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Traffic heat map of Hettinger County, North Dakota: 121 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on ND-22 and Main Avenue

Hettinger County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 121 road miles in Hettinger County, North Dakota, divided into 612 segments averaging 1,047 ft. The average road here carries 572 vehicles a day, 74% less than the North Dakota average of 2,174. 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 Hettinger County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day572
Trucks

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

9.6%
Average travel time

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

46.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,475

The average monitored road in Hettinger County, North Dakota carries 572 vehicles per day. Across its 121 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 64,129 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈23.4 million per year). Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, close to the 11.1% across North Dakota.

Quieter roads than 88% of counties in North Dakota

Hettinger sees 74% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (572 vehicles per day against 2,174), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Hettinger accounts for about 0.4% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 88% of counties in North Dakota see more traffic than Hettinger's 572 vehicles per day.

At 46.3 minutes, the average travel time is 25% higher than the state level. On travel time, Hettinger runs longer than 79% of counties in North Dakota.

The congestion ratio of 3.4% is 68% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 74% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 16% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +39% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
March is the quietest month, with volumes -49% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Hettinger County, North Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +39% in high season.

Hettinger County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Hettinger County runs 74% below the North Dakota average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 25% above.

MetricHettinger CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic5722,174-73.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.6%11.1%-13.3%
Avg. Travel Time46.3 min37.0 min+25.0%

How Hettinger County compares

Hettinger County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Hettinger County carries 57.4% less traffic on a typical road and moves 23.8% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth 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.

Hettinger County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Dakota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Hettinger County5729.6%64,12946.3 min3.4%
Adams County, North Dakota82612.6%54,76557.4 min3.4%
Stark County, North Dakota3,32513.2%922,18334.4 min11.7%
Grant County, North Dakota4578.9%44,17946.7 min3.4%
Slope County, North Dakota76413.4%55,46258.9 min2.8%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Hettinger County ranked within North Dakota

Average daily traffic volume places Hettinger County #47 of 53 in North Dakota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Hettinger County ranked among 53 county-level areas in North Dakota (1 = highest).
MeasureHettinger CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)572#47 of 53
Average travel time46.3 min#12 of 53
Average driver income$66,475#45 of 53
Average driver age49.7 yrs#27 of 53

Hettinger County ranks #12 of 53 on average travel time but #47 of 53 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Hettinger County, North Dakota

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Hettinger County carry 1,387 vehicles a day on average, 2.4 times the typical road in the county (572).

ND-22 leads with 1,582 vehicles a day, 158 of them trucks (10.0%). Main Avenue carries the most trucks, 174 a day (12.1% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

ND 21 / ND 22 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 84.5 minutes against 46.3 county-wide.

Main Avenue skews younger: its drivers' median age is 38.2, compared with 49.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1ND-22Primary road · 1,582vehicles158trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.9%
Median trip time
45.2 min
Drivers’ median age
39.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,695

ND-22 peaks at 1,582 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 10.0% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.6%.

2Main AvenuePrimary road · 1,439vehicles174trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.4%
Median trip time
67.3 min
Drivers’ median age
38.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,216

Drivers on Main Avenue are on long journeys, a median 67.3 minutes against 46.3 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

3ND 22Primary road · 1,141vehicles125trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
51.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,362

ND 22 carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 125 of them trucks (11.0%, above the county-wide 9.6%).

4ND 21 / ND 22Primary road · 1,033vehicles125trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
2.7%
Median trip time
84.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,777

ND 21 / ND 22 peaks at 1,033 vehicles a day, 81% more than the county average; trucks are 12.1% of it, above the county-wide 9.6%.

512th StreetTertiary road · 512vehicles31trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
39.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,339

12th Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 10% less than the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 9.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic1,439vehicles174trucks · 12.1%
2ND-22Primary road · #1 by traffic1,582vehicles158trucks · 10.0%
3ND 22Primary road · #3 by traffic1,141vehicles125trucks · 11.0%
4ND 21 / ND 22Primary road · #4 by traffic1,033vehicles125trucks · 12.1%
5ND 8Secondary road · 506vehicles44trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
2.5%
Median trip time
44.7 min
Drivers’ median age
56.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,006

Even at its busiest, ND 8 carries 12% less than the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.6%.

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

HettingerDepartment 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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