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Traffic heat map of Corson County, South Dakota: 145 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 12 and SD 65

Corson County, South Dakota Traffic Counts

About 1 in 5 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across South Dakota. This page breaks down traffic in Corson County, South Dakota across 145 miles of monitored roads split into 340 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 Corson County, South Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day447
Trucks

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

20.4%
Average travel time

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

46.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,212

The average monitored road in Corson County, South Dakota carries 447 vehicles per day. Across its 145 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 55,437 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.2 million per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 10.3% across South Dakota - a freight-heavy mix.

Quieter roads than 97% of counties in South Dakota

Corson's average daily traffic volume is 86% lower than the state average - 447 vehicles per day against 3,156 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Corson accounts for about 0.2% of South Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Corson's 447 vehicles per day trails 97% of counties in South Dakota.

At 46.2 minutes, the average travel time is 42% higher than the state level. On travel time, Corson runs longer than 85% of counties in South Dakota.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Corson County, South Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day555
Trucks18.4%
Average travel time47.3 min
Drivers’ average age48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$51,198

A little more than half of the driving in Corson County, South Dakota happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 555 vehicles per day, 75% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 317 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 50% of the monitored road miles (73 miles, 186 segments), so they carry more than their share: 36,690 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈13.4 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 96% of counties in South Dakota

At 18.4%, highway truck share is 35% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 90% of counties in South Dakota. Corson's highway truck count is lower than 96% of counties in South Dakota, at roughly 102 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Corson County, South Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day317
Trucks24.2%
Average travel time45.0 min
Drivers’ average age42.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,507

A significant share of driving in Corson County, South Dakota, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 317 vehicles per day.

Spread over 72 miles and 154 segments, 50% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 18,747 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 24.2%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 94% of counties in South Dakota

Unusually, non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 31% higher than the highway network.

Corson's average driver income is lower than 94% of counties in South Dakota. The driver population here skews younger than 80% of counties in South Dakota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 8:00 AM–9:00 AM and PM peak 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 73% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 35% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
September–November is the high season, with volumes +21% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
March is the quietest month, with volumes -35% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Corson County, South Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +21% in high season.

Corson County vs. South Dakota Traffic Comparison

Corson County's biggest difference from the South Dakota average is its truck share, 98% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 86% below.

MetricCorson CountySouth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic4473,156-85.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)20.4%10.3%+98.1%
Truck % (Highway)18.4%13.6%+35.5%
Avg. Travel Time46.2 min32.5 min+42.5%

How Corson County compares

Corson County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Corson County carries 44.2% less traffic on a typical road and runs 8.0 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Corson County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the South Dakota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Corson County44720.4%55,43746.2 minN/A
Sioux County, North Dakota1,39913.5%81,62632.0 min5.3%
Grant County, North Dakota4578.9%44,17946.7 min3.4%
Dewey County, South Dakota86313.1%59,01439.8 minN/A
Campbell County, South Dakota48714.0%32,98838.1 minN/A
South Dakota average3,15610.3%N/A32.5 min12.9%

Corson County ranked within South Dakota

Corson County sits in the bottom quarter of the South Dakota field on average daily traffic volume, at #64 of 66.

Corson County ranked among 66 county-level areas in South Dakota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 49.
MeasureCorson CountySouth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)447#64 of 66
Highway vehicle-miles per day36,690#43 of 49
Truck share on highways18.4%#6 of 49
Highway trucks per day102#47 of 49
Average travel time46.2 min#11 of 66
Average driver income$55,212#62 of 66
Average driver age46.0 yrs#53 of 66

Corson County ranks #6 of 49 on truck share on highways but #64 of 66 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Corson County, South Dakota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 997 vehicles a day, against 447 on the average road in Corson County.

US 12 leads with 1,673 vehicles a day, 213 of them trucks (12.8%). That is 2.1 times the next road, SD 65 (808). County Road 5 carries the most trucks, 264 a day (100.0% of its traffic), although it is not among the 5 busiest roads overall.

Trucks make up 100.0% of traffic on County Road 5, against 20.4% across all roads in the county.

Trips using SD 65 are long: a median of 67.5 minutes against 46.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Main Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 7.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 20.4% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 12Trunk road · 1,673vehicles213trucks · 12.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
26.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,390

US 12 is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 26.3 minutes, against 46.2 for the county.

2SD 65Secondary road · 808vehicles118trucks · 14.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
67.5 min

SD 65 carries 81% more than the county average at its busiest, 118 of them trucks (14.6%, below the county-wide 20.4%).

3Main StreetSecondary road · 511vehicles40trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
61.3 min
Drivers’ median age
40.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,668

Drivers on Main Street are on long journeys, a median 61.3 minutes against 46.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4SD Highway 20Primary road · 428vehicles50trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
46.8 min
Drivers’ median age
43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,205

Even at its busiest, SD Highway 20 carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 11.7% of it, below the county-wide 20.4%.

5SD 20 / SD 63Primary road · 364vehicles41trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
43.9 min
Drivers’ median age
43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,205

SD 20 / SD 63 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 19% less than the county average; trucks are 11.4% of it, below the county-wide 20.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1County Road 5Tertiary road · 264vehicles264trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road

Even at its busiest, County Road 5 carries 41% less than the county average; trucks are 100.0% of it, above the county-wide 20.4%.

2US 12Trunk road · #1 by traffic1,673vehicles213trucks · 12.8%
3SD 65Secondary road · #2 by traffic808vehicles118trucks · 14.6%
4SD Highway 20Primary road · #4 by traffic428vehicles50trucks · 11.7%
5SD 20 / SD 63Primary road · #5 by traffic364vehicles41trucks · 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

CorsonDepartment 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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