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Traffic heat map of Burke County, North Dakota: 147 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 52 and County Road 7

Burke County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

Our Burke County, North Dakota traffic data covers 790 road segments over 147 road miles, with an average segment of just 979 ft. Its highways carry the highest truck share of any county in North Dakota, 19.6%. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Burke County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day592
Trucks

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

15.8%
Average travel time

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

42.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

2.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$88,478

A typical monitored road in Burke County, North Dakota sees 592 vehicles per day, while its 147 miles of monitored roads together handle 85,914 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.4 million per year). Trucks are 15.8% of traffic, more than the 11.1% across North Dakota.

Congestion 73% below the North Dakota average

Burke sees 73% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (592 vehicles per day against 2,174), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Burke accounts for about 0.5% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Burke carries less traffic than 85% of counties in North Dakota.

At 42.3 minutes, the average travel time is 14% higher than the state level. 65% of counties in North Dakota have a shorter average travel time than Burke's 42.3 minutes.

At 73% lower than the state level, the 2.9% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Burke County, North Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day1,148
Trucks19.6%
Average travel time49.8 min
Congestion ratio2.9%
Drivers’ average age52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$102,744

Highways carry about half of all travel in Burke County, North Dakota, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,148 vehicles per day, 193% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 392 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (33 miles, 209 segments), so they carry more than their share: 40,765 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈14.9 million per year).

The highest highway truck share of any county in North Dakota

Highway truck concentration here runs 35% higher than the state average, at 19.6%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Burke also posts the highest highway truck share in North Dakota - 19.6%. Burke's highway truck count is lower than 53% of counties in North Dakota, at roughly 225 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Burke County, North Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day392
Trucks12.3%
Average travel time39.6 min
Drivers’ average age49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$85,908

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Burke County, North Dakota, 53% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 392 vehicles per day.

Spread over 113 miles and 581 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 45,149 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈16.5 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 12.3%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 83% of counties in North Dakota

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 37% fewer trucks by share.

Burke's average driver income is higher than 83% of counties in North Dakota. Burke's median driver age is higher than 58% of counties in North Dakota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Burke County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Burke County runs 73% below the North Dakota average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 42% above.

MetricBurke CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic5922,174-72.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)15.8%11.1%+42.0%
Truck % (Highway)19.6%14.5%+35.2%
Avg. Travel Time42.3 min37.0 min+14.1%

How Burke County compares

Burke County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Burke County is 54.5% less congested and moves 20.9% of the total daily travel; 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.

Burke 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
Burke County59215.8%85,91442.3 min2.9%
Renville County, North Dakota67911.7%58,42643.5 min5.0%
Mountrail County, North Dakota1,82417.5%535,42750.3 min7.6%
Divide County, North Dakota53311.6%64,66233.5 min3.2%
Williams County, North Dakota2,71910.7%985,41441.2 min9.2%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Burke County ranked within North Dakota

Burke County posts the highest truck share on highways of any county-level area in North Dakota.

Burke 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.
MeasureBurke CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)592#45 of 53
Highway vehicle-miles per day40,765#28 of 35
Truck share on highways19.6%#1 of 35
Highway trucks per day225#19 of 35
Average travel time42.3 min#19 of 53
Average driver income$88,478#10 of 53
Average driver age50.4 yrs#23 of 53

Burke County ranks #1 of 35 on truck share on highways but #45 of 53 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Burke County, North Dakota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 999 vehicles a day, against 592 on the average road in Burke County.

US 52 leads with 1,336 vehicles a day, 263 of them trucks (19.6%). No other road comes close: County Road 7, in second place, carries 863. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using ND 50 are long: a median of 64.6 minutes against 42.3 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Traffic and freight follow different roads here: only 2 of the five busiest roads also make the top 5 for trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Trunk road · 1,336vehicles263trucks · 19.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
2.9%
Median trip time
49.3 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$102,006

US 52 carries 2.3 times the county average at its busiest, 263 of them trucks (19.6%, above the county-wide 15.8%).

2County Road 7Secondary road · 863vehicles74trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,716

County Road 7 carries 46% more than the county average at its busiest, 74 of them trucks (8.5%, below the county-wide 15.8%).

384th Avenue NorthwestTrunk road · 798vehicles156trucks · 19.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
54.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$107,750

84th Avenue Northwest carries 35% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 54.2 minutes.

4ND 8Primary road · 751vehicles89trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
41.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$101,224

At 27% more than the county average, ND 8 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $101,224 in household income.

5Railroad AvenueSecondary road · 747vehicles68trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
44.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,786

Railroad Avenue is busy by local standards, at 26% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.1% of it, below the county-wide 15.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Trunk road · #1 by traffic1,336vehicles263trucks · 19.6%
2ND 50Secondary road · 736vehicles171trucks · 23.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
64.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,599

ND 50 peaks at 736 vehicles a day, 24% more than the county average; trucks are 23.2% of it, above the county-wide 15.8%.

384th Avenue NorthwestTrunk road · #3 by traffic798vehicles156trucks · 19.6%
4Railway AvenueTrunk road · 608vehicles103trucks · 17.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
63.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$107,750

Railway Avenue carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 63.6 minutes, against 42.3 for the county.

580th Street NorthwestSecondary road · 724vehicles97trucks · 13.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,407

80th Street Northwest carries 22% more than the county average at its busiest, 97 of them trucks (13.3%, below the county-wide 15.8%).

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

BurkeDepartment 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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