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Traffic heat map of Howard County, Missouri: 118 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Boonslick Bridge and US 40

Howard County, Missouri Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 118 road miles in Howard County, Missouri, divided into 1,646 segments averaging 378 ft. Its busiest road, Boonslick Bridge, carries 7,552 vehicles a day, 6.1 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 Howard County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,231
Trucks

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

7.6%
Average travel time

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

33.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,776

Our data shows 1,231 vehicles per day on the average road in Howard County, Missouri, and 141,008 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.5 million per year) across its 118 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Missouri: 7.6% against 9.8%.

Traffic 78% below the Missouri average

Howard sees 78% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,231 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Howard accounts for less than 0.1% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Howard's 1,231 vehicles per day trails 89% of counties in Missouri.

Journey times run 8% higher than the state level, at 33.7 minutes on average. 64% of counties in Missouri have a shorter average travel time than Howard's 33.7 minutes.

Congestion runs 76% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.7%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Howard County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Howard County's biggest difference from the Missouri average is its average daily traffic per road, 78% below it. Its truck share is also 23% below.

MetricHoward CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,2315,631-78.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.6%9.8%-22.9%
Avg. Travel Time33.7 min31.3 min+7.8%

How Howard County compares

Howard County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Howard County moves 9.0% of the total daily travel and carries 57.6% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Howard County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Howard County1,2317.6%141,00833.7 min4.7%
Randolph County, Missouri3,3689.7%664,49729.8 minN/A
Boone County, Missouri4,5039.3%3,546,43931.1 min15.1%
Cooper County, Missouri2,25320.5%1,183,91929.4 min6.6%
Saline County, Missouri1,49521.0%847,51339.6 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Howard County ranked within Missouri

Howard County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on average daily traffic volume, at #102 of 115.

Howard County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest).
MeasureHoward CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,231#102 of 115
Average travel time33.7 min#42 of 115
Average driver income$66,776#42 of 115
Average driver age47.5 yrs#84 of 115

Busiest roads in Howard County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 6,040 vehicles a day, against 1,231 on the average road in Howard County.

Boonslick Bridge leads with 7,552 vehicles a day, 769 of them trucks (10.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Boonslick BridgePrimary road · 7,552vehicles769trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,239

Boonslick Bridge carries 6.1 times the county average at its busiest, 769 of them trucks (10.2%, above the county-wide 7.6%).

2US 40Primary road · 6,489vehicles574trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,382

US 40 carries 5.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.2 minutes.

3Church StreetSecondary road · 4,080vehicles293trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,243

On its busiest stretch, Church Street carries 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 7.2% of it, below the county-wide 7.6%.

4MO 5Secondary road · 2,322vehicles160trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
34.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,157

MO 5 is busy by local standards, at 89% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 7.6%.

5Cleveland StreetSecondary road · 2,044vehicles172trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,861

Cleveland Street peaks at 2,044 vehicles a day, 66% more than the county average; trucks are 8.4% of it, above the county-wide 7.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Boonslick BridgePrimary road · #1 by traffic7,552vehicles769trucks · 10.2%
2US 40Primary road · #2 by traffic6,489vehicles574trucks · 8.8%
3Church StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic4,080vehicles293trucks · 7.2%
4Cleveland StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,044vehicles172trucks · 8.4%
51st StreetSecondary road · 1,758vehicles168trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,631

1st Street carries 43% more than the county average at its busiest, 168 of them trucks (9.6%, above the county-wide 7.6%).

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

HowardDepartment 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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