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Traffic heat map of Gladwin County, Michigan: 110 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Cedar Avenue and Ross Street

Gladwin County, Michigan Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Gladwin County, Michigan? We measure 110 road miles, divided into 1,390 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. The average road here carries 3,752 vehicles a day, 51% less than the Michigan average of 7,697. 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 Gladwin County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,752
Trucks

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

6.4%
Average travel time

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

32.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

55.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$54,452

Our data shows 3,752 vehicles per day on the average road in Gladwin County, Michigan, and 328,373 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈120 million per year) across its 110 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Michigan: 6.4% against 7.7%.

Traffic 51% below the Michigan average

Gladwin's average daily traffic volume is 51% lower than the state average - 3,752 vehicles per day against 7,697 - 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 0.1% of Michigan's statewide total. By volume, Gladwin's 3,752 vehicles per day outpaces 50% of counties in Michigan.

At 32.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 65% of counties in Michigan have a longer average travel time than Gladwin's 32.7 minutes.

Congestion runs 47% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.8%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Gladwin County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Gladwin County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 51% below it. Its truck share is also 16% below.

MetricGladwin CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic3,7527,697-51.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.4%7.7%-16.4%
Avg. Travel Time32.7 min33.6 min-2.5%

How Gladwin County compares

Gladwin County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Gladwin County moves 20.8% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Gladwin County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Gladwin County3,7526.4%328,37332.7 min9.8%
Midland County, Michigan5,8126.5%1,713,58231.7 min12.8%
Bay County, Michigan5,8177.6%2,869,83932.8 min15.0%
Clare County, Michigan3,5019.5%917,85537.2 min10.4%
Arenac County, Michigan4,7089.5%812,39943.6 min9.2%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Gladwin County ranked within Michigan

Average driver income places Gladwin County #73 of 83 in Michigan - the bottom quarter of the state.

Gladwin County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest).
MeasureGladwin CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,752#42 of 83
Average travel time32.7 min#53 of 83
Average driver income$54,452#73 of 83
Average driver age55.2 yrs#16 of 83

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #16 of 83 on average driver age, against #73 of 83 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Gladwin County, Michigan

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 7,592 vehicles a day, against 3,752 on the average road in Gladwin County.

Cedar Avenue is the busiest road, at 10,675 vehicles a day, 651 of them trucks (6.1%). No other road comes close: Ross Street, in second place, carries 7,105. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Gladwin Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 49.5 minutes against 32.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Cedar AvenuePrimary road · 10,675vehicles651trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
26.1%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,887

Travel on Cedar Avenue's busiest stretch runs 26% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Ross StreetSecondary road · 7,105vehicles340trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
18.4%
Median trip time
26.3 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,160

Ross Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 18% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

3M-18Secondary road · 4,996vehicles235trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
12.1%
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,011

At 33% more than the county average, M-18 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,011 in household income.

4Silverleaf StreetSecondary road · 4,964vehicles248trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.2%
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,818

Silverleaf Street is busy by local standards, at 32% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 5.0% of it, below the county-wide 6.4%.

5State StreetSecondary road · 4,958vehicles216trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
56.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,422

State Street peaks at 4,958 vehicles a day, 32% more than the county average; trucks are 4.3% of it, below the county-wide 6.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Cedar AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic10,675vehicles651trucks · 6.1%
2Gladwin RoadPrimary road · 3,838vehicles384trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.1%
Median trip time
49.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,586

Gladwin Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 10.0% of it, above the county-wide 6.4%.

3M-61Primary road · 4,798vehicles366trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.3%
Median trip time
37.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,519

M-61 carries 28% more than the county average at its busiest, 366 of them trucks (7.6%, above the county-wide 6.4%).

4Ross StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic7,105vehicles340trucks · 4.8%
5Silverleaf StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic4,964vehicles248trucks · 5.0%
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

GladwinDepartment 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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