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Traffic heat map of Bowman County, North Dakota: 96 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 1st Avenue Northwest

Bowman County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 96 road miles in Bowman County, North Dakota, divided into 536 segments averaging 944 ft. Its busiest road, 1st Avenue Northwest, carries 3,623 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Bowman County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,046
Trucks

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

11.5%
Average travel time

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

36.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$76,995

The average monitored road in Bowman County, North Dakota carries 1,046 vehicles per day. Across its 96 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 86,201 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.5 million per year). Trucks are 11.5% of traffic, close to the 11.1% across North Dakota.

Congestion 63% below the North Dakota average

Bowman sees 52% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,046 vehicles per day against 2,174), 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 0.5% of North Dakota's statewide total. By volume, Bowman's 1,046 vehicles per day outpaces 60% of counties in North Dakota.

The average trip takes 36.8 minutes, on par with the state level. 58% of counties in North Dakota have a longer average travel time than Bowman's 36.8 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 3.9% is 63% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Bowman County, North Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day1,709
Trucks12.2%
Average travel time46.0 min
Congestion ratio5.2%
Drivers’ average age53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,604

A little more than half of the driving in Bowman County, North Dakota happens on highways: 69% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,709 vehicles per day, 288% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 440 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 48% of the monitored road miles (46 miles, 256 segments), so they carry more than their share: 59,546 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈21.7 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 88% of counties in North Dakota

At 12.2%, highway truck share is 16% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Bowman's highway truck share (12.2%) is lower than 88% of counties in North Dakota. 79% of counties in North Dakota see more highway trucks per day than Bowman's roughly 209.

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Non-highway Traffic in Bowman County, North Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day440
Trucks9.7%
Average travel time28.3 min
Congestion ratio2.7%
Drivers’ average age54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,511

A significant share of driving in Bowman County, North Dakota, 31% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 440 vehicles per day.

Spread over 50 miles and 280 segments, 52% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 26,655 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈9.7 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.7%.

Local congestion 75% below the North Dakota average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 21% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (2.7%) runs 75% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

54% of counties in North Dakota see higher average driver income among trip origins than Bowman. The driver population here skews older than 75% of counties in North Dakota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Bowman County, North Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Bowman County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Bowman County apart: 52% below the North Dakota average. Its highway truck share is also 16% below.

MetricBowman CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic1,0462,174-51.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.5%11.1%+3.3%
Truck % (Highway)12.2%14.5%-15.6%
Avg. Travel Time36.8 min37.0 min-0.8%

How Bowman County compares

Bowman County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Bowman County sees 25.0% shorter typical trips; it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Bowman 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
Bowman County1,04611.5%86,20136.8 min3.9%
Slope County, North Dakota76413.4%55,46258.9 min2.8%
Harding County, South Dakota77516.8%82,68453.9 minN/A
Fallon County, Montana1,05910.5%55,08439.9 min4.1%
Billings County, North Dakota1,82216.3%227,67843.4 min6.9%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Bowman County ranked within North Dakota

Truck share on highways places Bowman County #31 of 35 in North Dakota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Bowman County ranked among 53 county-level areas in North Dakota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 35.
MeasureBowman CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,046#22 of 53
Highway vehicle-miles per day59,546#22 of 35
Truck share on highways12.2%#31 of 35
Highway trucks per day209#28 of 35
Average travel time36.8 min#31 of 53
Average driver income$76,995#29 of 53
Average driver age53.7 yrs#14 of 53

Bowman County ranks #14 of 53 on average driver age but #31 of 35 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Bowman County, North Dakota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 2,953 vehicles a day, against 1,046 on the average road in Bowman County.

1st Avenue Northwest is the busiest road, at 3,623 vehicles a day, 318 of them trucks (8.8%). 1st Avenue Southwest is practically level with it at 3,562. It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using 1st Avenue Southwest are long: a median of 53.9 minutes against 36.8 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st Avenue NorthwestTrunk road · 3,623vehicles318trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.6%
Median trip time
46.3 min
Drivers’ median age
54.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,491

1st Avenue Northwest carries 3.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 46.3 minutes.

21st Avenue SouthwestTrunk road · 3,562vehicles302trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.3%
Median trip time
53.9 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,286

At 3.4 times the county average, 1st Avenue Southwest draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $74,286 in household income.

3Theodore Roosevelt ExpresswayTrunk road · 1,673vehicles211trucks · 12.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
3.9%
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,950

Theodore Roosevelt Expressway is busy by local standards, at 60% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.6% of it, above the county-wide 11.5%.

4Yellowstone TrailPrimary road · 864vehicles83trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
2.7%
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,902

Even at its busiest, Yellowstone Trail carries 17% less than the county average; trucks are 9.6% of it, below the county-wide 11.5%.

5US 12Trunk road · 810vehicles92trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
3.7%
Median trip time
36.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,107

US 12 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 23% less than the county average; trucks are 11.3% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st Avenue NorthwestTrunk road · #1 by traffic3,623vehicles318trucks · 8.8%
21st Avenue SouthwestTrunk road · #2 by traffic3,562vehicles302trucks · 8.5%
3Theodore Roosevelt ExpresswayTrunk road · #3 by traffic1,673vehicles211trucks · 12.6%
4US 12Trunk road · #5 by traffic810vehicles92trucks · 11.3%
5Yellowstone TrailPrimary road · #4 by traffic864vehicles83trucks · 9.6%
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

BowmanDepartment 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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