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Traffic heat map of Ellsworth County, Kansas: 223 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic)

Ellsworth County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Ellsworth County, Kansas, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,245 road segments (223 road miles, about 946 ft each). About 1 in 5 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Kansas. 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 Ellsworth County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,326
Trucks

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

18.5%
Average travel time

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

45.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,403

The average monitored road in Ellsworth County, Kansas carries 1,326 vehicles per day. Across its 223 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 571,743 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈209 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.5% of traffic, against 10.2% across Kansas.

Longer trips than 91% of counties in Kansas

Ellsworth's average daily traffic volume is 69% lower than the state average - 1,326 vehicles per day against 4,243 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Ellsworth accounts for about 0.8% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Ellsworth's 1,326 vehicles per day trails 73% of counties in Kansas.

Journey times run 43% higher than the state level, at 45.6 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 45.6 minutes is longer than 91% of counties in Kansas.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day5,939
Trucks23.0%
Average travel time59.1 min
Drivers’ average age46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,349

A little more than half of the driving in Ellsworth County, Kansas happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,939 vehicles per day, 436% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,109 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (57 miles, 56 segments), so they carry more than their share: 378,251 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈138 million per year).

68% of counties in Kansas move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 90% of counties in Kansas

The concentration of trucks on highways (23.0%) is 60% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Ellsworth as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Ellsworth's highway truck share (23.0%) is higher than 90% of counties in Kansas. 85% of counties in Kansas see fewer highway trucks per day than Ellsworth's roughly 1,366.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,109
Trucks9.7%
Average travel time44.9 min
Drivers’ average age49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,711

A significant share of driving in Ellsworth County, Kansas, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,109 vehicles per day.

Spread over 166 miles and 1,189 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 193,492 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.6 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.7%.

Younger drivers than 66% of counties in Kansas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 58% fewer trucks by share.

Ellsworth's average driver income is higher than 64% of counties in Kansas. 66% of counties in Kansas have an older driver population than Ellsworth.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 69% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 25% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +39% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -33% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ellsworth County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +39% in high season.

Ellsworth County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Ellsworth County apart: 81% above the Kansas average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 69% below.

MetricEllsworth CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,3264,243-68.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)18.5%10.2%+81.1%
Truck % (Highway)23.0%14.4%+59.6%
Avg. Travel Time45.6 min31.8 min+43.4%

How Ellsworth County compares

Ellsworth County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Ellsworth County carries 51.0% less traffic on a typical road and runs 5.6 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Ellsworth 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
Ellsworth County1,32618.5%571,74345.6 minN/A
Rice County, Kansas1,62810.6%246,71739.9 minN/A
Lincoln County, Kansas85820.0%206,06844.3 minN/A
Saline County, Kansas4,75811.8%1,452,78437.5 minN/A
Barton County, Kansas3,5769.0%540,07831.8 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Ellsworth County ranked within Kansas

Average travel time places Ellsworth County #10 of 105 in Kansas - the top quarter of the state.

Ellsworth County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureEllsworth CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,326#77 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day378,251#27 of 82
Truck share on highways23.0%#9 of 82
Highway trucks per day1,366#13 of 82
Average travel time45.6 min#10 of 105
Average driver income$71,403#38 of 105
Average driver age47.9 yrs#70 of 105

Busiest roads in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the top three roads on this list average 7,128 vehicles a day, against 1,326 on the average road in Ellsworth County.

I 70 tops the list with 13,858 vehicles a day, 3,109 of them trucks (22.4%). No other road comes close: 15th Street, in second place, carries 4,285. It also carries the most trucks.

Drivers on KS 232 are noticeably older, with a median age of 60.1 against 47.9 across the county.

Few trucks use 15th Street: 5.5% of its traffic, under half the county's 18.5%.

Grand Avenue is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 26.4 minutes, against 45.6 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Only named roads are listed. Some unnamed segments, such as ramps or unlabeled carriageways, may carry as much traffic as the roads shown.

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · 13,858vehicles3,109trucks · 22.4%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
58.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,915

I 70 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 10.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 22.4% of it, above the county-wide 18.5%.

215th StreetTertiary road · 4,285vehicles234trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,308

Trips on 15th Street are short, a median 33.6 minutes against 45.6 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

3KS 156Primary road · 3,241vehicles378trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
50.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,248

KS 156 carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 378 of them trucks (11.7%, below the county-wide 18.5%).

4Douglas AvenueSecondary road · 2,474vehicles205trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,369

Douglas Avenue is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 28.2 minutes, against 45.6 for the county.

5KS 232Secondary road · 1,547vehicles101trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
44.7 min
Drivers’ median age
60.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,089

KS 232 is busy by local standards, at 17% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.5% of it, below the county-wide 18.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #1 by traffic13,858vehicles3,109trucks · 22.4%
2KS 156Primary road · #3 by traffic3,241vehicles378trucks · 11.7%
315th StreetTertiary road · #2 by traffic4,285vehicles234trucks · 5.5%
4Douglas AvenueSecondary road · #4 by traffic2,474vehicles205trucks · 8.3%
5Grand AvenueSecondary road · 1,326vehicles105trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
26.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,136

Even at its busiest, Grand Avenue carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 7.9% of it, below the county-wide 18.5%.

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

EllsworthDepartment 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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