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Traffic heat map of Edwards County, Illinois: 65 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 500E and 1st Street

Edwards County, Illinois Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Edwards County, Illinois, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 647 road segments (65 road miles, about 532 ft each). The average road here carries 2,895 vehicles a day, 66% less than the Illinois average of 8,480. 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 Edwards County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,895
Trucks

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

9.5%
Average travel time

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

38.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,563

The average monitored road in Edwards County, Illinois carries 2,895 vehicles per day. Across its 65 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 151,409 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈55.3 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, in line with Illinois (10.2%).

Longer trips than 91% of counties in Illinois

Edwards sees 66% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,895 vehicles per day against 8,480), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Illinois's statewide total. 52% of counties in Illinois see more traffic than Edwards's 2,895 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 38.3 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 38.3 minutes is longer than 91% of counties in Illinois.

The congestion ratio of 8.7% is 58% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 60% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 25% 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 -7% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Edwards 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.

Edwards County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

Edwards County's biggest difference from the Illinois average is its average daily traffic per road, 66% below it.

MetricEdwards CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic2,8958,480-65.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.5%10.2%-6.8%
Avg. Travel Time38.3 min34.1 min+12.4%

How Edwards County compares

Trips in Edwards County run longer than in any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Edwards County moves 45.0% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Edwards 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
Edwards County2,8959.5%151,40938.3 min8.7%
Wabash County, Illinois2,7648.9%163,80033.1 min9.7%
Richland County, Illinois3,1488.3%326,42131.6 min11.3%
Wayne County, Illinois2,46218.0%570,36033.1 min7.8%
Lawrence County, Illinois2,48910.0%284,13531.6 min8.1%
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

Edwards County ranked within Illinois

Edwards County sits in the top quarter of the Illinois field on average travel time, at #10 of 102.

Edwards County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest).
MeasureEdwards CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,895#54 of 102
Average travel time38.3 min#10 of 102
Average driver income$61,563#91 of 102
Average driver age50.8 yrs#28 of 102

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #10 of 102 on average travel time, against #91 of 102 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Edwards County, Illinois

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 4,543 vehicles a day, against 2,895 on the average road in Edwards County.

500E leads with 4,928 vehicles a day, 420 of them trucks (8.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1500ESecondary road · 4,928vehicles420trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.7%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,417

At 70% more than the county average, 500E draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,417 in household income.

21st StreetSecondary road · 4,537vehicles404trucks · 8.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
10.2%
Median trip time
45.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,705

1st Street is busy by local standards, at 57% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.9% of it, below the county-wide 9.5%.

3Walnut StreetSecondary road · 4,164vehicles375trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
40.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,531

Walnut Street peaks at 4,164 vehicles a day, 44% more than the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, below the county-wide 9.5%.

4Court StreetPrimary road · 3,923vehicles417trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.2%
Median trip time
44.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,047

Court Street carries 36% more than the county average at its busiest, 417 of them trucks (10.6%, above the county-wide 9.5%).

5900NPrimary road · 3,729vehicles413trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.2%
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,632

900N carries 29% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1500ESecondary road · #1 by traffic4,928vehicles420trucks · 8.5%
2Court StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic3,923vehicles417trucks · 10.6%
3900NPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,729vehicles413trucks · 11.1%
41st StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic4,537vehicles404trucks · 8.9%
5Elm StreetPrimary road · 3,678vehicles400trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.0%
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,116

At 27% more than the county average, Elm Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,116 in household income.

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

EdwardsDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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