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Traffic heat map of Chautauqua County, Kansas: 62 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on School Street and Main Street

Chautauqua County, Kansas Traffic Counts

The average road here carries 1,708 vehicles a day, 60% less than the Kansas average of 4,243. This page breaks down traffic in Chautauqua County, Kansas across 62 miles of monitored roads split into 491 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 Chautauqua County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,708
Trucks

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

11.8%
Average travel time

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

42.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,971

Our data shows 1,708 vehicles per day on the average road in Chautauqua County, Kansas, and 94,757 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.6 million per year) across its 62 miles of monitored roads. At 11.8%, the truck share runs above the 10.2% across Kansas: about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Longer trips than 82% of counties in Kansas

Chautauqua sees 60% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,708 vehicles per day against 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 0.1% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Chautauqua's 1,708 vehicles per day trails 58% of counties in Kansas.

The average trip takes 42.9 minutes, 35% higher than the state level. 82% of counties in Kansas have a shorter average travel time than Chautauqua's 42.9 minutes.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 72% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 12% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +7% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -16% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Chautauqua County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +7% in high season.

Chautauqua County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Chautauqua County runs 60% below the Kansas average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 35% above.

MetricChautauqua CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,7084,243-59.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.8%10.2%+16.0%
Avg. Travel Time42.9 min31.8 min+35.1%

How Chautauqua County compares

Trips in Chautauqua County run longer than in any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Chautauqua County moves 15.1% of the total daily travel and carries 50.2% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Chautauqua 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
Chautauqua County1,70811.8%94,75742.9 minN/A
Elk County, Kansas9959.7%56,29633.6 minN/A
Montgomery County, Kansas2,93611.2%614,57636.4 minN/A
Washington County, Oklahoma6,6776.8%942,33832.2 min15.8%
Cowley County, Kansas3,1207.5%894,24533.3 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Chautauqua County ranked within Kansas

Average driver income places Chautauqua County #97 of 105 in Kansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Chautauqua County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest).
MeasureChautauqua CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,708#61 of 105
Average travel time42.9 min#20 of 105
Average driver income$55,971#97 of 105
Average driver age52.5 yrs#20 of 105

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #20 of 105 on average travel time, against #97 of 105 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Chautauqua County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 3,414 vehicles a day, against 1,708 on the average road in Chautauqua County.

School Street is the busiest road, at 4,179 vehicles a day, 328 of them trucks (7.8%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Main Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 27.9 minutes, against 42.9 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1School StreetPrimary road · 4,179vehicles328trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,992

School Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 31.2 minutes, against 42.9 for the county.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 3,350vehicles259trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,468

The busiest stretch of Main Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 11.8%.

3US 166 Business / KS 99Primary road · 2,713vehicles257trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,124

At 59% more than the county average, US 166 Business / KS 99 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,124 in household income.

4US 166Primary road · 2,544vehicles303trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
50.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,928

US 166 is busy by local standards, at 49% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.9% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.8%.

52nd StreetPrimary road · 2,233vehicles279trucks · 12.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
45.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,783

2nd Street peaks at 2,233 vehicles a day, 31% more than the county average; trucks are 12.5% of it, above the county-wide 11.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1School StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic4,179vehicles328trucks · 7.8%
2US 166Primary road · #4 by traffic2,544vehicles303trucks · 11.9%
32nd StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic2,233vehicles279trucks · 12.5%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic3,350vehicles259trucks · 7.7%
5US 166 Business / KS 99Primary road · #3 by traffic2,713vehicles257trucks · 9.5%
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

ChautauquaDepartment 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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