
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Butler County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,743 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.8 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. | 7.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $52,551 |
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A typical monitored road in Butler County, Missouri sees 4,743 vehicles per day, while its 378 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,585,672 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈579 million per year). Trucks are 9.3% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Missouri.
Busier roads than 85% of counties in Missouri
Butler sees 16% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,743 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.9% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Butler carries more traffic than 85% of counties in Missouri.
At 30.8 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 70% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than Butler's 30.8 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 7.5% is 62% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Butler County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,305 |
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| Trucks | 12.9% |
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| Average travel time | 36.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $54,308 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Butler County, Missouri, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,305 vehicles per day, 37% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,616 vehicles per day.
With 29% of the road miles (109 miles in 371 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 731,510 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈267 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 71% of counties in Missouri.
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
The concentration of trucks on highways (12.9%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Butler's highway truck share (12.9%) is lower than 59% of counties in Missouri. 63% of counties in Missouri see more highway trucks per day than Butler's roughly 815.

Non-highway Traffic in Butler County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,616 |
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| Trucks | 6.3% |
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| Average travel time | 30.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $51,540 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Butler County, Missouri, 54% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,616 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 71% of the monitored road miles (269 miles in 4,558 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 854,161 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈312 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.3%.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 90% of counties in Missouri
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 51% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.0% is 62% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 90% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews older than 56% of counties in Missouri.