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Traffic heat map of Laclede County, Missouri: 348 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Jefferson Avenue and I 44

Laclede County, Missouri Traffic Counts

About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Missouri. This page breaks down traffic in Laclede County, Missouri across 348 miles of monitored roads split into 4,280 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 Laclede County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,264
Trucks

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

16.6%
Average travel time

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

32.4 min
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,299

A typical monitored road in Laclede County, Missouri sees 4,264 vehicles per day, while its 348 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,721,352 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈628 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 16.6% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.

Busier roads than 82% of counties in Missouri

At 4,264 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Laclede carries 24% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Missouri's statewide total. By volume, Laclede's 4,264 vehicles per day outpaces 82% of counties in Missouri.

The average trip takes 32.4 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.4 minutes is shorter than 51% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Laclede County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day26,021
Trucks20.2%
Average travel time38.0 min
Drivers’ average age48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,557

Most travel in Laclede County, Missouri happens on highways, 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 26,021 vehicles per day, 811% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,857 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 25% of the road network, 86 miles in 260 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.

That is more highway travel volume than 85% of counties in Missouri.

More highway trucks than 87% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on highways (20.2%) is 50% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Laclede as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Laclede's highway truck share (20.2%) is higher than 78% of counties in Missouri. Laclede's highway truck count is higher than 87% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 5,251 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Laclede County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day2,857
Trucks6.5%
Average travel time32.0 min
Drivers’ average age48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,065

At 26% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Laclede County, Missouri than highways. A typical local road sees 2,857 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (262 miles in 4,020 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 447,170 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈163 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.5%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 71% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 68% lower than the highway network.

71% of counties in Missouri see higher average driver income among trip origins than Laclede. Laclede's median driver age is lower than 63% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Laclede County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Laclede County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Laclede County apart: 69% above the Missouri average. Its highway truck share is also 50% above.

MetricLaclede CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic4,2645,631-24.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.6%9.8%+69.3%
Truck % (Highway)20.2%13.4%+50.0%
Avg. Travel Time32.4 min31.3 min+3.5%

How Laclede County compares

Laclede County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Laclede County carries 43.5% more traffic on a typical road and runs 5.1 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the second 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.

Laclede 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
Laclede County4,26416.6%1,721,35232.4 minN/A
Pulaski County, Missouri2,90515.8%1,222,20728.6 min19.3%
Dallas County, Missouri1,8348.4%447,48536.4 minN/A
Camden County, Missouri4,4517.8%1,170,86129.2 min16.8%
Webster County, Missouri2,69913.9%1,837,64232.3 min8.5%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Laclede County ranked within Missouri

Laclede County sits in the top quarter of the Missouri field on highway truck volume, at #13 of 93.

Laclede County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureLaclede CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,264#22 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,274,183#15 of 93
Truck share on highways20.2%#21 of 93
Highway trucks per day5,251#13 of 93
Average travel time32.4 min#59 of 115
Average driver income$57,299#82 of 115
Average driver age48.4 yrs#73 of 115

Busiest roads in Laclede County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Laclede County carry 31,273 vehicles a day on average, 7.3 times the typical road in the county (4,264).

Jefferson Avenue is the busiest road, at 46,328 vehicles a day, 2,678 of them trucks (5.8%). That is 61% more than the next road, I 44 (28,764). I 44 carries the most trucks, 6,695 a day (23.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using I 44 are long: a median of 56.1 minutes against 32.4 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Jefferson Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 16.6% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Jefferson AvenueTrunk road · 46,328vehicles2,678trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,233

A main artery: Jefferson Avenue's busiest stretch carries 10.9 times the county average; trucks are 5.8% of it, below the county-wide 16.6%.

2I 44Motorway · 28,764vehicles6,695trucks · 23.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
56.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,374

I 44 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 23.3% of it, above the county-wide 16.6%.

3Elm StreetPrimary road · 18,728vehicles1,157trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,175

At 4.4 times the county average, Elm Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $52,175 in household income.

4Jefferson StreetTertiary road · 14,373vehicles558trucks · 3.9%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,459

The busiest stretch of Jefferson Street carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 3.9% of it, below the county-wide 16.6%.

5MO 32Secondary road · 13,749vehicles850trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,348

On its busiest stretch, MO 32 carries 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 6.2% of it, below the county-wide 16.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 44Motorway · #2 by traffic28,764vehicles6,695trucks · 23.3%
2Jefferson AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic46,328vehicles2,678trucks · 5.8%
3MO 5Trunk road · 13,736vehicles1,498trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,677

MO 5 peaks at 13,736 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 10.9% of it, below the county-wide 16.6%.

4Elm StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic18,728vehicles1,157trucks · 6.2%
5MO 32Secondary road · #5 by traffic13,749vehicles850trucks · 6.2%
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

LacledeDepartment 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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