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Traffic heat map of Beltrami County, Minnesota: 690 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Bemidji Avenue

Beltrami County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Beltrami County, Minnesota? We measure 690 road miles, divided into 4,970 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Bemidji Avenue, carries 18,426 vehicles a day, 8.6 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Beltrami County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,133
Trucks

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

7.3%
Average travel time

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

29.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,194

The average monitored road in Beltrami County, Minnesota carries 2,133 vehicles per day. Across its 690 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,022,720 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈373 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).

Shorter trips than 92% of counties in Minnesota

At 2,133 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Beltrami carries 37% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 64% of counties in Minnesota see less traffic than Beltrami's 2,133 vehicles per day.

At 29.9 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. 92% of counties in Minnesota have a longer average travel time than Beltrami's 29.9 minutes.

Congestion runs 22% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Beltrami County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,963
Trucks10.0%
Average travel time32.8 min
Congestion ratio8.9%
Drivers’ average age46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,042

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Beltrami County, Minnesota: 31% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,963 vehicles per day, 98% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,001 vehicles per day.

With 12% of the road miles (83 miles in 334 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 315,918 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈115 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 76% of counties in Minnesota

Highway truck concentration here (10.0%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Beltrami's highway truck share (10.0%) is lower than 69% of counties in Minnesota. By raw truck volume, Beltrami carries fewer highway trucks than 76% of counties in Minnesota.

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Non-highway Traffic in Beltrami County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day2,001
Trucks6.1%
Average travel time29.7 min
Congestion ratio8.2%
Drivers’ average age44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,262

A little more than half of the driving in Beltrami County, Minnesota happens on local roads: 69% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,001 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 88% of the monitored road miles (607 miles in 4,636 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 706,801 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈258 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.1%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 81% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 39% lower than the highway network.

At 16% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 8.2% signals easier movement on local roads.

Beltrami's average driver income is lower than 81% of counties in Minnesota. 78% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Beltrami.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 76% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 20% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +22% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -22% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Beltrami County, Minnesota, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +22% in high season.

Beltrami County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Beltrami County apart: 37% below the Minnesota average.

MetricBeltrami CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,1333,404-37.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.3%8.1%-9.7%
Truck % (Highway)10.0%10.3%-2.9%
Avg. Travel Time29.9 min32.2 min-7.2%

How Beltrami County compares

Beltrami County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Beltrami County moves 4.1 times the total daily travel and carries 50.5% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Beltrami County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Beltrami County2,1337.3%1,022,72029.9 min8.3%
Clearwater County, Minnesota9558.1%294,50430.2 min4.7%
Koochiching County, Minnesota1,5629.2%264,02141.6 min5.6%
Pennington County, Minnesota2,1167.1%289,60134.6 min8.8%
Red Lake County, Minnesota1,0388.5%142,18536.2 min5.3%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Beltrami County ranked within Minnesota

Beltrami County sits in the bottom quarter of the Minnesota field on average travel time, at #80 of 87.

Beltrami County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureBeltrami CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,133#32 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day315,918#43 of 81
Truck share on highways10.0%#56 of 81
Highway trucks per day395#62 of 81
Average travel time29.9 min#80 of 87
Average driver income$70,194#71 of 87
Average driver age45.1 yrs#68 of 87

Busiest roads in Beltrami County, Minnesota

The three busiest roads in Beltrami County average 16,459 vehicles a day, 7.7 times the county average of 2,133 across all its monitored roads.

Bemidji Avenue is the busiest road, at 18,426 vehicles a day, 694 of them trucks (3.8%). Paul Bunyan Expressway / Voyageur Highway carries the most trucks, 1,008 a day (11.0% of its traffic), although it is not among the 5 busiest roads overall.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Bemidji AvenuePrimary road · 18,426vehicles694trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.0%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,184

Bemidji Avenue is a trunk route for the county, carrying 8.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 3.8% of it, below the county-wide 7.3%.

2Paul Bunyan DrivePrimary road · 16,662vehicles671trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
61.2%
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,834

Delays build on Paul Bunyan Drive: its congestion ratio of 61% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

3Midway DrivePrimary road · 14,289vehicles580trucks · 4.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
45.3%
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,371

Travel on Midway Drive's busiest stretch runs 45% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4Paul Bunyan ExpresswayTrunk road · 11,733vehicles966trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.5%
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,979

Paul Bunyan Expressway carries 5.5 times the county average at its busiest, 966 of them trucks (8.2%, above the county-wide 7.3%).

5Paul Bunyan Drive SoutheastPrimary road · 11,362vehicles503trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
29.9%
Median trip time
28.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,912

Paul Bunyan Drive Southeast carries 5.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.7 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Paul Bunyan Expressway / Voyageur HighwayMotorway · 9,162vehicles1,008trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
9.8%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,068

The busiest stretch of Paul Bunyan Expressway / Voyageur Highway carries 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 11.0% of it, above the county-wide 7.3%.

2Paul Bunyan ExpresswayTrunk road · #4 by traffic11,733vehicles966trucks · 8.2%
3Bemidji AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic18,426vehicles694trucks · 3.8%
4Paul Bunyan DrivePrimary road · #2 by traffic16,662vehicles671trucks · 4.0%
5US 2Trunk road · 7,441vehicles624trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.6%
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,879

On its busiest stretch, US 2 carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 8.4% of it, above the county-wide 7.3%.

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

BeltramiDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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