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Traffic heat map of Douglas County, Minnesota: 605 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Broadway Street and I 94

Douglas County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Douglas County, Minnesota, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 4,820 road segments (605 road miles, about 662 ft each). Its busiest road, Broadway Street, carries 22,004 vehicles a day, 7.8 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Douglas County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,806
Trucks

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

10.7%
Average travel time

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

34.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$78,430

A typical monitored road in Douglas County, Minnesota sees 2,806 vehicles per day, while its 605 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,554,217 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈567 million per year). Trucks are 10.7% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Busier roads than 79% of counties in Minnesota

Douglas's average daily traffic volume is 18% lower than the state average - 2,806 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.1% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Douglas's 2,806 vehicles per day outpaces 79% of counties in Minnesota.

At 34.1 minutes, the average travel time is 6% higher than the state level. On travel time, Douglas runs longer than 55% of counties in Minnesota.

The congestion ratio of 9.7% runs slightly lower than the state level (9% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Douglas County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day6,967
Trucks17.7%
Average travel time61.0 min
Congestion ratio12.4%
Drivers’ average age50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,010

A significant share of driving in Douglas County, Minnesota, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 6,967 vehicles per day, 154% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,739 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 80 miles in 77 segments, so each mile of them is 3.1 times as busy as the average road mile.

That is more highway travel volume than 69% of counties in Minnesota.

Higher highway truck share than 94% of counties in Minnesota

At 17.7%, highway truck share is 73% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

94% of counties in Minnesota see a lower highway truck share than Douglas's 17.7%. 85% of counties in Minnesota see fewer highway trucks per day than Douglas's roughly 1,234.

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Non-highway Traffic in Douglas County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day2,739
Trucks5.9%
Average travel time33.6 min
Congestion ratio9.6%
Drivers’ average age52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,512

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Douglas County, Minnesota (59% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 2,739 vehicles per day.

Spread over 525 miles and 4,743 segments, 87% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 920,490 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈336 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.9%.

Older drivers than 77% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 67% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion here (9.6%) closely tracks the state average.

60% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Douglas. 77% of counties in Minnesota have a younger driver population than Douglas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Douglas County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Douglas County's biggest difference from the Minnesota average is its highway truck share, 73% above it. Its truck share is also 33% above.

MetricDouglas CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,8063,404-17.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.7%8.1%+32.6%
Truck % (Highway)17.7%10.3%+72.6%
Avg. Travel Time34.1 min32.2 min+5.6%

How Douglas County compares

Douglas County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Douglas County carries 141.2% more traffic on a typical road and moves 3.4 times the total daily travel; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Douglas County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Douglas County2,80610.7%1,554,21734.1 min9.7%
Pope County, Minnesota1,3888.4%355,44835.6 min7.6%
Todd County, Minnesota1,10710.3%824,04536.2 min6.2%
Grant County, Minnesota85314.7%407,32639.4 min4.6%
Stevens County, Minnesota1,3069.9%220,09029.9 min6.4%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Douglas County ranked within Minnesota

Douglas County sits in the top quarter of the Minnesota field on truck share on highways, at #6 of 81.

Douglas County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureDouglas CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,806#19 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day633,726#26 of 81
Truck share on highways17.7%#6 of 81
Highway trucks per day1,234#13 of 81
Average travel time34.1 min#40 of 87
Average driver income$78,430#35 of 87
Average driver age52.1 yrs#20 of 87

Busiest roads in Douglas County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 18,992 vehicles a day, against 2,806 on the average road in Douglas County.

Broadway Street is the busiest road, at 22,004 vehicles a day, 1,161 of them trucks (5.3%). I 94 carries the most trucks, 3,174 a day (17.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

I 94 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 56.3 minutes against 34.1 county-wide.

Freight stands out on I 94: trucks are 17.7% of the traffic there, against 10.7% county-wide.

Few trucks use Nokomis Street: 4.6% of its traffic, under half the county's 10.7%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Broadway StreetPrimary road · 22,004vehicles1,161trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
38.3%
Median trip time
37.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,086

Broadway Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 38% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

2I 94Motorway · 17,934vehicles3,174trucks · 17.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
56.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,189

A main artery: I 94's busiest stretch carries 6.4 times the county average; trucks are 17.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.7%.

3Nokomis StreetPrimary road · 17,038vehicles784trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
37.9%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,009

Nokomis Street is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 4.6% of it, below the county-wide 10.7%.

4MN 29Primary road · 16,047vehicles842trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.1%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,717

MN 29 carries 5.7 times the county average at its busiest, 842 of them trucks (5.2%, below the county-wide 10.7%).

53rd AvenueSecondary road · 14,414vehicles687trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
45.3%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,319

Delays build on 3rd Avenue: its congestion ratio of 45% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 94Motorway · #2 by traffic17,934vehicles3,174trucks · 17.7%
2Broadway StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic22,004vehicles1,161trucks · 5.3%
3MN 29Primary road · #4 by traffic16,047vehicles842trucks · 5.2%
4Nokomis StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic17,038vehicles784trucks · 4.6%
53rd AvenueSecondary road · #5 by traffic14,414vehicles687trucks · 4.8%
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

DouglasDepartment 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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