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Traffic heat map of Fayette County, Iowa: 346 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 1st Avenue Southeast and Palace Road

Fayette County, Iowa Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Fayette County, Iowa? We measure 346 road miles, divided into 3,690 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, 1st Avenue Southeast, carries 7,156 vehicles a day, 5.9 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Fayette County, Iowa

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,203
Trucks

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

9.1%
Average travel time

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

32.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,475

The average monitored road in Fayette County, Iowa carries 1,203 vehicles per day. Across its 346 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 346,066 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈126 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Iowa.

Quieter roads than 84% of counties in Iowa

Fayette sees 60% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,203 vehicles per day against 3,042), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Fayette accounts for about 0.4% of Iowa's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Fayette's 1,203 vehicles per day trails 84% of counties in Iowa.

Journey times here (32.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 32.5 minutes is shorter than 66% of counties in Iowa.

The congestion ratio of 5.6% is 51% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 78% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 20% 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 +8% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -13% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Fayette County, Iowa, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +8% in high season.

Fayette County vs. Iowa Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Fayette County apart: 60% below the Iowa average. Its truck share is also 17% below.

MetricFayette CountyIowa averageDifference
Traffic1,2033,042-60.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.1%11.0%-17.3%
Avg. Travel Time32.5 min33.0 min-1.4%

How Fayette County compares

Fayette County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Fayette County carries 32.2% less traffic on a typical road and is 24.6% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Fayette County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Iowa average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Fayette County1,2039.1%346,06632.5 min5.6%
Buchanan County, Iowa2,25911.5%938,19333.5 min9.1%
Bremer County, Iowa1,9089.5%703,34330.9 min7.8%
Clayton County, Iowa1,3509.2%421,97037.6 min6.8%
Chickasaw County, Iowa1,57911.2%355,06434.9 min6.0%
Iowa average3,04211.0%N/A33.0 min11.4%

Fayette County ranked within Iowa

Average driver income places Fayette County #95 of 99 in Iowa - the bottom quarter of the state.

Fayette County ranked among 99 county-level areas in Iowa (1 = highest).
MeasureFayette CountyIowa rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,203#83 of 99
Average travel time32.5 min#66 of 99
Average driver income$62,475#95 of 99
Average driver age50.7 yrs#43 of 99

Busiest roads in Fayette County, Iowa

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Fayette County carry 6,571 vehicles a day on average, 5.5 times the typical road in the county (1,203).

1st Avenue Southeast leads with 7,156 vehicles a day, 481 of them trucks (6.7%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st Avenue SoutheastPrimary road · 7,156vehicles481trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.8%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,562

1st Avenue Southeast is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 17% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

2Palace RoadPrimary road · 6,350vehicles437trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.7%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,629

Palace Road carries 5.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.4 minutes.

3Rock Island RoadPrimary road · 6,207vehicles409trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.4%
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,558

Delays build on Rock Island Road: its congestion ratio of 16% over free-flow time is well above the county's 6%.

4Bradford StreetPrimary road · 4,691vehicles375trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.6%
Median trip time
28.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,007

Bradford Street carries 3.9 times the county average at its busiest, 375 of them trucks (8.0%, below the county-wide 9.1%).

5IA 150Primary road · 3,850vehicles306trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
31.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,444

IA 150 carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.0 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st Avenue SoutheastPrimary road · #1 by traffic7,156vehicles481trucks · 6.7%
2Palace RoadPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,350vehicles437trucks · 6.9%
3Rock Island RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic6,207vehicles409trucks · 6.6%
4Bradford StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic4,691vehicles375trucks · 8.0%
5Lincoln RoadPrimary road · 3,459vehicles359trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.1%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,885

At 2.9 times the county average, Lincoln Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,885 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

FayetteDepartment 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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