Barton carries 75% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, 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 0.2% of Missouri's statewide total. Barton carries less traffic than 84% of counties in Missouri.
At 29.1 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. 91% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than Barton's 29.1 minutes.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Barton County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,088 |
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| Trucks | 22.3% |
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| Average travel time | 60.7 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $55,183 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Barton County, Missouri (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 6,088 vehicles per day, 371% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,293 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 17% of the road network, 41 miles in 45 segments, so each mile of them is 3.6 times as busy as the average road mile.
Higher highway truck share than 83% of counties in Missouri
Highway truck concentration here runs 66% higher than the state average, at 22.3%. That marks Barton as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 83% of counties in Missouri. Barton's highway truck count is higher than 57% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 1,358 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Barton County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,293 |
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| Trucks | 9.5% |
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| Average travel time | 28.4 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $50,484 |
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A significant share of driving in Barton County, Missouri, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 1,293 vehicles per day.
Spread over 201 miles and 2,167 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 166,754 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈60.9 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.5%).
Drivers from lower-income areas than 89% of counties in Missouri
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 57% fewer trucks by share.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 89% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews older than 52% of counties in Missouri.