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Traffic heat map of Bear Lake County, Idaho: 113 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 4th Street and Washington Street

Bear Lake County, Idaho Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Bear Lake County, Idaho, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,219 road segments (113 road miles, about 492 ft each). The average road here carries 2,168 vehicles a day, 62% less than the Idaho average of 5,734. 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 Bear Lake County, Idaho

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,168
Trucks

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

10.2%
Average travel time

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

29.8 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$72,729

A typical monitored road in Bear Lake County, Idaho sees 2,168 vehicles per day, while its 113 miles of monitored roads together handle 191,255 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈69.8 million per year). Trucks are 10.2% of traffic, close to the 9.7% across Idaho.

Shorter trips than 84% of counties in Idaho

Bear Lake sees 62% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,168 vehicles per day against 5,734), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Idaho's statewide total. Bear Lake carries less traffic than 67% of counties in Idaho.

At 29.8 minutes, the average travel time is 12% lower than the state level. On travel time, Bear Lake runs shorter than 84% of counties in Idaho.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Trafficvehicles per day3,002
Trucks13.5%
Average travel time36.5 min
Drivers’ average age49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,160

Travel in Bear Lake County, Idaho splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,002 vehicles per day, 64% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,834 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 38% of the monitored road miles (43 miles, 348 segments), so they carry more than their share: 89,156 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈32.5 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 88% of counties in Idaho

Highway truck concentration here (13.5%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Idaho: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

68% of counties in Idaho see a lower highway truck share than Bear Lake's 13.5%. Bear Lake's highway truck count is lower than 88% of counties in Idaho, at roughly 405 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Trafficvehicles per day1,834
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time27.1 min
Drivers’ average age51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,361

Travel in Bear Lake County, Idaho splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,834 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 62% (70 miles in 871 segments), carrying 102,098 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈37.3 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.2%.

Older drivers than 65% of counties in Idaho

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 46% lower than on highways.

Bear Lake's average driver income is higher than 63% of counties in Idaho. 65% of counties in Idaho have a younger driver population than Bear Lake.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 87% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 6% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +42% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -34% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Bear Lake County, Idaho, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +42% in high season.

Bear Lake County vs. Idaho Traffic Comparison

Bear Lake County's biggest difference from the Idaho average is its average daily traffic per road, 62% below it.

MetricBear Lake CountyIdaho averageDifference
Traffic2,1685,734-62.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.2%9.7%+5.3%
Truck % (Highway)13.5%14.1%-4.1%
Avg. Travel Time29.8 min33.8 min-11.9%

How Bear Lake County compares

Bear Lake County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Bear Lake County moves 28.7% of the total daily travel and carries 40.0% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Bear Lake County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Idaho average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Bear Lake County2,16810.2%191,25529.8 minN/A
Franklin County, Idaho2,9497.2%233,26732.2 min2.8%
Lincoln County, Wyoming2,56012.6%561,19931.7 minN/A
Caribou County, Idaho2,03512.1%212,14333.2 minN/A
Cache County, Utah6,9066.2%1,655,07033.3 min27.7%
Idaho average5,7349.7%N/A33.8 min16.0%

Bear Lake County ranked within Idaho

Highway travel volume places Bear Lake County #32 of 35 in Idaho - the bottom quarter of the state.

Bear Lake County ranked among 44 county-level areas in Idaho (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 35.
MeasureBear Lake CountyIdaho rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,168#30 of 44
Highway vehicle-miles per day89,156#32 of 35
Truck share on highways13.5%#12 of 35
Highway trucks per day405#31 of 35
Average travel time29.8 min#37 of 44
Average driver income$72,729#17 of 44
Average driver age50.3 yrs#16 of 44

Busiest roads in Bear Lake County, Idaho

The three busiest roads in Bear Lake County average 4,758 vehicles a day, 2.2 times the county average of 2,168 across all its monitored roads.

4th Street leads with 5,874 vehicles a day, 483 of them trucks (8.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetTrunk road · 5,874vehicles483trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,014

The busiest stretch of 4th Street carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.2% of it, below the county-wide 10.2%.

2Washington StreetPrimary road · 4,363vehicles382trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,843

On its busiest stretch, Washington Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, below the county-wide 10.2%.

3US 30Trunk road · 4,035vehicles452trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,821

US 30 peaks at 4,035 vehicles a day, 86% more than the county average; trucks are 11.2% of it, above the county-wide 10.2%.

4Main StreetTrunk road · 3,734vehicles384trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,972

Main Street carries 72% more than the county average at its busiest, 384 of them trucks (10.3%, in line with the county-wide 10.2%).

5US 89Primary road · 3,278vehicles242trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,623

US 89 carries 51% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.6 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic5,874vehicles483trucks · 8.2%
2US 30Trunk road · #3 by traffic4,035vehicles452trucks · 11.2%
3Main StreetTrunk road · #4 by traffic3,734vehicles384trucks · 10.3%
4Washington StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic4,363vehicles382trucks · 8.8%
5US 89Primary road · #5 by traffic3,278vehicles242trucks · 7.4%
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

Bear LakeDepartment 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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