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Traffic heat map of Kane County, Illinois: 900 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

Kane County, Illinois Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Kane County, Illinois? We measure 900 road miles, divided into 19,497 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. It ranks among the top 5 counties in Illinois for average daily traffic. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Kane County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day10,805
Trucks

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

7.7%
Average travel time

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

33.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

25.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$119,412

The average monitored road in Kane County, Illinois carries 10,805 vehicles per day. Across its 900 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 9,913,016 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.6 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Illinois: 7.7% against 10.2%.

Busier roads than 97% of counties in Illinois

Kane sees 27% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (10,805 vehicles per day against 8,480), 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 4.2% of Illinois's statewide total. 97% of counties in Illinois see less traffic than Kane's 10,805 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 33.2 minutes, on par with the state level. 60% of counties in Illinois have a longer average travel time than Kane's 33.2 minutes.

At 24% higher than the state level, the 25.7% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Kane County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day18,633
Trucks15.8%
Average travel time42.5 min
Congestion ratio32.8%
Drivers’ average age45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$109,662

Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Kane County, Illinois, 26% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 18,633 vehicles per day, 75% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 10,652 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 13% of the monitored road miles (119 miles, 375 segments), so they carry more than their share: 2,558,886 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈934 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Kane outranks 90% of counties in Illinois.

More highway trucks than 83% of counties in Illinois

The concentration of trucks on highways (15.8%) is 9% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Illinois: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 65% of counties in Illinois. By raw truck volume, Kane carries more highway trucks than 83% of counties in Illinois.

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Non-highway Traffic in Kane County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day10,652
Trucks4.8%
Average travel time33.0 min
Congestion ratio25.5%
Drivers’ average age45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$121,322

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Kane County, Illinois: 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 10,652 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 87% (780 miles in 19,122 segments), carrying 7,354,130 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.8%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 98% of counties in Illinois

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 69% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (25.5%) runs 24% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.

Kane's average driver income is higher than 98% of counties in Illinois. 91% of counties in Illinois have an older driver population than Kane.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 72% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 5% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
March–May is the high season, with volumes +26% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -21% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Kane County, Illinois, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +26% in high season.

Kane County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Kane County apart: 27% above the Illinois average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 25% below.

MetricKane CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic10,8058,480+27.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.7%10.2%-24.6%
Truck % (Highway)15.8%17.3%-8.5%
Avg. Travel Time33.2 min34.1 min-2.6%

How Kane County compares

Kane County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Kane County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Kane County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Illinois average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Kane County10,8057.7%9,913,01633.2 min25.7%
DuPage County, Illinois15,2716.7%17,222,15333.2 min27.4%
DeKalb County, Illinois5,2469.7%1,885,14432.2 min14.5%
McHenry County, Illinois9,1886.8%5,331,10434.3 min24.0%
Kendall County, Illinois6,9895.6%2,152,44830.1 min18.0%
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

Kane County ranked within Illinois

Kane County sits in Illinois's top three on average driver income.

Kane County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureKane CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)10,805#4 of 102
Highway vehicle-miles per day2,558,886#9 of 82
Truck share on highways15.8%#54 of 82
Highway trucks per day2,953#15 of 82
Average travel time33.2 min#61 of 102
Average driver income$119,412#3 of 102
Average driver age45.7 yrs#93 of 102

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #3 of 102 on average driver income, against #93 of 102 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Kane County, Illinois

The three busiest roads in Kane County average 49,317 vehicles a day, 4.6 times the county average of 10,805 across all its monitored roads.

Jane Addams Memorial Tollway is the busiest road, at 56,904 vehicles a day, 11,071 of them trucks (19.5%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trucks make up 19.5% of traffic on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and 15.9% on Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, against 7.7% across all roads in the county.

Jane Addams Memorial Tollway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 47.3 minutes against 33.2 county-wide.

Few trucks use Randall Road: 3.5% of its traffic, under half the county's 7.7%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Jane Addams Memorial TollwayMotorway · 56,904vehicles11,071trucks · 19.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
42.0%
Median trip time
47.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$107,146

Jane Addams Memorial Tollway carries 5.3 times the county average at its busiest, 11,071 of them trucks (19.5%, above the county-wide 7.7%).

2Randall RoadPrimary road · 50,456vehicles1,759trucks · 3.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
123.1%
Median trip time
32.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$122,836

Travel on Randall Road's busiest stretch runs 123% over free-flow time, against 26% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Martin Luther King Jr Memorial HighwayMotorway · 40,593vehicles2,138trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
50.5%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$115,718

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 51% longer than at free-flow speed, against 26% county-wide.

4Ronald Reagan Memorial TollwayMotorway · 37,951vehicles6,026trucks · 15.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
35.2%
Median trip time
43.3 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$106,016

Drivers on Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway are on long journeys, a median 43.3 minutes against 33.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Kirk RoadTertiary road · 37,178vehicles1,835trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
35.0%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$123,266

Kirk Road carries 3.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.4 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Jane Addams Memorial TollwayMotorway · #1 by traffic56,904vehicles11,071trucks · 19.5%
2Ronald Reagan Memorial TollwayMotorway · #4 by traffic37,951vehicles6,026trucks · 15.9%
3Martin Luther King Jr Memorial HighwayMotorway · #3 by traffic40,593vehicles2,138trucks · 5.3%
4Higgins RoadPrimary road · 24,288vehicles2,115trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
29.2%
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$108,805

At 2.2 times the county average, Higgins Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $108,805 in household income.

5Kirk RoadTertiary road · #5 by traffic37,178vehicles1,835trucks · 4.9%
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

KaneDepartment 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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