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Traffic heat map of Benewah County, Idaho: 77 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on United States Route 95 and 10th Street

Benewah County, Idaho Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Benewah County, Idaho? We measure 77 road miles, divided into 590 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. The average road here carries 2,835 vehicles a day, 51% less than the Idaho average of 5,734. 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 Benewah County, Idaho

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,835
Trucks

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

11.4%
Average travel time

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

38.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$60,312

Our data shows 2,835 vehicles per day on the average road in Benewah County, Idaho, and 175,952 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈64.2 million per year) across its 77 miles of monitored roads. At 11.4%, the truck share runs above the 9.7% across Idaho: about 1 in 9 vehicles.

Longer trips than 79% of counties in Idaho

Benewah's average daily traffic volume is 51% lower than the state average - 2,835 vehicles per day against 5,734 - suggesting less traffic load per 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. 58% of counties in Idaho see more traffic than Benewah's 2,835 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 13% higher than the state level, at 38.2 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 38.2 minutes is longer than 79% of counties in Idaho.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Benewah County, Idaho

Trafficvehicles per day3,461
Trucks12.4%
Average travel time52.6 min
Drivers’ average age52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,687

Highways carry about half of all travel in Benewah County, Idaho, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,461 vehicles per day, 34% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,590 vehicles per day.

With 35% of the road miles (27 miles in 166 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 82,161 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈30.0 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 79% of counties in Idaho

The concentration of trucks on highways (12.4%) is 12% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Idaho: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

56% of counties in Idaho see a lower highway truck share than Benewah's 12.4%. Benewah's highway truck count is lower than 79% of counties in Idaho, at roughly 430 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Benewah County, Idaho

Trafficvehicles per day2,590
Trucks10.5%
Average travel time32.6 min
Drivers’ average age54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,931

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Benewah County, Idaho, 53% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,590 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 65% of the monitored road miles: 50 miles in 424 segments, together carrying 93,791 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.2 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.5%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 84% of counties in Idaho

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 15% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 84% of counties in Idaho. Benewah's median driver age is higher than 81% of counties in Idaho.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 86% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 24% 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 +17% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -19% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Benewah County, Idaho, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +17% in high season.

Benewah County vs. Idaho Traffic Comparison

Benewah County's biggest difference from the Idaho average is its average daily traffic per road, 51% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 18% above.

MetricBenewah CountyIdaho averageDifference
Traffic2,8355,734-50.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.4%9.7%+18.1%
Truck % (Highway)12.4%14.1%-11.8%
Avg. Travel Time38.2 min33.8 min+13.1%

How Benewah County compares

Benewah County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Benewah County moves 4.7% of the total daily travel and carries 40.9% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Benewah 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
Benewah County2,83511.4%175,95238.2 minN/A
Kootenai County, Idaho5,9556.7%3,854,99135.2 min19.5%
Latah County, Idaho3,8417.5%416,48830.0 min17.3%
Shoshone County, Idaho2,00018.4%412,28430.7 minN/A
Spokane County, Washington7,3905.8%10,252,50333.4 min19.6%
Idaho average5,7349.7%N/A33.8 min16.0%

Benewah County ranked within Idaho

Benewah County sits in the bottom quarter of the Idaho field on highway travel volume, at #34 of 35.

Benewah County ranked among 44 county-level areas in Idaho (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 35.
MeasureBenewah CountyIdaho rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,835#26 of 44
Highway vehicle-miles per day82,161#34 of 35
Truck share on highways12.4%#16 of 35
Highway trucks per day430#28 of 35
Average travel time38.2 min#10 of 44
Average driver income$60,312#37 of 44
Average driver age54.0 yrs#9 of 44

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #9 of 44 on average driver age, against #34 of 35 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Benewah County, Idaho

The three busiest roads in Benewah County average 7,473 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average of 2,835 across all its monitored roads.

United States Route 95 leads with 7,712 vehicles a day, 892 of them trucks (11.6%). Highway 95 is practically level with it at 7,545. Main Avenue carries the most trucks, 1,056 a day (14.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trips using Highway 95 are long: a median of 52.3 minutes against 38.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1United States Route 95Trunk road · 7,712vehicles892trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
51.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,395

United States Route 95 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 51.2 minutes, against 38.2 for the county.

2Highway 95Trunk road · 7,545vehicles668trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
52.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,565

Highway 95 carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 668 of them trucks (8.8%, below the county-wide 11.4%).

310th StreetTrunk road · 7,164vehicles876trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
49.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,707

10th Street carries 2.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 49.2 minutes.

4Main AvenuePrimary road · 7,126vehicles1,056trucks · 14.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,122

At 2.5 times the county average, Main Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,122 in household income.

5C StreetPrimary road · 4,767vehicles576trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
40.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,827

C Street is busy by local standards, at 68% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.1% of it, above the county-wide 11.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic7,126vehicles1,056trucks · 14.8%
2United States Route 95Trunk road · #1 by traffic7,712vehicles892trucks · 11.6%
310th StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,164vehicles876trucks · 12.2%
4Highway 95Trunk road · #2 by traffic7,545vehicles668trucks · 8.8%
5C StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic4,767vehicles576trucks · 12.1%
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

BenewahDepartment 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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