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Traffic heat map of Howell County, Missouri: 393 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Porter Wagoner Boulevard

Howell County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Our Howell County, Missouri traffic data covers 3,324 road segments over 393 road miles, with an average segment of just 624 ft. Its busiest road, Porter Wagoner Boulevard, carries 15,841 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Howell County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,383
Trucks

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

11.5%
Average travel time

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

33.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$53,155

Our data shows 3,383 vehicles per day on the average road in Howell County, Missouri, and 952,605 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈348 million per year) across its 393 miles of monitored roads. At 11.5%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Missouri: about 1 in 9 vehicles.

Busier roads than 74% of counties in Missouri

Howell sees 40% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,383 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Missouri's statewide total. 74% of counties in Missouri see less traffic than Howell's 3,383 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 7% higher than the state level, at 33.6 minutes on average. 63% of counties in Missouri have a shorter average travel time than Howell's 33.6 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Howell County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day8,320
Trucks14.7%
Average travel time36.6 min
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,797

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Howell County, Missouri (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 8,320 vehicles per day, 221% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,592 vehicles per day.

With 23% of the road miles (90 miles in 459 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 585,653 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈214 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Howell outranks 57% of counties in Missouri.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

The concentration of trucks on highways (14.7%) is 9% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 54% of counties in Missouri. By raw truck volume, Howell carries fewer highway trucks than 59% of counties in Missouri.

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Non-highway Traffic in Howell County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day2,592
Trucks6.5%
Average travel time33.1 min
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,519

A significant share of driving in Howell County, Missouri, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,592 vehicles per day.

Spread over 303 miles and 2,865 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 366,952 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈134 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.5%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 86% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 56% lower than on highways.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 86% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews older than 62% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Howell County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Howell County runs 40% below the Missouri average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 17% above.

MetricHowell CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic3,3835,631-39.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.5%9.8%+17.4%
Truck % (Highway)14.7%13.4%+9.4%
Avg. Travel Time33.6 min31.3 min+7.4%

How Howell County compares

Howell County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Howell County moves 2.6 times the total daily travel and carries 49.5% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Howell 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
Howell County3,38311.5%952,60533.6 minN/A
Fulton County, Arkansas2,39510.3%357,91136.2 min7.0%
Oregon County, Missouri1,40410.8%167,36630.6 minN/A
Ozark County, Missouri5839.3%104,39439.6 minN/A
Baxter County, Arkansas4,6706.4%812,61430.4 min9.9%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Howell County ranked within Missouri

Average driver income places Howell County #99 of 115 in Missouri - the bottom quarter of the state.

Howell County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureHowell CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,383#31 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day585,653#41 of 93
Truck share on highways14.7%#43 of 93
Highway trucks per day1,224#55 of 93
Average travel time33.6 min#43 of 115
Average driver income$53,155#99 of 115
Average driver age50.0 yrs#44 of 115

Busiest roads in Howell County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 15,019 vehicles a day, against 3,383 on the average road in Howell County.

Porter Wagoner Boulevard leads with 15,841 vehicles a day, 1,575 of them trucks (9.9%). Jan Howard Expressway is practically level with it at 15,712. US 60 carries the most trucks, 2,914 a day (22.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #5 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on US 60 and US 63: trucks are 22.6% and 20.4% of the traffic there, against 11.5% county-wide.

Trips using US 60 are long: a median of 47.2 minutes against 33.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Preacher Roe Boulevard is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.5% of its traffic is trucks, against 11.5% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Porter Wagoner BoulevardTrunk road · 15,841vehicles1,575trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,306

The busiest stretch of Porter Wagoner Boulevard carries 4.7 times the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, below the county-wide 11.5%.

2Jan Howard ExpresswayTrunk road · 15,712vehicles1,184trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,110

On its busiest stretch, Jan Howard Expressway carries 4.6 times the county average; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 11.5%.

3Preacher Roe BoulevardPrimary road · 13,504vehicles606trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,122

Preacher Roe Boulevard peaks at 13,504 vehicles a day, 4.0 times the county average; trucks are 4.5% of it, below the county-wide 11.5%.

4US 63Motorway · 13,194vehicles2,698trucks · 20.4%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,808

US 63 carries 3.9 times the county average at its busiest, 2,698 of them trucks (20.4%, above the county-wide 11.5%).

5US 60Motorway · 12,882vehicles2,914trucks · 22.6%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
47.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,874

US 60 carries 3.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 47.2 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 60Motorway · #5 by traffic12,882vehicles2,914trucks · 22.6%
2US 63Motorway · #4 by traffic13,194vehicles2,698trucks · 20.4%
3Porter Wagoner BoulevardTrunk road · #1 by traffic15,841vehicles1,575trucks · 9.9%
4MO 17Trunk road · 9,802vehicles1,205trucks · 12.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,752

At 2.9 times the county average, MO 17 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $54,752 in household income.

5Jan Howard ExpresswayTrunk road · #2 by traffic15,712vehicles1,184trucks · 7.5%
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

HowellDepartment 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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