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Traffic heat map of Isanti County, Minnesota: 406 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on MN 65 and 1st Avenue

Isanti County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 406 road miles in Isanti County, Minnesota, divided into 6,170 segments averaging 348 ft. Its busiest road, MN 65, carries 19,692 vehicles a day, 8.2 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 Isanti County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,412
Trucks

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

6.0%
Average travel time

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

34.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$88,511

A typical monitored road in Isanti County, Minnesota sees 2,412 vehicles per day, while its 406 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,054,614 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈385 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Minnesota: 6.0% against 8.1%.

Busier roads than 73% of counties in Minnesota

At 2,412 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Isanti carries 29% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Isanti accounts for about 0.8% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Isanti's 2,412 vehicles per day outpaces 73% of counties in Minnesota.

Journey times run 6% higher than the state level, at 34.3 minutes on average. 56% of counties in Minnesota have a shorter average travel time than Isanti's 34.3 minutes.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.6% (9% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Isanti County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day9,212
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time36.4 min
Congestion ratio31.3%
Drivers’ average age47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$86,705

A significant share of driving in Isanti County, Minnesota, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 9,212 vehicles per day, 329% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,149 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 10% of the road network, 40 miles in 230 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.

51% of counties in Minnesota move less traffic on their highways.

Lower highway truck share than 95% of counties in Minnesota

At 7.8%, highway truck share is 24% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

95% of counties in Minnesota see a higher highway truck share than Isanti's 7.8%. By raw truck volume, Isanti carries more highway trucks than 59% of counties in Minnesota.

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Non-highway Traffic in Isanti County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day2,149
Trucks5.2%
Average travel time34.2 min
Congestion ratio8.8%
Drivers’ average age46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$89,658

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Isanti County, Minnesota (68% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,149 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 90% of the monitored road miles (367 miles in 5,940 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 717,977 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈262 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 83% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 33% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (8.8%) runs slightly lower than the state level (10% lower).

Trip origins here have higher average income than 83% of counties in Minnesota. 64% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Isanti.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Isanti County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Isanti County's biggest difference from the Minnesota average is its average daily traffic per road, 29% below it. Its truck share is also 25% below.

MetricIsanti CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,4123,404-29.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.0%8.1%-25.0%
Truck % (Highway)7.8%10.3%-24.0%
Avg. Travel Time34.3 min32.2 min+6.4%

How Isanti County compares

Isanti County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Isanti County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Isanti County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Isanti County2,4126.0%1,054,61434.3 min9.6%
Kanabec County, Minnesota1,4108.3%412,71841.1 min5.3%
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota1,8188.6%912,95933.6 min6.6%
Chisago County, Minnesota2,8828.1%1,975,33730.6 min9.1%
Sherburne County, Minnesota3,7807.0%2,246,95029.8 min10.2%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Isanti County ranked within Minnesota

Truck share on highways places Isanti County #77 of 81 in Minnesota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Isanti County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureIsanti CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,412#24 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day336,637#40 of 81
Truck share on highways7.8%#77 of 81
Highway trucks per day719#34 of 81
Average travel time34.3 min#39 of 87
Average driver income$88,511#16 of 87
Average driver age47.1 yrs#56 of 87

Isanti County ranks #16 of 87 on average driver income but #77 of 81 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Isanti County, Minnesota

The three busiest roads in Isanti County average 16,702 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the county average of 2,412 across all its monitored roads.

MN 65 is the busiest road, at 19,692 vehicles a day, 1,317 of them trucks (6.7%). 1st Avenue is practically level with it at 19,349. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1MN 65Trunk road · 19,692vehicles1,317trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
38.2%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,225

Delays build on MN 65: its congestion ratio of 38% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

21st AvenueSecondary road · 19,349vehicles866trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
40.6%
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,386

Travel on 1st Avenue's busiest stretch runs 41% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Chip A. Imker Memorial HighwayMotorway · 11,065vehicles1,179trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
12.8%
Median trip time
39.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,244

Chip A. Imker Memorial Highway peaks at 11,065 vehicles a day, 4.6 times the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, above the county-wide 6.0%.

4Heritage Boulevard NorthwestTertiary road · 10,827vehicles337trucks · 3.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
24.1%
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,842

Heritage Boulevard Northwest carries 4.5 times the county average at its busiest, 337 of them trucks (3.1%, below the county-wide 6.0%).

5MN 95 NortheastSecondary road · 9,383vehicles485trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
19.6%
Median trip time
38.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,488

MN 95 Northeast carries 3.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.9 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1MN 65Trunk road · #1 by traffic19,692vehicles1,317trucks · 6.7%
2Chip A. Imker Memorial HighwayMotorway · #3 by traffic11,065vehicles1,179trucks · 10.7%
31st AvenueSecondary road · #2 by traffic19,349vehicles866trucks · 4.5%
4MN 95 NortheastSecondary road · #5 by traffic9,383vehicles485trucks · 5.2%
5MN 95 NorthwestSecondary road · 6,864vehicles400trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.8%
Median trip time
39.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,067

At 2.8 times the county average, MN 95 Northwest draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $88,067 in household income.

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

IsantiDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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