
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Jasper County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day7,045 |
|---|
Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 11.6% |
|---|
Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 36.9 min |
|---|
Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 4.1% |
|---|
Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.7 yrs |
|---|
Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $66,440 |
|---|
Our data shows 7,045 vehicles per day on the average road in Jasper County, Missouri, and 3,694,425 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year) across its 580 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 11.6% of traffic, more than the 9.8% across Missouri.
Busier roads than 94% of counties in Missouri
Jasper sees 25% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (7,045 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting more demand on each road - more exposure for roadside businesses, and more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 2.1% of Missouri's statewide total. 94% of counties in Missouri see less traffic than Jasper's 7,045 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 18% higher than the state level, at 36.9 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 36.9 minutes is longer than 91% of counties in Missouri.
Congestion runs 79% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.1%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Jasper County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,056 |
|---|
| Trucks | 18.1% |
|---|
| Average travel time | 42.6 min |
|---|
| Congestion ratio | 15.9% |
|---|
| Drivers’ average age | 46.6 yrs |
|---|
| Drivers’ average income | $67,293 |
|---|
Travel in Jasper County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 13,056 vehicles per day, 93% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,756 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (140 miles, 505 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,867,686 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈682 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 89% of counties in Missouri.
More highway trucks than 80% of counties in Missouri
Highway truck concentration here runs 35% higher than the state average, at 18.1%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
71% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Jasper's 18.1%. By raw truck volume, Jasper carries more highway trucks than 80% of counties in Missouri.

Non-highway Traffic in Jasper County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,756 |
|---|
| Trucks | 4.9% |
|---|
| Average travel time | 36.6 min |
|---|
| Congestion ratio | 3.5% |
|---|
| Drivers’ average age | 46.7 yrs |
|---|
| Drivers’ average income | $66,035 |
|---|
Travel in Jasper County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 6,756 vehicles per day.
Spread over 440 miles and 10,510 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,826,739 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈667 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.9%.
Local congestion 81% below the Missouri average
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 73% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (3.5%) runs 81% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
62% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Jasper. Jasper's median driver age is lower than 82% of counties in Missouri.