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Traffic heat map of Cloud County, Kansas: 194 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Lincoln Street and 145th Road

Cloud County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Cloud County, Kansas, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 911 road segments (194 road miles, about 1,124 ft each). Its busiest road, Lincoln Street, carries 14,173 vehicles a day, 5.7 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 Cloud County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,473
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.

35.6 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.

$56,259

A typical monitored road in Cloud County, Kansas sees 2,473 vehicles per day, while its 194 miles of monitored roads together handle 333,781 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈122 million per year). Trucks are 11.8% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Kansas.

Traffic 42% below the Kansas average

At 2,473 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Cloud carries 42% less traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 68% of counties in Kansas see less traffic than Cloud's 2,473 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 35.6 minutes, 12% higher than the state level. 60% of counties in Kansas have a shorter average travel time than Cloud's 35.6 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Cloud County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day8,553
Trucks13.7%
Average travel time36.5 min
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,285

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Cloud County, Kansas (58% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 8,553 vehicles per day, 581% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,255 vehicles per day.

With 26% of the road miles (50 miles in 152 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 194,505 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈71.0 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 67% of counties in Kansas

Highway truck concentration here (13.7%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Cloud's highway truck share (13.7%) is lower than 67% of counties in Kansas. Cloud's highway truck count is lower than 60% of counties in Kansas, at roughly 1,171 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Cloud County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,255
Trucks9.1%
Average travel time35.4 min
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,233

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Cloud County, Kansas: 42% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,255 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 74% of the monitored road miles (144 miles in 759 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 139,276 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.1%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 91% of counties in Kansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 34% lower than the highway network.

91% of counties in Kansas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Cloud. The driver population here skews older than 68% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Cloud County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Cloud County's biggest difference from the Kansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 42% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 15% above.

MetricCloud CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic2,4734,243-41.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.8%10.2%+15.2%
Truck % (Highway)13.7%14.4%-5.0%
Avg. Travel Time35.6 min31.8 min+12.0%

How Cloud County compares

Cloud County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Cloud County carries 73.3% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Cloud 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
Cloud County2,47311.8%333,78135.6 minN/A
Ottawa County, Kansas1,27513.3%271,82833.7 minN/A
Clay County, Kansas1,7037.3%186,72034.1 minN/A
Republic County, Kansas1,23612.9%188,36838.3 minN/A
Mitchell County, Kansas1,4928.6%134,57336.9 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Cloud County ranked within Kansas

Cloud County sits in the bottom quarter of the Kansas field on average driver income, at #96 of 105.

Cloud County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureCloud CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,473#34 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day194,505#46 of 82
Truck share on highways13.7%#55 of 82
Highway trucks per day1,171#50 of 82
Average travel time35.6 min#43 of 105
Average driver income$56,259#96 of 105
Average driver age50.8 yrs#34 of 105

Busiest roads in Cloud County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 9,880 vehicles a day, against 2,473 on the average road in Cloud County.

Lincoln Street leads with 14,173 vehicles a day, 1,242 of them trucks (8.8%). That is 65% more than the next road, 145th Road (8,576). It also carries the most trucks.

US 81 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 54.0 minutes against 35.6 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lincoln StreetTrunk road · 14,173vehicles1,242trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,835

Lincoln Street carries 5.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.1 minutes.

2145th RoadTrunk road · 8,576vehicles1,118trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
42.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,913

145th Road carries 3.5 times the county average at its busiest, 1,118 of them trucks (13.0%, above the county-wide 11.8%).

3140th RoadTrunk road · 6,890vehicles1,073trucks · 15.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
50.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,101

140th Road carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 50.6 minutes, against 35.6 for the county.

4US 81Trunk road · 6,243vehicles789trucks · 12.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
54.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,974

US 81 carries 2.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 54.0 minutes.

56th StreetSecondary road · 5,006vehicles313trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,237

At 2.0 times the county average, 6th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $53,237 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lincoln StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic14,173vehicles1,242trucks · 8.8%
2145th RoadTrunk road · #2 by traffic8,576vehicles1,118trucks · 13.0%
3140th RoadTrunk road · #3 by traffic6,890vehicles1,073trucks · 15.6%
4US 81Trunk road · #4 by traffic6,243vehicles789trucks · 12.6%
56th StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic5,006vehicles313trucks · 6.3%
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

CloudDepartment 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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