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Traffic heat map of Jackson County, Missouri: 1,446 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 435 and I 470

Jackson County, Missouri Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 1,446 road miles in Jackson County, Missouri, divided into 37,996 segments averaging 201 ft. It ranks among the top 5 counties in Missouri for average daily traffic. 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 Jackson County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day8,937
Trucks

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

7.2%
Average travel time

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

30.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

23.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$88,115

The average monitored road in Jackson County, Missouri carries 8,937 vehicles per day. Across its 1,446 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 17,616,095 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.4 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Missouri: 7.2% against 9.8%.

Busier roads than 97% of counties in Missouri

Jackson's average daily traffic volume is 59% higher than the state average - 8,937 vehicles per day against 5,631 - suggesting more traffic load per road - heavy exposure for roadside retail, and tight road space for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 10% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Jackson's 8,937 vehicles per day outpaces 97% of counties in Missouri.

Journey times here (30.9 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 30.9 minutes is shorter than 69% of counties in Missouri.

At 20% higher than the state level, the 23.3% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Jackson County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day25,515
Trucks9.5%
Average travel time33.5 min
Congestion ratio52.2%
Drivers’ average age45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$88,959

A little more than half of the driving in Jackson County, Missouri happens on highways: 56% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 25,515 vehicles per day, 221% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,937 vehicles per day.

With 24% of the road miles (346 miles in 2,163 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 9,914,634 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.6 billion per year).

By highway travel volume, that ranks Jackson in the top 3 counties in Missouri.

Lower highway truck share than 92% of counties in Missouri

At 9.5%, highway truck share is 30% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

92% of counties in Missouri see a higher highway truck share than Jackson's 9.5%. Jackson's highway truck count is higher than 85% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 2,419 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Jackson County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day7,937
Trucks4.3%
Average travel time30.7 min
Congestion ratio21.6%
Drivers’ average age45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$87,116

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Jackson County, Missouri: 44% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 7,937 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 76% of the monitored road miles (1,100 miles in 35,833 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 7,701,461 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.8 billion per year). About 1 in 23 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.3%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 96% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 55% lower than the highway network.

At 16% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 21.6% signals more friction on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 96% of counties in Missouri. Jackson's median driver age is lower than 89% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 65% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 20% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -7% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Jackson County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +4% in high season.

Jackson County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Jackson County apart: 59% above the Missouri average. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 30% below.

MetricJackson CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic8,9375,631+58.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.2%9.8%-26.7%
Truck % (Highway)9.5%13.4%-29.5%
Avg. Travel Time30.9 min31.3 min-1.3%

How Jackson County compares

Jackson County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Jackson County moves 2.9 times the total daily travel; it has the 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.

Jackson 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
Jackson County8,9377.2%17,616,09530.9 min23.3%
Wyandotte County, Kansas4,3299.8%3,040,04931.7 minN/A
Clay County, Missouri8,6437.4%6,918,57030.2 min23.4%
Cass County, Missouri6,9159.4%3,551,79832.0 min25.3%
Johnson County, Kansas6,0106.1%10,519,96629.0 min18.6%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Jackson County ranked within Missouri

On highway travel volume, Jackson County is among the three highest county-level areas in Missouri.

Jackson County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureJackson CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)8,937#4 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day9,914,634#2 of 93
Truck share on highways9.5%#86 of 93
Highway trucks per day2,419#15 of 93
Average travel time30.9 min#80 of 115
Average driver income$88,115#6 of 115
Average driver age45.6 yrs#102 of 115

Jackson County ranks #2 of 93 on highway travel volume but #86 of 93 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Missouri, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in Jackson County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 109,778 vehicles a day, against 8,937 on the average road in Jackson County.

I 435 leads with 121,634 vehicles a day, 11,331 of them trucks (9.3%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 14.2% of traffic on Lamar Hunt Memorial Highway and 12.2% on I 70, against 7.2% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 435Motorway · 121,634vehicles11,331trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
45.5%
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$99,364

I 435 carries 13.6 times the county average at its busiest, 11,331 of them trucks (9.3%, above the county-wide 7.2%).

2I 470Motorway · 108,833vehicles8,962trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
77.5%
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$96,570

Travel on I 470's busiest stretch runs 77% over free-flow time, against 23% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Bruce R. Watkins DriveTrunk road · 98,866vehicles6,512trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
93.3%
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,414

Bruce R. Watkins Drive is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 93% longer than at free-flow speed, against 23% county-wide.

4US 71Motorway · 96,815vehicles10,562trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
62.2%
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,367

US 71 carries 10.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.3 minutes.

5US 50Motorway · 88,451vehicles6,249trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
77.2%
Median trip time
33.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$101,961

At 9.9 times the county average, US 50 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $101,961 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 435Motorway · #1 by traffic121,634vehicles11,331trucks · 9.3%
2US 71Motorway · #4 by traffic96,815vehicles10,562trucks · 10.9%
3Lamar Hunt Memorial HighwayMotorway · 63,690vehicles9,032trucks · 14.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
50.0%
Median trip time
36.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,469

A main artery: Lamar Hunt Memorial Highway's busiest stretch carries 7.1 times the county average; trucks are 14.2% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

4I 470Motorway · #2 by traffic108,833vehicles8,962trucks · 8.2%
5I 70Motorway · 66,282vehicles8,103trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
56.0%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,908

I 70 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 7.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.2% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

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

JacksonDepartment 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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