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Traffic heat map of DuPage County, Illinois: 970 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Adlai Stevenson Expressway

DuPage County, Illinois Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of DuPage County, Illinois? We measure 970 road miles, divided into 31,794 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. It has the busiest roads of any county in Illinois, averaging 15,271 vehicles a day. 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 DuPage County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day15,271
Trucks

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

6.7%
Average travel time

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

33.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

27.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$120,296

A typical monitored road in DuPage County, Illinois sees 15,271 vehicles per day, while its 970 miles of monitored roads together handle 17,222,153 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.3 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Illinois: 6.7% against 10.2%.

The busiest roads of any county in Illinois

At 15,271 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in DuPage carries 80% more traffic than the state average of 8,480, suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. Network-wide, DuPage accounts for about 7.2% of Illinois's statewide total of vehicle-miles. In fact, DuPage has the highest average traffic volume of any county in Illinois, at 15,271 vehicles per day.

At 33.2 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 60% of counties in Illinois have a longer average travel time than DuPage's 33.2 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 27.4% is 33% higher, pointing to more pronounced congestion than the state level - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in DuPage County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day36,026
Trucks10.4%
Average travel time41.2 min
Congestion ratio53.3%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$114,277

A significant share of driving in DuPage County, Illinois, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 36,026 vehicles per day, 145% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 14,709 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (170 miles, 839 segments), so they carry more than their share: 6,915,690 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.5 billion per year).

By highway travel volume, that ranks DuPage in the top 3 counties in Illinois.

Lower highway truck share than 95% of counties in Illinois

Highway truck concentration here runs 40% lower than the state average, at 10.4%. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so DuPage still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 95% of counties in Illinois. 95% of counties in Illinois see fewer highway trucks per day than DuPage's roughly 3,765.

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Non-highway Traffic in DuPage County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day14,709
Trucks4.2%
Average travel time33.0 min
Congestion ratio26.7%
Drivers’ average age46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$123,132

A little more than half of the driving in DuPage County, Illinois happens on local roads: 60% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 14,709 vehicles per day.

Spread over 801 miles and 30,955 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 10,306,463 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.8 billion per year). About 1 in 24 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.2%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 99% of counties in Illinois

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 60% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (26.7%) runs 29% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.

99% of counties in Illinois see lower average driver income among trip origins than DuPage. 86% of counties in Illinois have an older driver population than DuPage.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 67% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 32% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -8% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In DuPage County, Illinois, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +4% in high season.

DuPage County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets DuPage County apart: 80% above the Illinois average. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 40% below.

MetricDuPage CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic15,2718,480+80.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.7%10.2%-34.1%
Truck % (Highway)10.4%17.3%-39.7%
Avg. Travel Time33.2 min34.1 min-2.6%

How DuPage County compares

DuPage County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, DuPage County carries 47.4% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five.

DuPage County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Illinois average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
DuPage County15,2716.7%17,222,15333.2 min27.4%
Cook County, Illinois14,1197.1%63,800,26835.4 min30.7%
Kane County, Illinois10,8057.7%9,913,01633.2 min25.7%
Kendall County, Illinois6,9895.6%2,152,44830.1 min18.0%
Will County, Illinois9,53610.2%14,714,64032.1 min22.8%
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

DuPage County ranked within Illinois

DuPage County posts the highest average daily traffic volume of any county-level area in Illinois.

DuPage County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)15,271#1 of 102
Highway vehicle-miles per day6,915,690#2 of 82
Truck share on highways10.4%#78 of 82
Highway trucks per day3,765#5 of 82
Average travel time33.2 min#61 of 102
Average driver income$120,296#2 of 102
Average driver age46.6 yrs#88 of 102

DuPage County ranks #2 of 82 on highway travel volume but #78 of 82 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Illinois, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in DuPage County, Illinois

The three busiest roads in DuPage County average 104,786 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the county average of 15,271 across all its monitored roads.

Adlai Stevenson Expressway leads with 116,844 vehicles a day, 14,928 of them trucks (12.8%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Freight stands out on Tri-State Tollway and Adlai Stevenson Expressway: trucks are 13.5% and 12.8% of the traffic there, against 6.7% county-wide.

Tri-State Tollway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 49.4 minutes against 33.2 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Adlai Stevenson ExpresswayMotorway · 116,844vehicles14,928trucks · 12.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
86.1%
Median trip time
40.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$112,821

Travel on Adlai Stevenson Expressway's busiest stretch runs 86% over free-flow time, against 27% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Tri-State TollwayMotorway · 104,193vehicles14,039trucks · 13.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
73.6%
Median trip time
49.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$108,218

Tri-State Tollway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 74% longer than at free-flow speed, against 27% county-wide.

3I 290Motorway · 93,322vehicles10,818trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
64.5%
Median trip time
42.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$109,572

At 6.1 times the county average, I 290 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $109,572 in household income.

4Veterans Memorial TollwayMotorway · 88,394vehicles9,456trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
58.8%
Median trip time
41.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$114,507

A main artery: Veterans Memorial Tollway's busiest stretch carries 5.8 times the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, above the county-wide 6.7%.

5Ronald Reagan Memorial TollwayMotorway · 87,996vehicles9,341trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
51.3%
Median trip time
42.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$121,624

Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 10.6% of it, above the county-wide 6.7%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Adlai Stevenson ExpresswayMotorway · #1 by traffic116,844vehicles14,928trucks · 12.8%
2Tri-State TollwayMotorway · #2 by traffic104,193vehicles14,039trucks · 13.5%
3I 290Motorway · #3 by traffic93,322vehicles10,818trucks · 11.6%
4I 355Motorway · 83,299vehicles9,633trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
52.2%
Median trip time
39.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$109,335

I 355 carries 5.5 times the county average at its busiest, 9,633 of them trucks (11.6%, above the county-wide 6.7%).

5Veterans Memorial TollwayMotorway · #4 by traffic88,394vehicles9,456trucks · 10.7%
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

DuPageDepartment 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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