
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Lafayette County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,435 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 19.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.5 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $82,079 |
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A typical monitored road in Lafayette County, Missouri sees 2,435 vehicles per day, while its 390 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,522,591 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈556 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 19.7% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.
Traffic 57% below the Missouri average
Lafayette's average daily traffic volume is 57% lower than the state average - 2,435 vehicles per day against 5,631 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.9% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Lafayette carries more traffic than 56% of counties in Missouri.
Journey times run 7% higher than the state level, at 33.5 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 33.5 minutes is longer than 62% of counties in Missouri.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Lafayette County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,580 |
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| Trucks | 23.5% |
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| Average travel time | 48.5 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $81,932 |
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Highways carry most of the traffic in Lafayette County, Missouri: 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,580 vehicles per day, 187% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,944 vehicles per day.
With 33% of the road miles (129 miles in 651 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,160,626 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈424 million per year).
84% of counties in Missouri move less traffic on their highways.
A major freight corridor
At 23.5%, highway truck share is 74% higher than the state average. That marks Lafayette as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
86% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Lafayette's 23.5%. Lafayette's highway truck count is higher than 75% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 1,309 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Lafayette County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,944 |
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| Trucks | 7.6% |
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| Average travel time | 31.1 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,334 |
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Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Lafayette County, Missouri, 24% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,944 vehicles per day.
Spread over 261 miles and 4,164 segments, 67% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 361,964 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈132 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.6%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 93% of counties in Missouri
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 67% fewer trucks by share.
93% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Lafayette. The driver population here skews younger than 74% of counties in Missouri.