
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Butler County, Kansas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day5,739 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 12.0% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.3 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 15.9% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.5 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $81,635 |
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A typical monitored road in Butler County, Kansas sees 5,739 vehicles per day, while its 601 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,548,856 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈930 million per year). Trucks are 12.0% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Kansas.
Shorter trips than 98% of counties in Kansas
At 5,739 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Butler carries 35% more traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting more demand on each road - more exposure for roadside businesses, and more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 3.4% of Kansas's statewide total. 96% of counties in Kansas see less traffic than Butler's 5,739 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 29.3 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 29.3 minutes is shorter than 98% of counties in Kansas.
The congestion ratio of 15.9% runs slightly lower than the state level (7% lower).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Butler County, Kansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,319 |
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| Trucks | 15.8% |
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| Average travel time | 33.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 27.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $76,752 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Butler County, Kansas happens on highways: 62% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 11,319 vehicles per day, 139% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,743 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 34% of the monitored road miles (206 miles, 842 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,577,934 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈576 million per year).
By highway travel volume, that ranks Butler in the top 5 counties in Kansas.
More highway trucks than 78% of counties in Kansas
Highway truck concentration here runs 10% higher than the state average, at 15.8%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Butler's highway truck share (15.8%) is higher than 63% of counties in Kansas. Butler's highway truck count is higher than 78% of counties in Kansas, at roughly 1,787 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Butler County, Kansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,743 |
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| Trucks | 5.8% |
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| Average travel time | 28.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $86,345 |
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A significant share of driving in Butler County, Kansas, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 4,743 vehicles per day.
Spread over 395 miles and 4,717 segments, 66% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 970,922 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈354 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.8%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 91% of counties in Kansas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 63% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 13.9% is 16% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Butler's average driver income is higher than 91% of counties in Kansas. The driver population here skews younger than 76% of counties in Kansas.