
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Dunn County, Wisconsin
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,611 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 17.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.9 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 10.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 43.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $76,170 |
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Our data shows 2,611 vehicles per day on the average road in Dunn County, Wisconsin, and 1,778,771 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈649 million per year) across its 497 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.7% of traffic, against 10.2% across Wisconsin.
Traffic 31% below the Wisconsin average
Dunn's average daily traffic volume is 31% lower than the state average - 2,611 vehicles per day against 3,802 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.3% of Wisconsin's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Dunn carries more traffic than 63% of counties in Wisconsin.
At 31.9 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 62% of counties in Wisconsin have a longer average travel time than Dunn's 31.9 minutes.
At 20% lower than the state level, the 10.1% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Dunn County, Wisconsin
| Traffic | vehicles per day15,745 |
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| Trucks | 23.3% |
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| Average travel time | 56.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 29.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $81,446 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Dunn County, Wisconsin (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 15,745 vehicles per day, 586% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,296 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 12% of the road network, 62 miles in 126 segments, so each mile of them is 4.9 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 68% of counties in Wisconsin.
Higher highway truck share than 95% of counties in Wisconsin
Highway truck concentration here runs 59% higher than the state average, at 23.3%. That marks Dunn as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 95% of counties in Wisconsin. Dunn's highway truck count is higher than 95% of counties in Wisconsin, at roughly 3,669 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Dunn County, Wisconsin
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,296 |
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| Trucks | 9.0% |
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| Average travel time | 31.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $73,097 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Dunn County, Wisconsin: 39% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,296 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 88% of the monitored road miles (435 miles in 5,256 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 698,514 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈255 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.0%.
Younger drivers than 99% of counties in Wisconsin
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 61% lower than on highways.
At 21% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 9.6% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 58% of counties in Wisconsin. The driver population here skews younger than 99% of counties in Wisconsin.