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Traffic heat map of Elk County, Kansas: 58 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 160 and KS 99

Elk County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Our Elk County, Kansas traffic data covers 486 road segments over 58 road miles, with an average segment of just 628 ft. Its drivers are the oldest of any county in Kansas, a median 57 years. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Elk County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day995
Trucks

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

9.7%
Average travel time

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

33.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

57.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$59,691

A typical monitored road in Elk County, Kansas sees 995 vehicles per day, while its 58 miles of monitored roads together handle 56,296 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.5 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Kansas (10.2%).

Quieter roads than 92% of counties in Kansas

Elk sees 77% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (995 vehicles per day against 4,243), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Elk accounts for less than 0.1% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 92% of counties in Kansas see more traffic than Elk's 995 vehicles per day.

At 33.6 minutes, the average travel time is 6% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 33.6 minutes is shorter than 62% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Elk County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Elk County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Elk County apart: 77% below the Kansas average.

MetricElk CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic9954,243-76.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.7%10.2%-5.5%
Avg. Travel Time33.6 min31.8 min+5.6%

How Elk County compares

Elk County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Elk County moves 17.9% of the total daily travel and carries 52.7% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Elk County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Elk County9959.7%56,29633.6 minN/A
Chautauqua County, Kansas1,70811.8%94,75742.9 minN/A
Wilson County, Kansas1,41713.7%260,15533.7 minN/A
Greenwood County, Kansas2,35312.8%289,77853.8 minN/A
Montgomery County, Kansas2,93611.2%614,57636.4 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Elk County ranked within Kansas

On average driver age, Elk County tops the Kansas field outright.

Elk County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest).
MeasureElk CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)995#97 of 105
Average travel time33.6 min#66 of 105
Average driver income$59,691#85 of 105
Average driver age57.2 yrs#1 of 105

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #1 of 105 on average driver age, against #97 of 105 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Elk County, Kansas

The three busiest roads in Elk County average 1,635 vehicles a day, 64% more than the county average of 995 across all its monitored roads.

US 160 leads with 1,987 vehicles a day, 181 of them trucks (9.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

1st Street carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 50.6 minutes against 33.6 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 160Primary road · 1,987vehicles181trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
56.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,875

On its busiest stretch, US 160 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, below the county-wide 9.7%.

2KS 99Primary road · 1,793vehicles168trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
57.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,754

KS 99 peaks at 1,793 vehicles a day, 80% more than the county average; trucks are 9.3% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.7%.

33rd StreetPrimary road · 1,124vehicles108trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
20.9 min
Drivers’ median age
58.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,700

3rd Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 20.9 minutes, against 33.6 for the county.

42nd StreetPrimary road · 881vehicles91trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,431

Even at its busiest, 2nd Street carries 11% less than the county average; trucks are 10.3% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

5Washington StreetTertiary road · 708vehicles44trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
57.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,397

Washington Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 29% less than the county average; trucks are 6.2% of it, below the county-wide 9.7%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 160Primary road · #1 by traffic1,987vehicles181trucks · 9.1%
2KS 99Primary road · #2 by traffic1,793vehicles168trucks · 9.3%
33rd StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic1,124vehicles108trucks · 9.6%
42nd StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic881vehicles91trucks · 10.3%
51st StreetPrimary road · 521vehicles61trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
50.6 min
Drivers’ median age
62.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,625

Even at its busiest, 1st Street carries 48% less than the county average; trucks are 11.6% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

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

ElkDepartment 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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