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Traffic heat map of Dunklin County, Missouri: 276 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 1st Street and Independence Street

Dunklin County, Missouri Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 276 road miles in Dunklin County, Missouri, divided into 4,080 segments averaging 357 ft. Its busiest road, 1st Street, carries 12,293 vehicles a day, 4.3 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 Dunklin County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,830
Trucks

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

9.2%
Average travel time

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

34.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$53,769

The average monitored road in Dunklin County, Missouri carries 2,830 vehicles per day. Across its 276 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 616,339 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈225 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, in line with Missouri (9.8%).

Congestion 60% below the Missouri average

Dunklin sees 50% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,830 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Dunklin carries more traffic than 68% of counties in Missouri.

Journey times run 10% higher than the state level, at 34.5 minutes on average. On travel time, Dunklin runs longer than 76% of counties in Missouri.

Congestion runs 60% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.8%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Dunklin County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day6,188
Trucks12.2%
Average travel time38.4 min
Congestion ratio17.4%
Drivers’ average age48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,523

At 27% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Dunklin County, Missouri than local roads. The average highway carries 6,188 vehicles per day, 143% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,552 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 12% of the monitored road miles (33 miles, 312 segments), so they carry more than their share: 164,751 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈60.1 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 80% of counties in Missouri

At 12.2%, highway truck share is 9% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 71% of counties in Missouri. 80% of counties in Missouri see more highway trucks per day than Dunklin's roughly 754.

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Non-highway Traffic in Dunklin County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day2,552
Trucks8.1%
Average travel time34.1 min
Congestion ratio7.0%
Drivers’ average age49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,226

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Dunklin County, Missouri: 73% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 2,552 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 88% (243 miles in 3,768 segments), carrying 451,587 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈165 million per year). Trucks make up 8.1% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 82% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 34% lower than the highway network.

At 63% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.0% signals easier movement on local roads.

82% of counties in Missouri see higher average driver income among trip origins than Dunklin. The driver population here skews younger than 54% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 70% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 18% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
September–November is the high season, with volumes +5% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -14% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Dunklin County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +5% in high season.

Dunklin County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Dunklin County runs 50% below the Missouri average.

MetricDunklin CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,8305,631-49.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.2%9.8%-6.4%
Truck % (Highway)12.2%13.4%-9.4%
Avg. Travel Time34.5 min31.3 min+10.1%

How Dunklin County compares

Dunklin County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Dunklin County carries 50.5% more traffic on a typical road and runs 6.1 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the busiest roads of the five. The extra traffic here is local and light - trucks make up less of it than anywhere immediately around it.

Dunklin 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
Dunklin County2,8309.2%616,33934.5 min7.8%
Pemiscot County, Missouri1,73922.3%772,42331.8 min5.6%
Clay County, Arkansas2,18611.1%346,12535.0 min6.4%
New Madrid County, Missouri1,91219.4%923,88332.2 minN/A
Lake County, Tennessee1,6838.4%101,18728.1 min7.9%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Dunklin County ranked within Missouri

Dunklin County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on highway travel volume, at #84 of 93.

Dunklin County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureDunklin CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,830#38 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day164,751#84 of 93
Truck share on highways12.2%#66 of 93
Highway trucks per day754#75 of 93
Average travel time34.5 min#28 of 115
Average driver income$53,769#94 of 115
Average driver age48.9 yrs#63 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #28 of 115 on average travel time, against #84 of 93 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Dunklin County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Dunklin County carry 10,035 vehicles a day on average, 3.5 times the typical road in the county (2,830).

1st Street leads with 12,293 vehicles a day, 1,088 of them trucks (8.8%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st StreetPrimary road · 12,293vehicles1,088trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.3%
Median trip time
33.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,026

1st Street carries 4.3 times the county average at its busiest, 1,088 of them trucks (8.8%, in line with the county-wide 9.2%).

2Independence StreetPrimary road · 10,055vehicles935trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,693

Independence Street carries 3.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.3 minutes.

3US 412Trunk road · 7,758vehicles1,055trucks · 13.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
42.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,858

At 2.7 times the county average, US 412 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,858 in household income.

4Ely StreetSecondary road · 6,846vehicles572trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,585

The busiest stretch of Ely Street carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.3% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

5US 62Primary road · 6,452vehicles556trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
39.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,490

On its busiest stretch, US 62 carries 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 8.6% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic12,293vehicles1,088trucks · 8.8%
2US 412Trunk road · #3 by traffic7,758vehicles1,055trucks · 13.6%
3Independence StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic10,055vehicles935trucks · 9.3%
4Ely StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic6,846vehicles572trucks · 8.3%
5US 62Primary road · #5 by traffic6,452vehicles556trucks · 8.6%
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

DunklinDepartment 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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