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Traffic heat map of Crawford County, Michigan: 248 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 75 and US 127

Crawford County, Michigan Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 248 road miles in Crawford County, Michigan, divided into 1,729 segments averaging 758 ft. Its busiest road, I 75, carries 18,960 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Crawford County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,763
Trucks

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

10.0%
Average travel time

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

31.0 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

8.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

56.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$60,680

The average monitored road in Crawford County, Michigan carries 2,763 vehicles per day. Across its 248 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 857,863 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈313 million per year). At 10.0%, the truck share runs above the 7.7% across Michigan: about 1 in 10 vehicles.

Shorter trips than 88% of counties in Michigan

Crawford's average daily traffic volume is 64% lower than the state average - 2,763 vehicles per day against 7,697 - 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 0.4% of Michigan's statewide total. 80% of counties in Michigan see more traffic than Crawford's 2,763 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 31.0 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. 88% of counties in Michigan have a longer average travel time than Crawford's 31.0 minutes.

Congestion runs 54% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Crawford County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day8,790
Trucks11.2%
Average travel time45.9 min
Congestion ratio16.5%
Drivers’ average age56.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,284

Most travel in Crawford County, Michigan happens on highways, 75% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,790 vehicles per day, 468% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,548 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 30% of the monitored road miles (73 miles, 290 segments), so they carry more than their share: 643,851 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈235 million per year).

59% of counties in Michigan move less traffic on their highways.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

The concentration of trucks on highways (11.2%) is 7% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Michigan: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 51% of counties in Michigan. Crawford's highway truck count is higher than 53% of counties in Michigan, at roughly 980 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Crawford County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day1,548
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time28.0 min
Congestion ratio6.8%
Drivers’ average age57.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,660

At 25% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Crawford County, Michigan than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,548 vehicles per day.

Spread over 175 miles and 1,439 segments, 70% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 214,012 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈78.1 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).

Older drivers than 88% of counties in Michigan

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 43% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.8% is 63% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 68% of counties in Michigan. The driver population here skews older than 88% of counties in Michigan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Crawford County, Michigan, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Crawford County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Crawford County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 64% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 30% above.

MetricCrawford CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic2,7637,697-64.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.0%7.7%+29.5%
Truck % (Highway)11.2%12.0%-6.8%
Avg. Travel Time31.0 min33.6 min-7.7%

How Crawford County compares

Crawford County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Nothing in this table sets Crawford County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Crawford County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Crawford County2,76310.0%857,86331.0 min8.4%
Otsego County, Michigan4,8038.0%949,73533.9 min13.1%
Oscoda County, Michigan2,4567.8%215,87237.5 min7.2%
Kalkaska County, Michigan4,2538.1%584,94337.5 min11.7%
Roscommon County, Michigan2,8569.0%949,72230.3 min9.2%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Crawford County ranked within Michigan

Average travel time places Crawford County #73 of 83 in Michigan - the bottom quarter of the state.

Crawford County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureCrawford CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,763#67 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day643,851#31 of 74
Truck share on highways11.2%#38 of 74
Highway trucks per day980#35 of 74
Average travel time31.0 min#73 of 83
Average driver income$60,680#57 of 83
Average driver age56.4 yrs#11 of 83

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #11 of 83 on average driver age, against #73 of 83 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Crawford County, Michigan

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Crawford County carry 16,349 vehicles a day on average, 5.9 times the typical road in the county (2,763).

I 75 leads with 18,960 vehicles a day, 2,224 of them trucks (11.7%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 75 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 59.9 minutes against 31.0 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · 18,960vehicles2,224trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
19.2%
Median trip time
59.9 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,186

I 75 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 19% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

2US 127Motorway · 15,389vehicles1,634trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
9.7%
Median trip time
58.5 min
Drivers’ median age
56.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,269

US 127 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 58.5 minutes, against 31.0 for the county.

3James StreetTrunk road · 14,699vehicles878trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.1%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
57.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,233

Delays build on James Street: its congestion ratio of 23% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

4I 75 Business LoopTrunk road · 13,270vehicles862trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.1%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
57.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,385

I 75 Business Loop carries 4.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.1 minutes.

5M 72 / M 93Trunk road · 9,232vehicles587trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.9%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,946

At 3.3 times the county average, M 72 / M 93 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,946 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · #1 by traffic18,960vehicles2,224trucks · 11.7%
2US 127Motorway · #2 by traffic15,389vehicles1,634trucks · 10.6%
3James StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic14,699vehicles878trucks · 6.0%
4I 75 Business LoopTrunk road · #4 by traffic13,270vehicles862trucks · 6.5%
5M 72 / M 93Trunk road · #5 by traffic9,232vehicles587trucks · 6.4%
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

CrawfordDepartment 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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