
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Daviess County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,412 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 19.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 42.2 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $63,821 |
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The average monitored road in Daviess County, Missouri carries 1,412 vehicles per day. Across its 264 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 742,463 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈271 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 19.7% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.
Longer trips than 99% of counties in Missouri
Daviess's average daily traffic volume is 75% lower than the state average - 1,412 vehicles per day against 5,631 - 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 Missouri's statewide total. 79% of counties in Missouri see more traffic than Daviess's 1,412 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 35% higher than the state level, at 42.2 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 42.2 minutes is longer than 99% of counties in Missouri.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Daviess County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,416 |
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| Trucks | 24.7% |
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| Average travel time | 59.6 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $66,052 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Daviess County, Missouri happens on highways: 68% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,416 vehicles per day, 560% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,275 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 21% of the monitored road miles: 55 miles in 38 segments, carrying 508,149 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈185 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Daviess outranks 51% of counties in Missouri.
Higher highway truck share than 93% of counties in Missouri
The concentration of trucks on highways (24.7%) is 84% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Daviess as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Daviess's highway truck share (24.7%) is higher than 93% of counties in Missouri. Daviess's highway truck count is higher than 78% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 2,082 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Daviess County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,275 |
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| Trucks | 8.9% |
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| Average travel time | 41.9 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $62,478 |
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A significant share of driving in Daviess County, Missouri, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 1,275 vehicles per day.
Spread over 210 miles and 1,945 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 234,315 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈85.5 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.9%).
Local roads carry 64% fewer trucks by share than highways
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 64% fewer trucks by share.
55% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Daviess. The driver population here skews younger than 61% of counties in Missouri.