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Traffic heat map of Leelanau County, Michigan: 269 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on West Bay Shore Drive

Leelanau County, Michigan Traffic Counts

The average road here carries 3,088 vehicles a day, 60% less than the Michigan average of 7,697. This page breaks down traffic in Leelanau County, Michigan across 269 miles of monitored roads split into 3,425 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 Leelanau County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,088
Trucks

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

5.2%
Average travel time

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

34.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.4%
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.

$91,679

The average monitored road in Leelanau County, Michigan carries 3,088 vehicles per day. Across its 269 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 653,985 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈239 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Michigan: 5.2% against 7.7%.

Traffic 60% below the Michigan average

At 3,088 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Leelanau carries 60% less traffic than the state average of 7,697, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Michigan's statewide total. By volume, Leelanau's 3,088 vehicles per day trails 73% of counties in Michigan.

At 34.1 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 34.1 minutes is longer than 63% of counties in Michigan.

At 38% lower than the state level, the 11.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Leelanau County, Michigan, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Leelanau County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Leelanau County apart: 60% below the Michigan average. Its truck share is also 32% below.

MetricLeelanau CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic3,0887,697-59.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)5.2%7.7%-32.4%
Avg. Travel Time34.1 min33.6 min+1.7%

How Leelanau County compares

Leelanau County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Leelanau County carries 40.4% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Leelanau County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Leelanau County3,0885.2%653,98534.1 min11.4%
Grand Traverse County, Michigan10,5665.6%2,496,28433.6 min22.9%
Antrim County, Michigan3,2587.1%687,09834.1 min9.6%
Benzie County, Michigan2,5816.3%501,08332.4 min7.6%
Charlevoix County, Michigan4,3116.5%588,67931.8 min11.4%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Leelanau County ranked within Michigan

Leelanau County sits in the top quarter of the Michigan field on average driver income, at #7 of 83.

Leelanau County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest).
MeasureLeelanau CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,088#61 of 83
Average travel time34.1 min#31 of 83
Average driver income$91,679#7 of 83
Average driver age53.5 yrs#28 of 83

Busiest roads in Leelanau County, Michigan

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,107 vehicles a day, against 3,088 on the average road in Leelanau County.

West Bay Shore Drive leads with 8,814 vehicles a day, 460 of them trucks (5.2%). Traverse Highway carries the most trucks, 479 a day (5.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1West Bay Shore DriveSecondary road · 8,814vehicles460trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
25.8%
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$92,863

West Bay Shore Drive is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 26% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

2Traverse HighwaySecondary road · 8,350vehicles479trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
18.3%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,572

Traverse Highway carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 479 of them trucks (5.7%, above the county-wide 5.2%).

3Saint Joseph StreetSecondary road · 7,155vehicles408trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
22.5%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
56.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,497

Delays build on Saint Joseph Street: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

4Coleman RoadSecondary road · 5,125vehicles347trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,455

Coleman Road is busy by local standards, at 66% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.8% of it, above the county-wide 5.2%.

5Kasson StreetTertiary road · 5,108vehicles201trucks · 3.9%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
31.7 min
Drivers’ median age
54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,251

Kasson Street peaks at 5,108 vehicles a day, 65% more than the county average; trucks are 3.9% of it, below the county-wide 5.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Traverse HighwaySecondary road · #2 by traffic8,350vehicles479trucks · 5.7%
2West Bay Shore DriveSecondary road · #1 by traffic8,814vehicles460trucks · 5.2%
3Saint Joseph StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic7,155vehicles408trucks · 5.7%
4Coleman RoadSecondary road · #4 by traffic5,125vehicles347trucks · 6.8%
5Philip StreetSecondary road · 5,007vehicles246trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
58.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$92,147

Philip Street carries 62% more than the county average at its busiest, 246 of them trucks (4.9%, below the county-wide 5.2%).

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

LeelanauDepartment 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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