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Traffic heat map of Doniphan County, Kansas: 176 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 36 and 230th Road

Doniphan County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, US 36, carries 10,989 vehicles a day, 6.4 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Doniphan County, Kansas across 176 miles of monitored roads split into 1,312 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 Doniphan County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,718
Trucks

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

11.8%
Average travel time

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

29.8 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,886

Our data shows 1,718 vehicles per day on the average road in Doniphan County, Kansas, and 267,462 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈97.6 million per year) across its 176 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 11.8% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Kansas.

Shorter trips than 96% of counties in Kansas

Doniphan sees 60% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,718 vehicles per day against 4,243), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Doniphan accounts for about 0.4% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Doniphan carries less traffic than 57% of counties in Kansas.

At 29.8 minutes, the average travel time is 6% lower than the state level. 96% of counties in Kansas have a longer average travel time than Doniphan's 29.8 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Doniphan County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day7,018
Trucks14.1%
Average travel time30.6 min
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$73,195

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Doniphan County, Kansas (65% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,018 vehicles per day, 838% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 748 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 18% of the monitored road miles: 32 miles in 203 segments, carrying 174,020 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈63.5 million per year).

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

Highway truck concentration here (14.1%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 59% of counties in Kansas. By raw truck volume, Doniphan carries more highway trucks than 58% of counties in Kansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Doniphan County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day748
Trucks7.7%
Average travel time29.7 min
Drivers’ average age48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,970

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Doniphan County, Kansas: 35% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 748 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (144 miles in 1,109 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 93,441 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.1 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.7%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 79% of counties in Kansas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 46% fewer trucks by share.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 79% of counties in Kansas. Doniphan's median driver age is higher than 59% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Doniphan County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Doniphan County's biggest difference from the Kansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 60% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 16% above.

MetricDoniphan CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,7184,243-59.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.8%10.2%+16.1%
Truck % (Highway)14.1%14.4%-2.2%
Avg. Travel Time29.8 min31.8 min-6.1%

How Doniphan County compares

Doniphan County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Doniphan County moves 28.4% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Doniphan County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Doniphan County1,71811.8%267,46229.8 minN/A
Buchanan County, Missouri4,34712.9%1,983,09132.8 min13.3%
Holt County, Missouri1,25022.0%701,16131.0 min6.8%
Andrew County, Missouri2,06114.3%764,43327.5 min8.9%
Atchison County, Kansas1,94210.7%320,17529.7 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Doniphan County ranked within Kansas

Average travel time places Doniphan County #101 of 105 in Kansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Doniphan County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureDoniphan CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,718#60 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day174,020#52 of 82
Truck share on highways14.1%#49 of 82
Highway trucks per day990#35 of 82
Average travel time29.8 min#101 of 105
Average driver income$74,886#23 of 105
Average driver age50.1 yrs#43 of 105

Doniphan County ranks #23 of 105 on average driver income but #101 of 105 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Doniphan County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 6,430 vehicles a day, against 1,718 on the average road in Doniphan County.

US 36 is the busiest road, at 10,989 vehicles a day, 1,394 of them trucks (12.7%). That is 2.3 times the next road, KS 36 (4,728). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Saint Joseph Street carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 43.0 minutes against 29.8 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 36Trunk road · 10,989vehicles1,394trucks · 12.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,534

US 36 carries 6.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.3 minutes.

2KS 36Trunk road · 4,728vehicles568trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,236

KS 36 carries 2.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 37.1 minutes.

3230th RoadTrunk road · 3,574vehicles390trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
40.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,373

Drivers on 230th Road are on long journeys, a median 40.2 minutes against 29.8 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4Main StreetTertiary road · 2,195vehicles110trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
24.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,867

Main Street carries 28% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 24.8 minutes.

5Locust StreetTertiary road · 2,106vehicles118trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
22.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,645

At 23% more than the county average, Locust Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $64,645 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 36Trunk road · #1 by traffic10,989vehicles1,394trucks · 12.7%
2KS 36Trunk road · #2 by traffic4,728vehicles568trucks · 12.0%
3230th RoadTrunk road · #3 by traffic3,574vehicles390trucks · 10.9%
4Saint Joseph StreetTertiary road · 1,440vehicles212trucks · 14.7%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
43.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,675

Even at its busiest, Saint Joseph Street carries 16% less than the county average; trucks are 14.7% of it, above the county-wide 11.8%.

5Hickory Point RoadSecondary road · 2,083vehicles155trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,639

Hickory Point Road is busy by local standards, at 21% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.4% of it, below the county-wide 11.8%.

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

DoniphanDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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