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Traffic heat map of Clay County, Kansas: 164 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Crawford Street and 6th Street

Clay County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Clay County, Kansas, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,629 road segments (164 road miles, about 531 ft each). Its busiest road, Crawford Street, carries 7,530 vehicles a day, 4.4 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Clay County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,703
Trucks

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

7.3%
Average travel time

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

34.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,103

A typical monitored road in Clay County, Kansas sees 1,703 vehicles per day, while its 164 miles of monitored roads together handle 186,720 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈68.2 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Kansas.

Traffic 60% below the Kansas average

Clay's average daily traffic volume is 60% lower than the state average - 1,703 vehicles per day against 4,243 - 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 Kansas's statewide total. 59% of counties in Kansas see more traffic than Clay's 1,703 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 7% higher than the state level, at 34.1 minutes on average. 53% of counties in Kansas have a longer average travel time than Clay's 34.1 minutes.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and PM peak 4:00 PM–7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 83% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 28% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -11% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Clay County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Clay County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Clay County's biggest difference from the Kansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 60% below it. Its truck share is also 29% below.

MetricClay CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,7034,243-59.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.3%10.2%-28.5%
Avg. Travel Time34.1 min31.8 min+7.2%

How Clay County compares

Clay County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Clay County moves 29.5% of the total daily travel and carries 44.5% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Clay 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
Clay County1,7037.3%186,72034.1 minN/A
Riley County, Kansas4,7949.4%1,314,15532.2 min5.9%
Washington County, Kansas1,04110.3%128,06737.8 minN/A
Cloud County, Kansas2,47311.8%333,78135.6 minN/A
Geary County, Kansas3,96010.8%758,52734.4 min14.0%
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Clay County ranked within Kansas

Average driver age places Clay County #25 of 105 in Kansas - the top quarter of the state.

Clay County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest).
MeasureClay CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,703#62 of 105
Average travel time34.1 min#56 of 105
Average driver income$67,103#56 of 105
Average driver age51.4 yrs#25 of 105

Busiest roads in Clay County, Kansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Clay County carry 5,473 vehicles a day on average, 3.2 times the typical road in the county (1,703).

Crawford Street is the busiest road, at 7,530 vehicles a day, 460 of them trucks (6.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

Eagle Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 56.9 minutes against 34.1 county-wide.

Traffic and freight follow different roads here: only 2 of the five busiest roads also make the top 5 for trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Crawford StreetPrimary road · 7,530vehicles460trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,002

On its busiest stretch, Crawford Street carries 4.4 times the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 7.3%.

26th StreetSecondary road · 5,841vehicles322trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,915

6th Street peaks at 5,841 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 7.3%.

3Navajo RoadSecondary road · 3,047vehicles154trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,911

Navajo Road peaks at 3,047 vehicles a day, 79% more than the county average; trucks are 5.0% of it, below the county-wide 7.3%.

44th StreetTertiary road · 2,556vehicles127trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
49.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,342

Drivers on 4th Street are on long journeys, a median 49.0 minutes against 34.1 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Eisenhower Memorial HighwaySecondary road · 2,430vehicles138trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,422

Eisenhower Memorial Highway carries 43% more than the county average at its busiest, 138 of them trucks (5.7%, below the county-wide 7.3%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Crawford StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic7,530vehicles460trucks · 6.1%
26th StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic5,841vehicles322trucks · 5.5%
318th RoadPrimary road · 2,416vehicles243trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
47.3 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,962

18th Road carries 42% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 47.3 minutes.

4Barton RoadPrimary road · 1,992vehicles209trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
47.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,627

Barton Road carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 47.8 minutes, against 34.1 for the county.

5Eagle RoadPrimary road · 1,414vehicles163trucks · 11.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
56.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,190

Even at its busiest, Eagle Road carries 17% less than the county average; trucks are 11.5% of it, above the county-wide 7.3%.

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

ClayDepartment 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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