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Traffic heat map of Goodhue County, Minnesota: 597 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 52

Goodhue County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Goodhue County, Minnesota? We measure 597 road miles, divided into 5,506 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, US 52, carries 27,062 vehicles a day, 9.5 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 Goodhue County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,862
Trucks

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

11.4%
Average travel time

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

33.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$91,873

The average monitored road in Goodhue County, Minnesota carries 2,862 vehicles per day. Across its 597 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,746,535 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈637 million per year). Trucks are 11.4% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Busier roads than 80% of counties in Minnesota

Goodhue sees 16% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,862 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.3% of Minnesota's statewide total. By volume, Goodhue's 2,862 vehicles per day outpaces 80% of counties in Minnesota.

Journey times here (33.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.6 minutes is longer than 52% of counties in Minnesota.

At 18% lower than the state level, the 8.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Goodhue County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day8,997
Trucks13.8%
Average travel time48.2 min
Congestion ratio18.6%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$94,232

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Goodhue County, Minnesota (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 8,997 vehicles per day, 368% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,924 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 18% of the road network, 108 miles in 730 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.

That is more highway travel volume than 84% of counties in Minnesota.

More highway trucks than 84% of counties in Minnesota

At 13.8%, highway truck share is 34% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

75% of counties in Minnesota see a lower highway truck share than Goodhue's 13.8%. By raw truck volume, Goodhue carries more highway trucks than 84% of counties in Minnesota.

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Non-highway Traffic in Goodhue County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,924
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time31.4 min
Congestion ratio7.2%
Drivers’ average age49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$89,684

A significant share of driving in Goodhue County, Minnesota, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,924 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (489 miles in 4,776 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 692,829 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈253 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.8%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 85% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 43% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.2% is 26% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

85% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Goodhue. 57% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Goodhue.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Goodhue County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Goodhue County runs 42% above the Minnesota average. Its highway truck share is also 34% above.

MetricGoodhue CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,8623,404-15.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.4%8.1%+41.5%
Truck % (Highway)13.8%10.3%+34.4%
Avg. Travel Time33.6 min32.2 min+4.2%

How Goodhue County compares

Goodhue County against nearby counties

Goodhue County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Goodhue 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
Goodhue County2,86211.4%1,746,53533.6 min8.7%
Dakota County, Minnesota5,3707.0%9,984,12530.3 min14.1%
Pierce County, Wisconsin2,32910.2%649,25027.1 min9.0%
Wabasha County, Minnesota1,38710.2%452,76235.0 min5.8%
Rice County, Minnesota2,90611.5%1,970,94531.0 min9.3%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Goodhue County ranked within Minnesota

Goodhue County sits in the top quarter of the Minnesota field on average driver income, at #14 of 87.

Goodhue County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureGoodhue CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,862#18 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,053,706#14 of 81
Truck share on highways13.8%#21 of 81
Highway trucks per day1,241#14 of 81
Average travel time33.6 min#42 of 87
Average driver income$91,873#14 of 87
Average driver age48.4 yrs#50 of 87

Busiest roads in Goodhue County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 23,707 vehicles a day, against 2,862 on the average road in Goodhue County.

US 52 leads with 27,062 vehicles a day, 4,251 of them trucks (15.7%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Senator Jim Metzen Memorial Highway are long: a median of 55.0 minutes against 33.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 18.4% of traffic on Praire Island Boulevard, against 11.4% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Motorway · 27,062vehicles4,251trucks · 15.7%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
47.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$106,184

US 52 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 47.1 minutes, against 33.6 for the county.

2Senator Jim Metzen Memorial HighwayTrunk road · 23,264vehicles3,549trucks · 15.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
55.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$105,887

Senator Jim Metzen Memorial Highway carries 8.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 55.0 minutes.

3Main StreetTrunk road · 20,794vehicles1,890trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.7%
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,787

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 29% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4Route 61Trunk road · 14,289vehicles1,561trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.4%
Median trip time
39.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,627

Route 61 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 16% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

5Bench StreetTertiary road · 8,328vehicles482trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
25.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,565

On its busiest stretch, Bench Street carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 5.8% of it, below the county-wide 11.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Motorway · #1 by traffic27,062vehicles4,251trucks · 15.7%
2Senator Jim Metzen Memorial HighwayTrunk road · #2 by traffic23,264vehicles3,549trucks · 15.2%
3Main StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic20,794vehicles1,890trucks · 9.1%
4Route 61Trunk road · #4 by traffic14,289vehicles1,561trucks · 10.9%
5Praire Island BoulevardTertiary road · 5,323vehicles981trucks · 18.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
12.6%
Median trip time
22.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,471

Trips on Praire Island Boulevard are short, a median 22.1 minutes against 33.6 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

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

GoodhueDepartment 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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