
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Crawford County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,331 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 20.1% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.2 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $61,277 |
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A typical monitored road in Crawford County, Missouri sees 2,331 vehicles per day, while its 257 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,196,754 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈437 million per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Missouri - a freight-heavy mix.
Traffic 59% below the Missouri average
At 2,331 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Crawford carries 59% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Crawford accounts for about 0.7% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 52% of counties in Missouri see less traffic than Crawford's 2,331 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 30.2 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 30.2 minutes is shorter than 76% of counties in Missouri.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Crawford County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day15,091 |
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| Trucks | 23.8% |
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| Average travel time | 48.4 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $62,720 |
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Highways carry most of the traffic in Crawford County, Missouri: 77% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 15,091 vehicles per day, 624% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,085 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 22% of the road network, 57 miles in 36 segments, so each mile of them is 3.5 times as busy as the average road mile.
78% of counties in Missouri move less traffic on their highways.
More highway trucks than 97% of counties in Missouri
At 23.8%, highway truck share is 77% higher than the state average. That marks Crawford as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Crawford's highway truck share (23.8%) is higher than 89% of counties in Missouri. Crawford's highway truck count is higher than 97% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 3,596 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Crawford County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,085 |
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| Trucks | 7.3% |
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| Average travel time | 29.9 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $58,781 |
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Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Crawford County, Missouri, 23% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,085 vehicles per day.
Spread over 199 miles and 1,866 segments, 78% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 272,700 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈99.5 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.3%.
Younger drivers than 68% of counties in Missouri
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 70% lower than the highway network.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 50% of counties in Missouri. Crawford's median driver age is lower than 68% of counties in Missouri.