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Traffic heat map of Faribault County, Minnesota: 399 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 90 and Grove Street

Faribault County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in Minnesota. This page breaks down traffic in Faribault County, Minnesota across 399 miles of monitored roads split into 3,430 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Faribault County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day980
Trucks

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

16.2%
Average travel time

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

35.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$65,140

Our data shows 980 vehicles per day on the average road in Faribault County, Minnesota, and 534,362 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈195 million per year) across its 399 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 16.2% of traffic, against 8.1% across Minnesota.

Quieter roads than 88% of counties in Minnesota

Faribault's average daily traffic volume is 71% lower than the state average - 980 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Minnesota's statewide total. By volume, Faribault's 980 vehicles per day trails 88% of counties in Minnesota.

Journey times run 9% higher than the state level, at 35.1 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 35.1 minutes is longer than 63% of counties in Minnesota.

At 49% lower than the state level, the 5.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Faribault County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,639
Trucks22.7%
Average travel time59.3 min
Congestion ratio8.2%
Drivers’ average age53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,975

Travel in Faribault County, Minnesota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,639 vehicles per day, 296% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 920 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 17% of the monitored road miles: 68 miles in 76 segments, carrying 281,014 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈103 million per year).

A major freight corridor

At 22.7%, highway truck share is 121% higher than the state average. That marks Faribault as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 99% of counties in Minnesota. 72% of counties in Minnesota see fewer highway trucks per day than Faribault's roughly 827.

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Non-highway Traffic in Faribault County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day920
Trucks9.0%
Average travel time34.6 min
Congestion ratio5.3%
Drivers’ average age52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,391

Travel in Faribault County, Minnesota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 920 vehicles per day.

Spread over 332 miles and 3,354 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 253,348 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈92.5 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.0%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 97% of counties in Minnesota

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

At 45% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.3% signals easier movement on local roads.

Faribault's average driver income is lower than 97% of counties in Minnesota. Faribault's median driver age is higher than 85% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Faribault County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Faribault County apart: 121% above the Minnesota average. Its truck share is also 101% above.

MetricFaribault CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic9803,404-71.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.2%8.1%+101.1%
Truck % (Highway)22.7%10.3%+121.4%
Avg. Travel Time35.1 min32.2 min+9.0%

How Faribault County compares

Faribault County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Faribault County carries 44.6% less traffic on a typical road and is 33.1% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Faribault County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Faribault County98016.2%534,36235.1 min5.4%
Blue Earth County, Minnesota3,0557.7%1,731,70230.8 min11.1%
Winnebago County, Iowa1,3228.9%198,50029.9 min6.1%
Freeborn County, Minnesota1,42019.0%1,399,32530.3 min7.6%
Waseca County, Minnesota1,2779.6%501,40832.2 min7.5%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Faribault County ranked within Minnesota

On truck share on highways, Faribault County is among the three highest county-level areas in Minnesota.

Faribault County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureFaribault CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)980#77 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day281,014#45 of 81
Truck share on highways22.7%#2 of 81
Highway trucks per day827#23 of 81
Average travel time35.1 min#33 of 87
Average driver income$65,140#84 of 87
Average driver age52.9 yrs#14 of 87

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #2 of 81 on truck share on highways, against #84 of 87 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Faribault County, Minnesota

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Faribault County carry 5,928 vehicles a day on average, 6.0 times the typical road in the county (980).

I 90 is the busiest road, at 8,314 vehicles a day, 1,889 of them trucks (22.7%). It also carries the most trucks.

I 90 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 59.3 minutes against 35.1 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · 8,314vehicles1,889trucks · 22.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
8.2%
Median trip time
59.3 min
Drivers’ median age
53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,975

A main artery: I 90's busiest stretch carries 8.5 times the county average; trucks are 22.7% of it, above the county-wide 16.2%.

2Grove StreetPrimary road · 5,861vehicles511trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.2%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,303

Delays build on Grove Street: its congestion ratio of 17% over free-flow time is well above the county's 5%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 3,608vehicles728trucks · 20.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.6%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,623

At 3.7 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,623 in household income.

42nd Avenue NorthwestSecondary road · 3,536vehicles260trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.2%
Median trip time
24.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,649

2nd Avenue Northwest is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 24.5 minutes, against 35.1 for the county.

5US 169Primary road · 2,820vehicles318trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.8%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,649

The busiest stretch of US 169 carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 11.3% of it, below the county-wide 16.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · #1 by traffic8,314vehicles1,889trucks · 22.7%
2Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic3,608vehicles728trucks · 20.2%
3Grove StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic5,861vehicles511trucks · 8.7%
4US 169Primary road · #5 by traffic2,820vehicles318trucks · 11.3%
52nd Avenue NorthwestSecondary road · #4 by traffic3,536vehicles260trucks · 7.3%
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

FaribaultDepartment 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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