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Traffic heat map of Dallas County, Missouri: 223 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Ash Street and N Ash St

Dallas County, Missouri Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 223 road miles in Dallas County, Missouri, divided into 3,096 segments averaging 380 ft. Its busiest road, Ash Street, carries 12,413 vehicles a day, 6.8 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 Dallas County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,834
Trucks

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

8.4%
Average travel time

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

36.4 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,923

The average monitored road in Dallas County, Missouri carries 1,834 vehicles per day. Across its 223 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 447,485 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈163 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Missouri (9.8%).

Longer trips than 89% of counties in Missouri

At 1,834 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Dallas carries 67% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Missouri's statewide total. 58% of counties in Missouri see more traffic than Dallas's 1,834 vehicles per day.

At 36.4 minutes, the average travel time is 16% higher than the state level. 89% of counties in Missouri have a shorter average travel time than Dallas's 36.4 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Dallas County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day7,294
Trucks9.6%
Average travel time40.4 min
Drivers’ average age51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,312

A little more than half of the driving in Dallas County, Missouri happens on highways: 62% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,294 vehicles per day, 563% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,100 vehicles per day.

With 23% of the road miles (50 miles in 367 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 278,203 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈102 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 90% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on highways (9.6%) is 28% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Dallas's highway truck share (9.6%) is lower than 90% of counties in Missouri. By raw truck volume, Dallas carries fewer highway trucks than 87% of counties in Missouri.

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Non-highway Traffic in Dallas County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,100
Trucks6.5%
Average travel time35.8 min
Drivers’ average age50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,170

A significant share of driving in Dallas County, Missouri, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,100 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 77% of the monitored road miles (172 miles in 2,729 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 169,283 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈61.8 million per year). Trucks make up 6.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 15 vehicles.

Older drivers than 78% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 33% lower than the highway network.

76% of counties in Missouri see higher average driver income among trip origins than Dallas. 78% of counties in Missouri have a younger driver population than Dallas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Dallas County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Dallas County apart: 67% below the Missouri average. Its highway truck share is also 28% below.

MetricDallas CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,8345,631-67.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.4%9.8%-14.1%
Truck % (Highway)9.6%13.4%-28.4%
Avg. Travel Time36.4 min31.3 min+16.2%

How Dallas County compares

Dallas County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Dallas County moves 14.7% of the total daily travel and carries 57.1% 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.

Dallas 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
Dallas County1,8348.4%447,48536.4 minN/A
Webster County, Missouri2,69913.9%1,837,64232.3 min8.5%
Polk County, Missouri2,53311.0%773,27933.9 min15.4%
Laclede County, Missouri4,26416.6%1,721,35232.4 minN/A
Greene County, Missouri7,6208.9%7,866,84534.9 min18.8%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Dallas County ranked within Missouri

Truck share on highways places Dallas County #84 of 93 in Missouri - the bottom quarter of the state.

Dallas County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureDallas CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,834#67 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day278,203#67 of 93
Truck share on highways9.6%#84 of 93
Highway trucks per day702#81 of 93
Average travel time36.4 min#13 of 115
Average driver income$55,923#88 of 115
Average driver age51.0 yrs#26 of 115

Dallas County ranks #13 of 115 on average travel time but #84 of 93 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Dallas County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Dallas County carry 11,301 vehicles a day on average, 6.2 times the typical road in the county (1,834).

Ash Street is the busiest road, at 12,413 vehicles a day, 857 of them trucks (6.9%). US 65 carries the most trucks, 950 a day (9.1% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Ash StreetTrunk road · 12,413vehicles857trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
39.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,575

Ash Street carries 6.8 times the county average at its busiest, 857 of them trucks (6.9%, below the county-wide 8.4%).

2N Ash StTrunk road · 11,005vehicles835trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
38.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,485

N Ash St carries 6.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.2 minutes.

3US 65Trunk road · 10,485vehicles950trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
41.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,368

At 5.7 times the county average, US 65 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,368 in household income.

4N Ash StreetTrunk road · 9,653vehicles757trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
41.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,012

A main artery: N Ash Street's busiest stretch carries 5.3 times the county average; trucks are 7.8% of it, below the county-wide 8.4%.

5Dallas StreetSecondary road · 5,336vehicles270trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,500

Dallas Street carries 2.9 times the county average at its busiest, 270 of them trucks (5.1%, below the county-wide 8.4%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 65Trunk road · #3 by traffic10,485vehicles950trucks · 9.1%
2Ash StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic12,413vehicles857trucks · 6.9%
3N Ash StTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,005vehicles835trucks · 7.6%
4N Ash StreetTrunk road · #4 by traffic9,653vehicles757trucks · 7.8%
5Dallas StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic5,336vehicles270trucks · 5.1%
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

DallasDepartment 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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