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Traffic heat map of Dickinson County, Michigan: 173 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Stephenson Avenue

Dickinson County, Michigan Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Dickinson County, Michigan? We measure 173 road miles, divided into 2,219 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Stephenson Avenue, carries 20,319 vehicles a day, 5.3 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Dickinson County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,800
Trucks

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

7.6%
Average travel time

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

34.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$63,786

A typical monitored road in Dickinson County, Michigan sees 3,800 vehicles per day, while its 173 miles of monitored roads together handle 475,208 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈173 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, in line with Michigan (7.7%).

Traffic 51% below the Michigan average

Dickinson's average daily traffic volume is 51% lower than the state average - 3,800 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 0.2% of Michigan's statewide total. By volume, Dickinson's 3,800 vehicles per day outpaces 51% of counties in Michigan.

At 34.6 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 70% of counties in Michigan have a shorter average travel time than Dickinson's 34.6 minutes.

Congestion runs 50% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.2%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Dickinson County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day9,860
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time34.7 min
Congestion ratio13.4%
Drivers’ average age54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,728

A significant share of driving in Dickinson County, Michigan, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 9,860 vehicles per day, 335% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,266 vehicles per day.

With 15% of the road miles (25 miles in 448 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 204,723 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈74.7 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 92% of counties in Michigan

The concentration of trucks on highways (7.9%) is 34% 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.

Dickinson's highway truck share (7.9%) is lower than 92% of counties in Michigan. 64% of counties in Michigan see more highway trucks per day than Dickinson's roughly 783.

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Non-highway Traffic in Dickinson County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day2,266
Trucks7.4%
Average travel time34.6 min
Congestion ratio8.2%
Drivers’ average age53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,934

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Dickinson County, Michigan (57% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 2,266 vehicles per day.

Spread over 148 miles and 1,771 segments, 85% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 270,485 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈98.7 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.4%.

Local congestion 55% below the Michigan average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 7% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (8.2%) runs 55% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Dickinson's average driver income is lower than 57% of counties in Michigan. The driver population here skews older than 70% of counties in Michigan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 77% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 22% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
September–November is the high season, with volumes +12% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -14% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Dickinson County, Michigan, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +12% in high season.

Dickinson County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Dickinson County runs 51% below the Michigan average. Its highway truck share is also 34% below.

MetricDickinson CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic3,8007,697-50.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.6%7.7%-0.8%
Truck % (Highway)7.9%12.0%-33.6%
Avg. Travel Time34.6 min33.6 min+3.2%

How Dickinson County compares

Dickinson County against nearby counties

Dickinson County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Dickinson 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
Dickinson County3,8007.6%475,20834.6 min9.2%
Florence County, Wisconsin1,5449.9%138,04229.1 min4.5%
Menominee County, Michigan3,45410.9%554,97737.0 min9.8%
Iron County, Michigan2,29211.2%189,45034.5 min7.9%
Marquette County, Michigan4,0436.5%1,336,66229.2 min11.6%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Dickinson County ranked within Michigan

Dickinson County sits in the bottom quarter of the Michigan field on truck share on highways, at #68 of 74.

Dickinson County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureDickinson CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,800#41 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day204,723#59 of 74
Truck share on highways7.9%#68 of 74
Highway trucks per day783#48 of 74
Average travel time34.6 min#26 of 83
Average driver income$63,786#48 of 83
Average driver age53.8 yrs#25 of 83

Dickinson County ranks #25 of 83 on average driver age but #68 of 74 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 Dickinson County, Michigan

The three busiest roads in Dickinson County average 16,321 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the county average of 3,800 across all its monitored roads.

Stephenson Avenue leads with 20,319 vehicles a day, 1,104 of them trucks (5.4%). It also carries the most trucks.

Few trucks use H Street: 2.5% of its traffic, under half the county's 7.6%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Stephenson AvenueTrunk road · 20,319vehicles1,104trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.2%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,146

Travel on Stephenson Avenue's busiest stretch runs 27% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Carpenter AvenueSecondary road · 18,156vehicles731trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
43.4%
Median trip time
38.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,090

Carpenter Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 43% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

3H StreetTertiary road · 10,489vehicles267trucks · 2.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
24.6 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,465

H Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 24.6 minutes, against 34.6 for the county.

4US-2/US-141Trunk road · 9,389vehicles673trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.7%
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,360

US-2/US-141 carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 673 of them trucks (7.2%, below the county-wide 7.6%).

5US-2Trunk road · 9,254vehicles782trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.1%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,303

US-2 carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Stephenson AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic20,319vehicles1,104trucks · 5.4%
2US-2Trunk road · #5 by traffic9,254vehicles782trucks · 8.4%
3Carpenter AvenueSecondary road · #2 by traffic18,156vehicles731trucks · 4.0%
4Murray RoadTrunk road · 8,451vehicles715trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.0%
Median trip time
27.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,990

At 2.2 times the county average, Murray Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,990 in household income.

5US 2Trunk road · 7,526vehicles700trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.3%
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,616

The busiest stretch of US 2 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.3% of it, above the county-wide 7.6%.

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

DickinsonDepartment 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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