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Traffic heat map of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota: 303 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Oak Street and US 212

Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Oak Street, carries 3,811 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota across 303 miles of monitored roads split into 1,293 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day970
Trucks

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

9.4%
Average travel time

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

37.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$72,021

Our data shows 970 vehicles per day on the average road in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, and 237,814 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈86.8 million per year) across its 303 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.4% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Quieter roads than 90% of counties in Minnesota

At 970 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lac qui Parle carries 71% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Lac qui Parle's 970 vehicles per day trails 90% of counties in Minnesota.

At 37.8 minutes, the average travel time is 17% higher than the state level. On travel time, Lac qui Parle runs longer than 76% of counties in Minnesota.

Congestion runs 52% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 5.1%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lac qui Parle County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Lac qui Parle County's biggest difference from the Minnesota average is its average daily traffic per road, 71% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 17% above.

MetricLac qui Parle CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic9703,404-71.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.4%8.1%+17.1%
Avg. Travel Time37.8 min32.2 min+17.2%

How Lac qui Parle County compares

Lac qui Parle County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Lac qui Parle County carries 29.7% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Lac qui Parle 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
Lac qui Parle County9709.4%237,81437.8 min5.1%
Big Stone County, Minnesota8689.5%126,82630.9 min4.0%
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota1,2459.5%334,75736.1 min4.9%
Swift County, Minnesota1,12311.2%248,12740.0 min5.3%
Grant County, South Dakota2,28511.2%218,62231.3 minN/A
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Lac qui Parle County ranked within Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County sits in the bottom quarter of the Minnesota field on average daily traffic volume, at #78 of 87.

Lac qui Parle County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest).
MeasureLac qui Parle CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)970#78 of 87
Average travel time37.8 min#22 of 87
Average driver income$72,021#60 of 87
Average driver age53.5 yrs#10 of 87

Lac qui Parle County ranks #10 of 87 on average driver age but #78 of 87 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 Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 3,226 vehicles a day, against 970 on the average road in Lac qui Parle County.

Oak Street is the busiest road, at 3,811 vehicles a day, 324 of them trucks (8.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips on 6th Street are short, a median of 24.1 minutes against 37.8 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Oak StreetPrimary road · 3,811vehicles324trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.2%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,473

Oak Street peaks at 3,811 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 8.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.4%.

2US 212Primary road · 3,553vehicles309trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
44.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,124

US 212 carries 3.7 times the county average at its busiest, 309 of them trucks (8.7%, below the county-wide 9.4%).

36th StreetTertiary road · 2,315vehicles120trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
5.8%
Median trip time
24.1 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,957

6th Street carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 24.1 minutes.

41st StreetPrimary road · 2,122vehicles209trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.1%
Median trip time
38.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,573

At 2.2 times the county average, 1st Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $65,573 in household income.

58th AvenuePrimary road · 1,930vehicles203trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.0%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,181

The busiest stretch of 8th Avenue carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 10.5% of it, above the county-wide 9.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Oak StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic3,811vehicles324trucks · 8.5%
2US 212Primary road · #2 by traffic3,553vehicles309trucks · 8.7%
31st StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic2,122vehicles209trucks · 9.8%
48th AvenuePrimary road · #5 by traffic1,930vehicles203trucks · 10.5%
5MN 40Primary road · 1,764vehicles177trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.2%
Median trip time
41.4 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,894

MN 40 carries 82% more than the county average at its busiest, 177 of them trucks (10.0%, above the county-wide 9.4%).

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

Lac qui ParleDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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