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Traffic heat map of Ellis County, Kansas: 218 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Vine Street and Hall Street

Ellis County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Our Ellis County, Kansas traffic data covers 2,484 road segments over 218 road miles, with an average segment of just 464 ft. It ranks among the top 3 counties in Kansas for average daily traffic. 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 Ellis County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,754
Trucks

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

13.8%
Average travel time

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

30.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,533

A typical monitored road in Ellis County, Kansas sees 6,754 vehicles per day, while its 218 miles of monitored roads together handle 968,022 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈353 million per year). Trucks are 13.8% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Kansas.

Busier roads than 99% of counties in Kansas

At 6,754 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ellis carries 59% more traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting more demand on each road - heavy exposure for roadside retail, and tight road space for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.3% of Kansas's statewide total. Ellis carries more traffic than 99% of counties in Kansas.

The average trip takes 30.1 minutes, 5% lower than the state level. 94% of counties in Kansas have a longer average travel time than Ellis's 30.1 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ellis County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day5,244
Trucks18.6%
Average travel time32.3 min
Drivers’ average age43.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,384

A little more than half of the driving in Ellis County, Kansas happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,244 vehicles per day, 26% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,056 vehicles per day.

With 47% of the road miles (103 miles in 415 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 642,459 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈234 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Ellis outranks 83% of counties in Kansas.

Higher highway truck share than 80% of counties in Kansas

At 18.6%, highway truck share is 29% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 80% of counties in Kansas. By raw truck volume, Ellis carries more highway trucks than 74% of counties in Kansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ellis County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day7,056
Trucks4.3%
Average travel time29.6 min
Drivers’ average age42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,825

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Ellis County, Kansas: 34% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 7,056 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 53% of the monitored road miles (115 miles in 2,069 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 325,564 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈119 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.3%.

Younger drivers than 91% of counties in Kansas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 77% fewer trucks by share.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 76% of counties in Kansas. The driver population here skews younger than 91% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ellis County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Ellis County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Ellis County's biggest difference from the Kansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 59% above it. Its truck share is also 35% above.

MetricEllis CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic6,7544,243+59.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.8%10.2%+35.4%
Truck % (Highway)18.6%14.4%+29.4%
Avg. Travel Time30.1 min31.8 min-5.4%

How Ellis County compares

Ellis County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Ellis County carries 270.4% more traffic on a typical road and moves 2.9 times the total daily travel; it has the busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Ellis 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
Ellis County6,75413.8%968,02230.1 minN/A
Rush County, Kansas1,33412.8%112,61649.2 minN/A
Trego County, Kansas2,48723.1%508,69930.1 minN/A
Rooks County, Kansas1,41610.6%129,45935.2 minN/A
Russell County, Kansas2,05618.4%594,90535.4 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Ellis County ranked within Kansas

On average daily traffic volume, Ellis County is among the three highest county-level areas in Kansas.

Ellis County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureEllis CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,754#2 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day642,459#15 of 82
Truck share on highways18.6%#17 of 82
Highway trucks per day978#22 of 82
Average travel time30.1 min#99 of 105
Average driver income$74,533#26 of 105
Average driver age42.6 yrs#96 of 105

Ellis County ranks #2 of 105 on average daily traffic volume but #99 of 105 on average travel time. Heavy traffic and short trips together: a compact network where destinations sit close to one another.

Busiest roads in Ellis County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 20,594 vehicles a day, against 6,754 on the average road in Ellis County.

Vine Street leads with 27,917 vehicles a day, 1,203 of them trucks (4.3%). I 70 carries the most trucks, 3,067 a day (21.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Hall Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 2.7% of its traffic is trucks, against 13.8% county-wide.

Trucks make up 21.3% of traffic on I 70, against 13.8% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Vine StreetPrimary road · 27,917vehicles1,203trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,814

Vine Street carries 4.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.4 minutes.

2Hall StreetTertiary road · 19,488vehicles533trucks · 2.7%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
41.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,901

At 2.9 times the county average, Hall Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $76,901 in household income.

3I 70Motorway · 14,377vehicles3,067trucks · 21.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
34.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,763

The busiest stretch of I 70 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 21.3% of it, above the county-wide 13.8%.

427th StreetTertiary road · 13,125vehicles464trucks · 3.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,353

27th Street carries 94% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.4 minutes.

58th StreetTertiary road · 11,631vehicles406trucks · 3.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
41.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,222

At 72% more than the county average, 8th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,222 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #3 by traffic14,377vehicles3,067trucks · 21.3%
2Vine StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic27,917vehicles1,203trucks · 4.3%
3Hall StreetTertiary road · #2 by traffic19,488vehicles533trucks · 2.7%
4US 183 Alt RoadTrunk road · 6,029vehicles529trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
40.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,048

US 183 Alt Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 11% less than the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, below the county-wide 13.8%.

5250th AvenueTrunk road · 4,209vehicles478trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.6 min
Drivers’ median age
41.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,616

Even at its busiest, 250th Avenue carries 38% less than the county average; trucks are 11.4% of it, below the county-wide 13.8%.

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

EllisDepartment 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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