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TrafficThe average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,434 |
|---|---|
TrucksThe percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 17.6% |
Average travel timeThe average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 28.9 min |
Drivers’ average ageAverage age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.8 yrs |
Drivers’ average incomeAverage income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $65,705 |
The average monitored road in Bates County, Missouri carries 1,434 vehicles per day. Across its 313 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 738,166 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈269 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Missouri - a freight-heavy mix.
At 1,434 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Bates carries 75% 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. Network-wide, Bates accounts for about 0.4% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 78% of counties in Missouri see more traffic than Bates's 1,434 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 8% lower than the state level, at 28.9 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 28.9 minutes is shorter than 92% of counties in Missouri.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,049 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 21.3% |
| Average travel time | 56.8 min |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $66,594 |
Most travel in Bates County, Missouri happens on highways, 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,049 vehicles per day, 544% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,249 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 20% of the monitored road miles: 62 miles in 76 segments, carrying 542,980 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈198 million per year).
54% of counties in Missouri move less traffic on their highways.
Highway truck concentration here runs 59% higher than the state average, at 21.3%. That marks Bates as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
80% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Bates's 21.3%. By raw truck volume, Bates carries more highway trucks than 74% of counties in Missouri.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,249 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.1% |
| Average travel time | 28.1 min |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $64,599 |
At 26% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Bates County, Missouri than highways. A typical local road sees 1,249 vehicles per day.
Spread over 251 miles and 2,714 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 195,186 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈71.2 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.1%.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 67% fewer trucks by share.
61% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Bates. 58% of counties in Missouri have a younger driver population than Bates.
The truck share sets Bates County apart: 79% above the Missouri average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 75% below.
| Metric | Bates County | Missouri average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic | 1,434 | 5,631 | -74.5% |
| Truck % (Total Traffic) | 17.6% | 9.8% | +79.0% |
| Truck % (Highway) | 21.3% | 13.4% | +58.6% |
| Avg. Travel Time | 28.9 min | 31.3 min | -7.7% |
Against the 4 nearest areas, Bates County carries 57.3% less traffic on a typical road and runs 6.2 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.
| Area | Average daily traffic | Truck share | Daily vehicle-miles | Average travel time | Congestion ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates County | 1,434 | 17.6% | 738,166 | 28.9 min | N/A |
| Cass County, Missouri | 6,915 | 9.4% | 3,551,798 | 32.0 min | 25.3% |
| Linn County, Kansas | 1,147 | 13.6% | 382,259 | 33.0 min | N/A |
| Henry County, Missouri | 2,668 | 12.4% | 919,613 | 34.0 min | N/A |
| Miami County, Kansas | 2,702 | 10.2% | 1,280,383 | 30.6 min | N/A |
| Missouri average | 5,631 | 9.8% | N/A | 31.3 min | 19.4% |
Bates County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on average travel time, at #106 of 115.
| Measure | Bates County | Missouri rank |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic volume (AADT) | 1,434 | #90 of 115 |
| Highway vehicle-miles per day | 542,980 | #43 of 93 |
| Truck share on highways | 21.3% | #19 of 93 |
| Highway trucks per day | 1,717 | #25 of 93 |
| Average travel time | 28.9 min | #106 of 115 |
| Average driver income | $65,705 | #46 of 115 |
| Average driver age | 49.8 yrs | #49 of 115 |
Bates County ranks #19 of 93 on truck share on highways but #106 of 115 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.
On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Bates County carry 12,132 vehicles a day on average, 8.5 times the typical road in the county (1,434).
I 49 leads with 18,937 vehicles a day, 3,867 of them trucks (20.4%). No other road comes close: Fort Scott Street / MO 52, in second place, carries 12,198. It also carries the most trucks.
I 49 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 52.4 minutes against 28.9 county-wide.
Few trucks use Fort Scott Street: 3.0% of its traffic, under half the county's 17.6%.
Fort Scott Street draws drivers from lower-income areas: their neighborhoods average $48,117 in household income, 27% below the county's $65,705.
I 49 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 13.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 20.4% of it, above the county-wide 17.6%.
Fort Scott Street / MO 52 carries 8.5 times the county average at its busiest, 455 of them trucks (3.7%, below the county-wide 17.6%).
Fort Scott Street carries 3.7 times the county average at its busiest, 158 of them trucks (3.0%, below the county-wide 17.6%).
Orange Street carries 3.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.0 minutes.
At 3.4 times the county average, Old US 71 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $70,504 in household income.
Main Street is busy by local standards, at 53% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.4% of it, below the county-wide 17.6%.
The average monitored road in Bates carries 1,434 vehicles per day, 75% less than the Missouri average of 5,631.
Bates's average travel time of 28.9 minutes is shorter than 92% of counties in Missouri.
Trucks make up about 17.6% of all traffic in Bates County, Missouri, rising to 21.3% on highways, where long-haul freight concentrates.
Weekday traffic has two busy windows: AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 4:00 PM–7:00 PM - about 70% above the daily average.
Drivers on Bates roads have a median age of 50 years, older than the Missouri average of 47, and the median household income of the neighborhoods trips originate from averages $65,705, 18% below the Missouri average.
Approximately 36% of highway traffic and 6% of non-highway traffic consists of vehicles whose trip originates outside Bates County, Missouri. A sizeable share of highway traffic comes from outside, mixed with local trips on the same roads.
The average trip in Bates takes 28.9 minutes, 8% shorter than the Missouri average of 31.3 minutes, delays at signals and congestion included.
I 49 carries the most, 18,937 vehicles per day on its busiest stretch, followed by Fort Scott Street / MO 52 (12,198), Fort Scott Street (5,262), Orange Street (4,974), Old US 71 (4,831). Figures are AADT, both directions combined.
I 49, with about 3,867 trucks per day on its busiest stretch, 20.4% of its 18,937 vehicles.
About 18,937 vehicles per day in both directions on its busiest stretch, including 3,867 trucks (20.4%). Traffic is lower on its quieter stretches; TrafficZoom shows the count for every segment.

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