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Traffic heat map of Lincoln County, Kansas: 115 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 70 and KS 232

Lincoln County, Kansas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 115 road miles in Lincoln County, Kansas, divided into 643 segments averaging 946 ft. Its highways rank among the top 3 counties in Kansas for trucks per day. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Lincoln County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day858
Trucks

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

20.0%
Average travel time

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

44.3 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,198

A typical monitored road in Lincoln County, Kansas sees 858 vehicles per day, while its 115 miles of monitored roads together handle 206,068 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈75.2 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 20.0% of traffic, against 10.2% across Kansas.

Quieter roads than 94% of counties in Kansas

At 858 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lincoln carries 80% less traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Kansas's statewide total. Lincoln carries less traffic than 94% of counties in Kansas.

Journey times run 39% higher than the state level, at 44.3 minutes on average. 88% of counties in Kansas have a shorter average travel time than Lincoln's 44.3 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lincoln County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day6,574
Trucks24.9%
Average travel time59.2 min
Drivers’ average age48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,613

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Lincoln County, Kansas (70% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 6,574 vehicles per day, 799% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 731 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 17% of the road network, 19 miles in 14 segments, so each mile of them is 4.2 times as busy as the average road mile.

More highway trucks than 98% of counties in Kansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 73% higher than the state average, at 24.9%. That marks Lincoln as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Lincoln's highway truck share (24.9%) is higher than 96% of counties in Kansas. 98% of counties in Kansas see fewer highway trucks per day than Lincoln's roughly 1,637.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lincoln County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day731
Trucks8.7%
Average travel time43.9 min
Drivers’ average age54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,577

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Lincoln County, Kansas: 30% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 731 vehicles per day.

Spread over 96 miles and 629 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 62,755 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈22.9 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.7%).

Local roads carry 65% fewer trucks by share than highways

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 65% fewer trucks by share.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 52% of counties in Kansas. Lincoln's median driver age is higher than 61% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 75% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 24% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +10% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -15% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Lincoln County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +10% in high season.

Lincoln County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Lincoln County runs 96% above the Kansas average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 80% below.

MetricLincoln CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic8584,243-79.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)20.0%10.2%+95.7%
Truck % (Highway)24.9%14.4%+72.9%
Avg. Travel Time44.3 min31.8 min+39.3%

How Lincoln County compares

Lincoln County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Lincoln County carries 44.2% less traffic on a typical road and runs 5.3 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the quietest 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.

Lincoln County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Lincoln County85820.0%206,06844.3 minN/A
Ellsworth County, Kansas1,32618.5%571,74345.6 minN/A
Mitchell County, Kansas1,4928.6%134,57336.9 minN/A
Russell County, Kansas2,05618.4%594,90535.4 minN/A
Ottawa County, Kansas1,27513.3%271,82833.7 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Lincoln County ranked within Kansas

On highway truck volume, Lincoln County is among the three highest county-level areas in Kansas.

Lincoln County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureLincoln CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)858#99 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day143,314#56 of 82
Truck share on highways24.9%#4 of 82
Highway trucks per day1,637#3 of 82
Average travel time44.3 min#14 of 105
Average driver income$67,198#55 of 105
Average driver age50.1 yrs#42 of 105

Lincoln County ranks #4 of 82 on truck share on highways but #99 of 105 on average daily traffic volume. It is a freight corridor without the traffic to match: trucks dominate the mix precisely because there is so little local car traffic to dilute them.

Busiest roads in Lincoln County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 6,001 vehicles a day, against 858 on the average road in Lincoln County.

I 70 leads with 14,988 vehicles a day, 3,734 of them trucks (24.9%). That is 8.8 times the next road, KS 232 (1,706). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

KS 232 skews older: its drivers' median age is 59.6, compared with 50.1 county-wide.

KS 232 is busy with cars rather than freight: only 7.5% of its traffic is trucks, against 20.0% county-wide.

Trips using I 70 are long: a median of 59.2 minutes against 44.3 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · 14,988vehicles3,734trucks · 24.9%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
59.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,613

A main artery: I 70's busiest stretch carries 17.5 times the county average; trucks are 24.9% of it, above the county-wide 20.0%.

2KS 232Secondary road · 1,706vehicles128trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
43.1 min
Drivers’ median age
59.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,748

KS 232 carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 128 of them trucks (7.5%, below the county-wide 20.0%).

36th StreetSecondary road · 1,310vehicles158trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
47.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,699

6th Street peaks at 1,310 vehicles a day, 53% more than the county average; trucks are 12.1% of it, below the county-wide 20.0%.

4KS 18Primary road · 1,232vehicles114trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
48.6 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,027

KS 18 carries 44% more than the county average at its busiest, 114 of them trucks (9.3%, below the county-wide 20.0%).

5Higway 18Primary road · 1,027vehicles144trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
39.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,175

Higway 18 carries 20% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #1 by traffic14,988vehicles3,734trucks · 24.9%
26th StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic1,310vehicles158trucks · 12.1%
3Higway 18Primary road · #5 by traffic1,027vehicles144trucks · 14.1%
4KS 232Secondary road · #2 by traffic1,706vehicles128trucks · 7.5%
5Highway 18Primary road · 972vehicles117trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
36.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,922

At 13% more than the county average, Highway 18 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,922 in household income.

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

LincolnDepartment 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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