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Traffic heat map of Bottineau County, North Dakota: 327 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 11th Street and ND 5

Bottineau County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 11th Street, carries 3,666 vehicles a day, 5.0 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Bottineau County, North Dakota across 327 miles of monitored roads split into 1,846 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Bottineau County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day732
Trucks

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

8.9%
Average travel time

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

37.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,800

The average monitored road in Bottineau County, North Dakota carries 732 vehicles per day. Across its 327 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 197,358 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈72.0 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across North Dakota.

Congestion 67% below the North Dakota average

Bottineau sees 66% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (732 vehicles per day against 2,174), 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 1.1% of North Dakota's statewide total. By volume, Bottineau's 732 vehicles per day trails 65% of counties in North Dakota.

The average trip takes 37.2 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 37.2 minutes is shorter than 52% of counties in North Dakota.

The congestion ratio of 3.5% is 67% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 83% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 21% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +24% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
April is the quietest month, with volumes -21% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Bottineau County, North Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +24% in high season.

Bottineau County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

Bottineau County's biggest difference from the North Dakota average is its average daily traffic per road, 66% below it. Its truck share is also 20% below.

MetricBottineau CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic7322,174-66.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.9%11.1%-20.1%
Avg. Travel Time37.2 min37.0 min+0.4%

How Bottineau County compares

Bottineau County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Bottineau County is 45.2% less congested and carries 51.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Bottineau County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Dakota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Bottineau County7328.9%197,35837.2 min3.5%
Renville County, North Dakota67911.7%58,42643.5 min5.0%
Rolette County, North Dakota1,0818.1%206,29830.3 min5.1%
McHenry County, North Dakota78912.5%200,58239.7 min3.9%
Ward County, North Dakota3,4678.0%1,189,12534.2 min11.3%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Bottineau County ranked within North Dakota

On all 4 measures below, Bottineau County lands in the middle of the North Dakota field rather than at either end.

Bottineau County ranked among 53 county-level areas in North Dakota (1 = highest).
MeasureBottineau CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)732#35 of 53
Average travel time37.2 min#28 of 53
Average driver income$81,800#20 of 53
Average driver age51.8 yrs#20 of 53

Busiest roads in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 2,352 vehicles a day, against 732 on the average road in Bottineau County.

11th Street leads with 3,666 vehicles a day, 322 of them trucks (8.8%). That is 2.1 times the next road, ND 5 (1,757). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips on 13th Avenue Northeast are short, a median of 25.8 minutes against 37.2 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
111th StreetPrimary road · 3,666vehicles322trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,773

11th Street is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.9%.

2ND 5Primary road · 1,757vehicles140trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.3%
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,230

ND 5 carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 140 of them trucks (8.0%, below the county-wide 8.9%).

3US 83Primary road · 1,633vehicles175trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.7%
Median trip time
46.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,430

US 83 carries 2.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 46.7 minutes.

4Main StreetTertiary road · 1,626vehicles73trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
4.0%
Median trip time
27.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,321

Main Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 27.0 minutes, against 37.2 for the county.

513th Avenue NortheastTertiary road · 969vehicles54trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
2.4%
Median trip time
25.8 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,453

13th Avenue Northeast carries 32% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 25.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
111th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic3,666vehicles322trucks · 8.8%
2US 83Primary road · #3 by traffic1,633vehicles175trucks · 10.7%
3ND 5Primary road · #2 by traffic1,757vehicles140trucks · 8.0%
4Main StreetTertiary road · #4 by traffic1,626vehicles73trucks · 4.5%
513th Avenue NortheastTertiary road · #5 by traffic969vehicles54trucks · 5.6%
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

BottineauDepartment 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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