
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Grant County, Minnesota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day853 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 14.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 39.4 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 4.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 51.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $73,977 |
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Our data shows 853 vehicles per day on the average road in Grant County, Minnesota, and 407,326 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈149 million per year) across its 278 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 7 vehicles is a truck, well above the 8.1% across Minnesota - a freight-heavy mix.
Quieter roads than 95% of counties in Minnesota
At 853 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Grant carries 75% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Grant accounts for about 0.3% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Grant carries less traffic than 95% of counties in Minnesota.
Journey times run 22% higher than the state level, at 39.4 minutes on average. 84% of counties in Minnesota have a shorter average travel time than Grant's 39.4 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 4.6% is 57% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Grant County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,841 |
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| Trucks | 17.9% |
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| Average travel time | 58.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 4.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $71,828 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Grant County, Minnesota happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,841 vehicles per day, 154% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 725 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 20% of the road network, 55 miles in 182 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.
Higher highway truck share than 95% of counties in Minnesota
The concentration of trucks on highways (17.9%) is 75% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 95% of counties in Minnesota. Grant's highway truck count is higher than 62% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 330 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Grant County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day725 |
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| Trucks | 8.6% |
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| Average travel time | 37.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 4.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 52.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,384 |
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A significant share of driving in Grant County, Minnesota, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 725 vehicles per day.
Spread over 224 miles and 1,408 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 139,797 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.0 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.6%.
Local congestion 54% below the Minnesota average
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 52% lower than the highway network.
At 54% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.5% signals easier movement on local roads.
Grant's average driver income is lower than 56% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews older than 74% of counties in Minnesota.