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Traffic heat map of Linn County, Missouri: 202 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and US 36 Business / MO 11

Linn County, Missouri Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Linn County, Missouri? We measure 202 road miles, divided into 1,170 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 8,993 vehicles a day, 5.5 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Linn County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,640
Trucks

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

12.3%
Average travel time

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

36.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,512

A typical monitored road in Linn County, Missouri sees 1,640 vehicles per day, while its 202 miles of monitored roads together handle 311,221 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈114 million per year). Trucks are 12.3% of traffic, more than the 9.8% across Missouri.

Longer trips than 89% of counties in Missouri

Linn sees 71% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,640 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Linn accounts for about 0.2% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Linn carries less traffic than 65% of counties in Missouri.

At 36.2 minutes, the average travel time is 16% higher than the state level. On travel time, Linn runs longer than 89% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Linn County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day3,656
Trucks14.2%
Average travel time47.4 min
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,829

A little more than half of the driving in Linn County, Missouri happens on highways: 67% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,656 vehicles per day, 167% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,370 vehicles per day.

With 27% of the road miles (55 miles in 138 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 207,284 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈75.7 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 84% of counties in Missouri

At 14.2%, highway truck share is 6% higher than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 51% of counties in Missouri. Linn's highway truck count is lower than 84% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 521 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Linn County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,370
Trucks8.5%
Average travel time34.7 min
Drivers’ average age51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,287

A significant share of driving in Linn County, Missouri, 33% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,370 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 73% of the monitored road miles (148 miles in 1,032 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 103,937 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈37.9 million per year). Trucks make up 8.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.

Older drivers than 75% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 41% lower than on highways.

52% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Linn. 75% of counties in Missouri have a younger driver population than Linn.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Linn County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Linn County runs 71% below the Missouri average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 25% above.

MetricLinn CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,6405,631-70.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.3%9.8%+25.5%
Truck % (Highway)14.2%13.4%+5.9%
Avg. Travel Time36.2 min31.3 min+15.6%

How Linn County compares

Linn County against nearby counties

Linn County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Linn 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
Linn County1,64012.3%311,22136.2 minN/A
Sullivan County, Missouri92511.1%119,68732.7 minN/A
Chariton County, Missouri1,0748.9%144,38733.9 minN/A
Livingston County, Missouri2,27312.6%396,37733.2 min11.3%
Macon County, Missouri2,97611.8%698,08731.5 min12.2%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Linn County ranked within Missouri

Linn County sits in the top quarter of the Missouri field on average travel time, at #14 of 115.

Linn County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureLinn CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,640#75 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day207,284#76 of 93
Truck share on highways14.2%#48 of 93
Highway trucks per day521#78 of 93
Average travel time36.2 min#14 of 115
Average driver income$62,512#56 of 115
Average driver age50.8 yrs#29 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #14 of 115 on average travel time, against #78 of 93 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Linn County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,213 vehicles a day, against 1,640 on the average road in Linn County.

Main Street is the busiest road, at 8,993 vehicles a day, 596 of them trucks (6.6%). Chicago-Kansas City Expressway carries the most trucks, 1,081 a day (14.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Trips using Chicago-Kansas City Expressway are long: a median of 47.4 minutes against 36.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use US 36 Business / MO 11: 6.0% of its traffic, under half the county's 12.3%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetSecondary road · 8,993vehicles596trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
37.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,272

Main Street carries 5.5 times the county average at its busiest, 596 of them trucks (6.6%, below the county-wide 12.3%).

2US 36 Business / MO 11Secondary road · 8,066vehicles481trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,265

US 36 Business / MO 11 carries 4.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.3 minutes.

3Chicago-Kansas City ExpresswayTrunk road · 7,581vehicles1,081trucks · 14.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
47.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,831

At 4.6 times the county average, Chicago-Kansas City Expressway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,831 in household income.

4MO 5Primary road · 4,043vehicles395trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,794

The busiest stretch of MO 5 carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 9.8% of it, below the county-wide 12.3%.

5Missouri AvenuePrimary road · 3,458vehicles402trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,514

On its busiest stretch, Missouri Avenue carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 11.6% of it, below the county-wide 12.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Chicago-Kansas City ExpresswayTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,581vehicles1,081trucks · 14.3%
2Main StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic8,993vehicles596trucks · 6.6%
3US 36 Business / MO 11Secondary road · #2 by traffic8,066vehicles481trucks · 6.0%
4Missouri AvenuePrimary road · #5 by traffic3,458vehicles402trucks · 11.6%
5MO 5Primary road · #4 by traffic4,043vehicles395trucks · 9.8%
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

LinnDepartment 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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