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Traffic heat map of Dade County, Missouri: 206 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Grand Avenue and N Grand Street

Dade County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Grand Avenue, carries 3,004 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Dade County, Missouri across 206 miles of monitored roads split into 2,193 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 Dade County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day874
Trucks

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

8.3%
Average travel time

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

36.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$53,257

Our data shows 874 vehicles per day on the average road in Dade County, Missouri, and 145,810 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈53.2 million per year) across its 206 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Missouri.

Quieter roads than 97% of counties in Missouri

At 874 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Dade carries 84% 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, Dade accounts for less than 0.1% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 97% of counties in Missouri see more traffic than Dade's 874 vehicles per day.

At 36.1 minutes, the average travel time is 15% higher than the state level. On travel time, Dade runs longer than 88% of counties in Missouri.

The congestion ratio of 5.2% is 73% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Dade County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Dade County apart: 84% below the Missouri average. Its truck share is also 16% below.

MetricDade CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic8745,631-84.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.3%9.8%-15.9%
Avg. Travel Time36.1 min31.3 min+15.5%

How Dade County compares

Dade County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Dade County moves 18.3% of the total daily travel and carries 61.6% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest 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.

Dade County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Dade County8748.3%145,81036.1 min5.2%
Cedar County, Missouri1,6408.6%193,91132.8 minN/A
Lawrence County, Missouri3,54016.7%1,795,93537.4 min9.5%
Polk County, Missouri2,53311.0%773,27933.9 min15.4%
Barton County, Missouri1,39117.4%432,54429.1 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Dade County ranked within Missouri

Average daily traffic volume places Dade County #112 of 115 in Missouri - the bottom quarter of the state.

Dade County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest).
MeasureDade CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)874#112 of 115
Average travel time36.1 min#15 of 115
Average driver income$53,257#98 of 115
Average driver age52.9 yrs#10 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #10 of 115 on average driver age, against #112 of 115 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Dade County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 2,722 vehicles a day, against 874 on the average road in Dade County.

Grand Avenue is the busiest road, at 3,004 vehicles a day, 243 of them trucks (8.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Grand AvenuePrimary road · 3,004vehicles243trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
41.4 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,140

Grand Avenue peaks at 3,004 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.3%.

2N Grand StreetPrimary road · 2,611vehicles184trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,059

N Grand Street carries 3.0 times the county average at its busiest, 184 of them trucks (7.0%, below the county-wide 8.3%).

34th StreetPrimary road · 2,551vehicles228trucks · 8.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,015

4th Street carries 2.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.9 minutes.

4Main StreetSecondary road · 2,512vehicles194trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,898

At 2.9 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $52,898 in household income.

5MO 39Secondary road · 1,920vehicles156trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
45.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,469

The busiest stretch of MO 39 carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Grand AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic3,004vehicles243trucks · 8.1%
24th StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic2,551vehicles228trucks · 8.9%
3Main StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic2,512vehicles194trucks · 7.7%
4N Grand StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic2,611vehicles184trucks · 7.0%
5US 160Primary road · 1,710vehicles169trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
36.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,127

On its busiest stretch, US 160 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, above the county-wide 8.3%.

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

DadeDepartment 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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