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Traffic heat map of Lincoln County, Minnesota: 262 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on MN 23 and US 14

Lincoln County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, MN 23, carries 3,547 vehicles a day, 5.1 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Lincoln County, Minnesota across 262 miles of monitored roads split into 2,166 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 Lincoln County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day700
Trucks

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

9.6%
Average travel time

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

38.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,620

The average monitored road in Lincoln County, Minnesota carries 700 vehicles per day. Across its 262 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 166,687 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈60.8 million per year). Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Quieter roads than 99% of counties in Minnesota

At 700 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lincoln carries 79% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, 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 0.1% of Minnesota's statewide total. By volume, Lincoln's 700 vehicles per day trails 99% of counties in Minnesota.

Journey times run 20% higher than the state level, at 38.6 minutes on average. On travel time, Lincoln runs longer than 79% of counties in Minnesota.

Congestion runs 69% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 3.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lincoln County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,851
Trucks12.7%
Average travel time39.4 min
Congestion ratio4.6%
Drivers’ average age50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,086

At 27% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Lincoln County, Minnesota than local roads. The average highway carries 1,851 vehicles per day, 222% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 575 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 9% of the road network, 23 miles in 212 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.

Fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Minnesota

The concentration of trucks on highways (12.7%) is 24% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

64% of counties in Minnesota see a lower highway truck share than Lincoln's 12.7%. 92% of counties in Minnesota see more highway trucks per day than Lincoln's roughly 235.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lincoln County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day575
Trucks8.4%
Average travel time38.6 min
Congestion ratio3.1%
Drivers’ average age53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$67,439

Most travel in Lincoln County, Minnesota happens on local roads, 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 575 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 91% (239 miles in 1,954 segments), carrying 122,454 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈44.7 million per year). Trucks make up 8.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 93% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 34% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (3.1%) runs 68% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

93% of counties in Minnesota see higher average driver income among trip origins than Lincoln. The driver population here skews older than 80% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lincoln County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Lincoln County's biggest difference from the Minnesota average is its average daily traffic per road, 79% below it. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 24% above.

MetricLincoln CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic7003,404-79.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.6%8.1%+18.5%
Truck % (Highway)12.7%10.3%+24.0%
Avg. Travel Time38.6 min32.2 min+19.8%

How Lincoln County compares

Lincoln County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Lincoln County carries 63.3% less traffic on a typical road and moves 31.9% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Lincoln 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
Lincoln County7009.6%166,68738.6 min3.3%
Lyon County, Minnesota2,0147.8%652,86130.7 min9.6%
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota1,2459.5%334,75736.1 min4.9%
Brookings County, South Dakota3,2229.1%835,61133.5 minN/A
Deuel County, South Dakota1,15212.6%266,51941.0 minN/A
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Lincoln County ranked within Minnesota

Lincoln County sits in the bottom quarter of the Minnesota field on average daily traffic volume, at #86 of 87.

Lincoln County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureLincoln CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)700#86 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day44,233#78 of 81
Truck share on highways12.7%#30 of 81
Highway trucks per day235#75 of 81
Average travel time38.6 min#19 of 87
Average driver income$67,620#81 of 87
Average driver age52.4 yrs#18 of 87

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #18 of 87 on average driver age, against #86 of 87 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Lincoln County, Minnesota

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lincoln County carry 2,338 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (700).

MN 23 leads with 3,547 vehicles a day, 526 of them trucks (14.8%). That is 2.0 times the next road, US 14 (1,805). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

MN 23 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 58.3 minutes against 38.6 county-wide.

Trucks make up 14.8% of traffic on MN 23, against 9.6% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1MN 23Trunk road · 3,547vehicles526trucks · 14.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.9%
Median trip time
58.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,278

At 5.1 times the county average, MN 23 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $72,278 in household income.

2US 14Trunk road · 1,805vehicles228trucks · 12.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.2%
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,765

The busiest stretch of US 14 carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 12.7% of it, above the county-wide 9.6%.

3Division StreetPrimary road · 1,663vehicles142trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
41.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,245

On its busiest stretch, Division Street carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.6%.

4MN 271Secondary road · 1,501vehicles96trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
57.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,014

MN 271 peaks at 1,501 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 6.4% of it, below the county-wide 9.6%.

5MN 68Secondary road · 1,474vehicles98trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
40.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,055

MN 68 carries 2.1 times the county average at its busiest, 98 of them trucks (6.7%, below the county-wide 9.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1MN 23Trunk road · #1 by traffic3,547vehicles526trucks · 14.8%
2US 14Trunk road · #2 by traffic1,805vehicles228trucks · 12.7%
3Division StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic1,663vehicles142trucks · 8.5%
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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Q3 2026

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