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Traffic heat map of Grundy County, Iowa: 314 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 20 and N Avenue

Grundy County, Iowa Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 314 road miles in Grundy County, Iowa, divided into 2,523 segments averaging 657 ft. Its busiest road, US 20, carries 10,017 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Grundy County, Iowa

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,457
Trucks

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

12.6%
Average travel time

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

32.8 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.

48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,004

The average monitored road in Grundy County, Iowa carries 1,457 vehicles per day. Across its 314 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 588,704 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈215 million per year). About 1 in 8 vehicles is a truck, in line with Iowa (11.0%).

Traffic 52% below the Iowa average

At 1,457 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Grundy carries 52% less traffic than the state average of 3,042, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of Iowa's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 62% of counties in Iowa see more traffic than Grundy's 1,457 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 32.8 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Grundy runs shorter than 61% of counties in Iowa.

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

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Grundy County, Iowa

Trafficvehicles per day4,058
Trucks16.9%
Average travel time54.3 min
Congestion ratio9.2%
Drivers’ average age45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,011

Highways carry about half of all travel in Grundy County, Iowa, 45% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,058 vehicles per day, 189% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,404 vehicles per day.

With 17% of the road miles (53 miles in 50 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 267,341 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈97.6 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 68% of counties in Iowa

The concentration of trucks on highways (16.9%) is 5% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Iowa: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

68% of counties in Iowa see a lower highway truck share than Grundy's 16.9%. 58% of counties in Iowa see fewer highway trucks per day than Grundy's roughly 687.

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Non-highway Traffic in Grundy County, Iowa

Trafficvehicles per day1,404
Trucks8.9%
Average travel time32.3 min
Congestion ratio5.5%
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$82,424

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Grundy County, Iowa, 55% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,404 vehicles per day.

Spread over 261 miles and 2,473 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 321,363 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈117 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.9%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 82% of counties in Iowa

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 47% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.5% is 50% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 82% of counties in Iowa. The driver population here skews younger than 64% of counties in Iowa.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Grundy County vs. Iowa Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Grundy County runs 52% below the Iowa average.

MetricGrundy CountyIowa averageDifference
Traffic1,4573,042-52.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.6%11.0%+14.2%
Truck % (Highway)16.9%16.1%+5.2%
Avg. Travel Time32.8 min33.0 min-0.7%

How Grundy County compares

Grundy County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Grundy County is 28.8% less congested and carries 33.4% less traffic on a typical road; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Grundy 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
Grundy County1,45712.6%588,70432.8 min5.6%
Hardin County, Iowa1,35813.1%555,11032.1 min6.0%
Black Hawk County, Iowa3,5619.1%2,621,51633.8 min10.6%
Marshall County, Iowa2,4469.3%943,01235.7 min9.3%
Tama County, Iowa1,38211.0%485,32542.3 min5.6%
Iowa average3,04211.0%N/A33.0 min11.4%

Grundy County ranked within Iowa

Average driver income places Grundy County #19 of 99 in Iowa - the top quarter of the state.

Grundy County ranked among 99 county-level areas in Iowa (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 70.
MeasureGrundy CountyIowa rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,457#62 of 99
Highway vehicle-miles per day267,341#48 of 70
Truck share on highways16.9%#23 of 70
Highway trucks per day687#30 of 70
Average travel time32.8 min#61 of 99
Average driver income$81,004#19 of 99
Average driver age48.5 yrs#64 of 99

Busiest roads in Grundy County, Iowa

The three busiest roads in Grundy County average 6,566 vehicles a day, 4.5 times the county average of 1,457 across all its monitored roads.

US 20 leads with 10,017 vehicles a day, 1,696 of them trucks (16.9%). No other road comes close: N Avenue, in second place, carries 4,982. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

US 20 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 54.3 minutes against 32.8 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 20Motorway · 10,017vehicles1,696trucks · 16.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
9.2%
Median trip time
54.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,011

A main artery: US 20's busiest stretch carries 6.9 times the county average; trucks are 16.9% of it, above the county-wide 12.6%.

2N AvenuePrimary road · 4,982vehicles478trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.6%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,919

N Avenue peaks at 4,982 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.6% of it, below the county-wide 12.6%.

34th StreetPrimary road · 4,697vehicles366trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.1%
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,486

4th Street carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 366 of them trucks (7.8%, below the county-wide 12.6%).

4G AvenuePrimary road · 4,536vehicles305trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.7%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,007

G Avenue carries 3.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.8 minutes.

5Grundy AvenuePrimary road · 3,575vehicles334trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.5%
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,034

At 2.5 times the county average, Grundy Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $90,034 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 20Motorway · #1 by traffic10,017vehicles1,696trucks · 16.9%
2N AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic4,982vehicles478trucks · 9.6%
34th StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic4,697vehicles366trucks · 7.8%
4260th StreetPrimary road · 3,479vehicles340trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.3%
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,233

The busiest stretch of 260th Street carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.8% of it, below the county-wide 12.6%.

5Grundy AvenuePrimary road · #5 by traffic3,575vehicles334trucks · 9.3%
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

GrundyDepartment 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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