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Traffic heat map of Callaway County, Missouri: 491 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 54 and I 70

Callaway County, Missouri Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Callaway County, Missouri? We measure 491 road miles, divided into 5,391 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, US 54, carries 45,612 vehicles a day, 25.0 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 Callaway County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,825
Trucks

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

14.5%
Average travel time

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

31.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,971

Our data shows 1,825 vehicles per day on the average road in Callaway County, Missouri, and 2,086,385 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈762 million per year) across its 491 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 14.5% of traffic, more than the 9.8% across Missouri.

Traffic 68% below the Missouri average

At 1,825 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Callaway carries 68% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.2% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Callaway's 1,825 vehicles per day trails 60% of counties in Missouri.

Journey times here (31.0 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 68% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than Callaway's 31.0 minutes.

At 61% lower than the state level, the 7.6% 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 Callaway County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day8,550
Trucks16.3%
Average travel time42.2 min
Congestion ratio24.0%
Drivers’ average age45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$73,325

The vast majority of driving in Callaway County, Missouri happens on highways: 81% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,550 vehicles per day, 464% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,515 vehicles per day.

With 31% of the road miles (154 miles in 238 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,699,411 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈620 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 87% of counties in Missouri.

Higher highway truck share than 66% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on highways (16.3%) is 21% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 66% of counties in Missouri. 66% of counties in Missouri see fewer highway trucks per day than Callaway's roughly 1,391.

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Non-highway Traffic in Callaway County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,515
Trucks6.9%
Average travel time30.5 min
Congestion ratio6.9%
Drivers’ average age45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,500

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Callaway County, Missouri, 19% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,515 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 69% of the monitored road miles (337 miles in 5,153 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 386,974 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈141 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.9%).

Younger drivers than 90% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 58% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (6.9%) runs 63% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

82% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Callaway. 90% of counties in Missouri have an older driver population than Callaway.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Callaway County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Callaway County runs 68% below the Missouri average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 48% above.

MetricCallaway CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,8255,631-67.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.5%9.8%+48.0%
Truck % (Highway)16.3%13.4%+21.0%
Avg. Travel Time31.0 min31.3 min-1.0%

How Callaway County compares

Callaway County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Callaway County carries 31.1% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Callaway 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
Callaway County1,82514.5%2,086,38531.0 min7.6%
Osage County, Missouri2,6869.2%504,62628.7 min4.8%
Montgomery County, Missouri1,32120.6%854,35342.2 minN/A
Boone County, Missouri4,5039.3%3,546,43931.1 min15.1%
Audrain County, Missouri2,0928.9%456,31836.1 min5.7%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Callaway County ranked within Missouri

Average driver age places Callaway County #104 of 115 in Missouri - the bottom quarter of the state.

Callaway County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureCallaway CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,825#69 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,699,411#13 of 93
Truck share on highways16.3%#32 of 93
Highway trucks per day1,391#32 of 93
Average travel time31.0 min#78 of 115
Average driver income$71,971#22 of 115
Average driver age45.4 yrs#104 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #13 of 93 on highway travel volume, against #104 of 115 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Callaway County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Callaway County carry 31,980 vehicles a day on average, 17.5 times the typical road in the county (1,825).

US 54 is the busiest road, at 45,612 vehicles a day, 4,619 of them trucks (10.1%). I 70 carries the most trucks, 6,331 a day (19.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using I 70 are long: a median of 59.6 minutes against 31.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 54Motorway · 45,612vehicles4,619trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
44.0%
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,251

US 54 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 44% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

2I 70Motorway · 32,582vehicles6,331trucks · 19.4%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
59.6 min
Drivers’ median age
43.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,431

A main artery: I 70's busiest stretch carries 17.8 times the county average; trucks are 19.4% of it, above the county-wide 14.5%.

3US 63Trunk road · 17,746vehicles1,711trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.2%
Median trip time
41.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,203

Drivers on US 63 are on long journeys, a median 41.5 minutes against 31.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4Market StreetPrimary road · 8,818vehicles516trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,223

At 4.8 times the county average, Market Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,223 in household income.

5Simon BoulevardSecondary road · 7,455vehicles445trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
21.6%
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,140

Delays build on Simon Boulevard: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #2 by traffic32,582vehicles6,331trucks · 19.4%
2US 54Motorway · #1 by traffic45,612vehicles4,619trucks · 10.1%
3US 63Trunk road · #3 by traffic17,746vehicles1,711trucks · 9.6%
4Market StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic8,818vehicles516trucks · 5.9%
5US 54 BusinessPrimary road · 7,174vehicles460trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,098

The busiest stretch of US 54 Business carries 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.4% of it, below the county-wide 14.5%.

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

CallawayDepartment 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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