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Traffic heat map of Kidder County, North Dakota: 157 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 94 and Mitchell Avenue

Kidder County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Kidder County, North Dakota? We measure 157 road miles, divided into 591 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in North Dakota. 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 Kidder County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day592
Trucks

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

16.8%
Average travel time

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

43.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$82,121

The average monitored road in Kidder County, North Dakota carries 592 vehicles per day. Across its 157 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 194,293 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.9 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 11.1% across North Dakota - a freight-heavy mix.

Traffic 73% below the North Dakota average

At 592 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Kidder carries 73% less traffic than the state average of 2,174, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.1% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Kidder carries less traffic than 83% of counties in North Dakota.

The average trip takes 43.1 minutes, 16% higher than the state level. 69% of counties in North Dakota have a shorter average travel time than Kidder's 43.1 minutes.

At 69% lower than the state level, the 3.2% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Kidder County, North Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day2,178
Trucks18.6%
Average travel time62.5 min
Congestion ratio4.1%
Drivers’ average age45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$85,535

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Kidder County, North Dakota, 80% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,178 vehicles per day, 357% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 477 vehicles per day.

With 43% of the road miles (67 miles in 40 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 155,646 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈56.8 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Kidder outranks 59% of counties in North Dakota.

Higher highway truck share than 97% of counties in North Dakota

The concentration of trucks on highways (18.6%) is 28% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Kidder's highway truck share (18.6%) is higher than 97% of counties in North Dakota. Kidder's highway truck count is higher than 76% of counties in North Dakota, at roughly 404 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Kidder County, North Dakota

Trafficvehicles per day477
Trucks9.6%
Average travel time41.7 min
Congestion ratio3.2%
Drivers’ average age55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,150

At 20% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Kidder County, North Dakota than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 477 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 57% of the monitored road miles (91 miles in 551 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 38,647 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈14.1 million per year). Trucks make up 9.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.

Local congestion 71% below the North Dakota average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 48% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 3.2% is 71% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Kidder's average driver income is higher than 65% of counties in North Dakota. The driver population here skews younger than 65% of counties in North Dakota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Kidder County, North Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Kidder County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Kidder County runs 73% below the North Dakota average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 51% above.

MetricKidder CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic5922,174-72.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.8%11.1%+51.3%
Truck % (Highway)18.6%14.5%+28.0%
Avg. Travel Time43.1 min37.0 min+16.4%

How Kidder County compares

Kidder County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Kidder County carries 72.1% less traffic on a typical road and is 60.9% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Kidder County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Dakota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Kidder County59216.8%194,29343.1 min3.2%
Logan County, North Dakota47210.9%33,84933.0 min5.7%
Burleigh County, North Dakota5,4617.7%1,548,93233.3 min16.1%
Stutsman County, North Dakota1,86214.0%562,74237.2 min8.3%
Emmons County, North Dakota69113.5%97,77047.0 min3.1%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Kidder County ranked within North Dakota

On truck share on highways, Kidder County is among the three highest county-level areas in North Dakota.

Kidder County ranked among 53 county-level areas in North Dakota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 35.
MeasureKidder CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)592#44 of 53
Highway vehicle-miles per day155,646#15 of 35
Truck share on highways18.6%#2 of 35
Highway trucks per day404#9 of 35
Average travel time43.1 min#17 of 53
Average driver income$82,121#19 of 53
Average driver age46.1 yrs#35 of 53

Kidder County ranks #2 of 35 on truck share on highways but #44 of 53 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Kidder County, North Dakota

The three busiest roads in Kidder County average 2,297 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the county average of 592 across all its monitored roads.

I 94 is the busiest road, at 4,690 vehicles a day, 893 of them trucks (19.0%). No other road comes close: Mitchell Avenue, in second place, carries 1,482. It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 100.0% of traffic on 39th Avenue Southeast, against 16.8% across all roads in the county.

Trips on 1st Street Northwest are short, a median of 21.7 minutes against 43.1 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Drivers on 1st Street Northwest are noticeably older, with a median age of 56.8 against 46.1 across the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 94Motorway · 4,690vehicles893trucks · 19.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
4.1%
Median trip time
57.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,873

Drivers on I 94 are on long journeys, a median 57.9 minutes against 43.1 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

2Mitchell AvenueSecondary road · 1,482vehicles104trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
41.1 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,912

On its busiest stretch, Mitchell Avenue carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 7.0% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

3ND 3Secondary road · 720vehicles64trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
3.5%
Median trip time
49.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,071

ND 3 is busy by local standards, at 22% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.8% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

4Lake AvenueSecondary road · 614vehicles64trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.6 min
Drivers’ median age
55.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,238

Even at its busiest, Lake Avenue carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 10.5% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

51st Street NorthwestTertiary road · 452vehicles26trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
21.7 min
Drivers’ median age
56.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,228

1st Street Northwest is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 24% less than the county average; trucks are 5.7% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 94Motorway · #1 by traffic4,690vehicles893trucks · 19.0%
239th Avenue SoutheastTertiary road · 234vehicles234trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
37.5 min

Even at its busiest, 39th Avenue Southeast carries 60% less than the county average; trucks are 100.0% of it, above the county-wide 16.8%.

3Mitchell AvenueSecondary road · #2 by traffic1,482vehicles104trucks · 7.0%
4Lake AvenueSecondary road · #4 by traffic614vehicles64trucks · 10.5%
5ND 3Secondary road · #3 by traffic720vehicles64trucks · 8.8%
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

KidderDepartment 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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