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Traffic heat map of Caldwell County, Missouri: 183 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 35

Caldwell County, Missouri Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Caldwell County, Missouri? We measure 183 road miles, divided into 1,702 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 35, carries 24,160 vehicles a day, 15.9 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Caldwell County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,515
Trucks

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

15.1%
Average travel time

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

33.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,894

The average monitored road in Caldwell County, Missouri carries 1,515 vehicles per day. Across its 183 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 562,832 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈205 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 15.1% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.

Traffic 73% below the Missouri average

Caldwell's average daily traffic volume is 73% lower than the state average - 1,515 vehicles per day against 5,631 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Missouri's statewide total. Caldwell carries less traffic than 72% of counties in Missouri.

The average trip takes 33.2 minutes, 6% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 33.2 minutes is longer than 59% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Caldwell County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day5,780
Trucks17.2%
Average travel time50.5 min
Drivers’ average age48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$67,602

Most travel in Caldwell County, Missouri happens on highways, 77% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,780 vehicles per day, 340% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,313 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 35% of the monitored road miles (64 miles, 77 segments), so they carry more than their share: 434,863 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈159 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 67% of counties in Missouri

Highway truck concentration here runs 28% higher than the state average, at 17.2%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Caldwell's highway truck share (17.2%) is higher than 67% of counties in Missouri. By raw truck volume, Caldwell carries fewer highway trucks than 51% of counties in Missouri.

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Non-highway Traffic in Caldwell County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,313
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time32.4 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,787

At 23% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Caldwell County, Missouri than highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,313 vehicles per day.

Spread over 119 miles and 1,625 segments, 65% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 127,970 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈46.7 million per year). Trucks make up 7.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 65% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 54% lower than on highways.

Caldwell's average driver income is higher than 65% of counties in Missouri. Caldwell's median driver age is lower than 51% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Caldwell County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Caldwell County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Caldwell County runs 73% below the Missouri average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 53% above.

MetricCaldwell CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,5155,631-73.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)15.1%9.8%+53.4%
Truck % (Highway)17.2%13.4%+27.8%
Avg. Travel Time33.2 min31.3 min+6.0%

How Caldwell County compares

Caldwell County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Caldwell County carries 30.9% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Caldwell County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Caldwell County1,51515.1%562,83233.2 minN/A
Daviess County, Missouri1,41219.7%742,46342.2 minN/A
Clinton County, Missouri2,94215.7%1,030,07529.7 minN/A
Ray County, Missouri2,1519.7%523,98030.3 minN/A
Livingston County, Missouri2,27312.6%396,37733.2 min11.3%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Caldwell County ranked within Missouri

Caldwell County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureCaldwell CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,515#83 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day434,863#52 of 93
Truck share on highways17.2%#31 of 93
Highway trucks per day994#48 of 93
Average travel time33.2 min#48 of 115
Average driver income$66,894#41 of 115
Average driver age49.1 yrs#59 of 115

Busiest roads in Caldwell County, Missouri

The three busiest roads in Caldwell County average 13,199 vehicles a day, 8.7 times the county average of 1,515 across all its monitored roads.

I 35 is the busiest road, at 24,160 vehicles a day, 5,485 of them trucks (22.7%). No other road comes close: Chicago-Kansas City Expressway, in second place, carries 10,825. It also carries the most trucks.

I 35 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 55.5 minutes against 33.2 county-wide.

Trucks make up 22.7% of traffic on I 35, against 15.1% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 35Motorway · 24,160vehicles5,485trucks · 22.7%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
55.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,250

I 35 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 15.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 22.7% of it, above the county-wide 15.1%.

2Chicago-Kansas City ExpresswayTrunk road · 10,825vehicles1,504trucks · 13.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
49.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,374

Chicago-Kansas City Expressway carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 49.4 minutes, against 33.2 for the county.

3US 36 Business / MO 13Primary road · 4,612vehicles395trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,257

US 36 Business / MO 13 peaks at 4,612 vehicles a day, 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 8.6% of it, below the county-wide 15.1%.

4Davis StreetPrimary road · 4,576vehicles374trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,899

Davis Street carries 3.0 times the county average at its busiest, 374 of them trucks (8.2%, below the county-wide 15.1%).

5Elm StreetSecondary road · 4,089vehicles344trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,325

Elm Street carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.9 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 35Motorway · #1 by traffic24,160vehicles5,485trucks · 22.7%
2Chicago-Kansas City ExpresswayTrunk road · #2 by traffic10,825vehicles1,504trucks · 13.9%
3US 36 Business / MO 13Primary road · #3 by traffic4,612vehicles395trucks · 8.6%
4Davis StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic4,576vehicles374trucks · 8.2%
5Elm StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic4,089vehicles344trucks · 8.4%
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

CaldwellDepartment 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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