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Traffic heat map of Chase County, Kansas: 136 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Kansas Turnpike and US 50

Chase County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Trips here are the longest of any county in Kansas, a median 66.3 minutes. This page breaks down traffic in Chase County, Kansas across 136 miles of monitored roads split into 698 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Chase County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,908
Trucks

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

20.7%
Average travel time

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

66.3 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,885

A typical monitored road in Chase County, Kansas sees 1,908 vehicles per day, while its 136 miles of monitored roads together handle 453,589 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈166 million per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 10.2% across Kansas - a freight-heavy mix.

The longest trips of any county in Kansas

At 1,908 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Chase carries 55% less traffic than the state average of 4,243, 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 0.6% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Chase's 1,908 vehicles per day outpaces 52% of counties in Kansas.

The average trip takes 66.3 minutes, 109% higher than the state level. It also posts the highest average travel time in Kansas, at 66.3 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Chase County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day4,105
Trucks22.0%
Average travel time69.2 min
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,384

The vast majority of driving in Chase County, Kansas happens on highways: 89% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,105 vehicles per day, 391% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 836 vehicles per day.

With 54% of the road miles (74 miles in 229 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 405,310 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈148 million per year).

70% of counties in Kansas move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 88% of counties in Kansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 53% higher than the state average, at 22.0%. That marks Chase as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

88% of counties in Kansas see a lower highway truck share than Chase's 22.0%. By raw truck volume, Chase carries more highway trucks than 77% of counties in Kansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Chase County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day836
Trucks10.2%
Average travel time64.9 min
Drivers’ average age49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,111

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Chase County, Kansas, 11% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 836 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 46% of the monitored road miles (63 miles in 469 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 48,280 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈17.6 million per year). Trucks make up 10.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.

Older drivers than 66% of counties in Kansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 54% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 54% of counties in Kansas. Chase's median driver age is higher than 66% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Chase County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

The average travel time sets Chase County apart: 109% above the Kansas average. Its truck share is also 103% above.

MetricChase CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,9084,243-55.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)20.7%10.2%+103.0%
Truck % (Highway)22.0%14.4%+52.5%
Avg. Travel Time66.3 min31.8 min+108.7%

How Chase County compares

Chase County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Chase County sees 49.3% longer typical trips and runs 8.5 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Chase County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Chase County1,90820.7%453,58966.3 minN/A
Marion County, Kansas1,85111.5%459,93645.7 minN/A
Lyon County, Kansas3,36415.2%1,132,24134.4 min7.6%
Morris County, Kansas1,9639.4%178,81643.8 minN/A
Greenwood County, Kansas2,35312.8%289,77853.8 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Chase County ranked within Kansas

No other county-level area in Kansas records a higher average travel time than Chase County.

Chase County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureChase CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,908#51 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day405,310#25 of 82
Truck share on highways22.0%#11 of 82
Highway trucks per day902#20 of 82
Average travel time66.3 min#1 of 105
Average driver income$66,885#57 of 105
Average driver age50.8 yrs#36 of 105

Busiest roads in Chase County, Kansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Chase County carry 6,818 vehicles a day on average, 3.6 times the typical road in the county (1,908).

Kansas Turnpike leads with 13,093 vehicles a day, 3,052 of them trucks (23.3%). That is 3.3 times the next road, US 50 (3,952). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Little Cedar Creek Road are long: a median of 607.4 minutes against 66.3 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 100.0% of traffic on Little Cedar Creek Road and 57.8% on 50 Rd, against 20.7% across all roads in the county.

Cottonwood Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 6.2% of its traffic is trucks, against 20.7% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Kansas TurnpikeMotorway · 13,093vehicles3,052trucks · 23.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
74.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,882

A main artery: Kansas Turnpike's busiest stretch carries 6.9 times the county average; trucks are 23.3% of it, above the county-wide 20.7%.

2US 50Trunk road · 3,952vehicles743trucks · 18.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
62.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,379

The busiest stretch of US 50 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 18.8% of it, below the county-wide 20.7%.

3Cottonwood StreetSecondary road · 3,410vehicles212trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
53.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,353

Cottonwood Street is busy by local standards, at 79% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.2% of it, below the county-wide 20.7%.

4Walnut StreetSecondary road · 2,648vehicles125trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
88.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,964

Drivers on Walnut Street are on long journeys, a median 88.4 minutes against 66.3 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5KS 150Secondary road · 2,053vehicles234trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
68.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,781

KS 150 peaks at 2,053 vehicles a day, 8% more than the county average; trucks are 11.4% of it, below the county-wide 20.7%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Kansas TurnpikeMotorway · #1 by traffic13,093vehicles3,052trucks · 23.3%
2US 50Trunk road · #2 by traffic3,952vehicles743trucks · 18.8%
3Little Cedar Creek RoadTertiary road · 261vehicles261trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
607.4 min

Even at its busiest, Little Cedar Creek Road carries 86% less than the county average; trucks are 100.0% of it, above the county-wide 20.7%.

450 RdTertiary road · 427vehicles247trucks · 57.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
462.0 min

50 Rd carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 462.0 minutes, against 66.3 for the county.

5KS 150Secondary road · #5 by traffic2,053vehicles234trucks · 11.4%
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

ChaseDepartment 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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