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Traffic heat map of Lyon County, Minnesota: 459 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on College Drive and Main Street

Lyon County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, College Drive, carries 12,015 vehicles a day, 6.0 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Lyon County, Minnesota across 459 miles of monitored roads split into 2,935 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 Lyon County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,014
Trucks

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

7.8%
Average travel time

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

30.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$79,663

Our data shows 2,014 vehicles per day on the average road in Lyon County, Minnesota, and 652,861 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈238 million per year) across its 459 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 7.8% of traffic, close to the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Shorter trips than 83% of counties in Minnesota

Lyon's average daily traffic volume is 41% lower than the state average - 2,014 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.5% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Lyon carries more traffic than 62% of counties in Minnesota.

The average trip takes 30.7 minutes, on par with the state level. 83% of counties in Minnesota have a longer average travel time than Lyon's 30.7 minutes.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.6% (10% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lyon County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,055
Trucks9.8%
Average travel time34.0 min
Congestion ratio6.4%
Drivers’ average age46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,463

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Lyon County, Minnesota: 36% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,055 vehicles per day, 64% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,857 vehicles per day.

With 17% of the road miles (77 miles in 384 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 235,749 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈86.0 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 86% of counties in Minnesota

Highway truck concentration here (9.8%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

71% of counties in Minnesota see a higher highway truck share than Lyon's 9.8%. 86% of counties in Minnesota see more highway trucks per day than Lyon's roughly 300.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lyon County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,857
Trucks6.6%
Average travel time30.2 min
Congestion ratio10.0%
Drivers’ average age45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,263

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Lyon County, Minnesota (64% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,857 vehicles per day.

Spread over 383 miles and 2,551 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 417,112 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈152 million per year). Trucks make up 6.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 15 vehicles.

Younger drivers than 76% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 33% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion here (10.0%) closely tracks the state average.

Lyon's average driver income is higher than 65% of counties in Minnesota. 76% of counties in Minnesota have an older driver population than Lyon.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lyon County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Lyon County apart: 41% below the Minnesota average. The other measures stay close to the average.

MetricLyon CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,0143,404-40.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.8%8.1%-3.7%
Truck % (Highway)9.8%10.3%-4.3%
Avg. Travel Time30.7 min32.2 min-4.7%

How Lyon County compares

Lyon County is more congested than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Lyon County is 87.1% more congested and carries 92.6% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Lyon 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
Lyon County2,0147.8%652,86130.7 min9.6%
Lincoln County, Minnesota7009.6%166,68738.6 min3.3%
Murray County, Minnesota9358.5%249,79240.0 min6.2%
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota1,2459.5%334,75736.1 min4.9%
Redwood County, Minnesota1,3028.6%469,82940.6 min6.1%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Lyon County ranked within Minnesota

Highway truck volume places Lyon County #70 of 81 in Minnesota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Lyon County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureLyon CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,014#34 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day235,749#52 of 81
Truck share on highways9.8%#58 of 81
Highway trucks per day300#70 of 81
Average travel time30.7 min#72 of 87
Average driver income$79,663#31 of 87
Average driver age46.0 yrs#66 of 87

Busiest roads in Lyon County, Minnesota

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lyon County carry 8,950 vehicles a day on average, 4.4 times the typical road in the county (2,014).

College Drive is the busiest road, at 12,015 vehicles a day, 519 of them trucks (4.3%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1College DrivePrimary road · 12,015vehicles519trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
41.4%
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,352

Travel on College Drive's busiest stretch runs 41% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 9,946vehicles453trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
25.9%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,622

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 26% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

3MN 23Trunk road · 4,890vehicles464trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.6%
Median trip time
33.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,329

MN 23 carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.7 minutes.

4MN 68Secondary road · 4,308vehicles252trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
24.6 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,267

At 2.1 times the county average, MN 68 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $80,267 in household income.

5Bruce StreetTertiary road · 4,038vehicles151trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
12.7%
Median trip time
26.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,651

The busiest stretch of Bruce Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 3.8% of it, below the county-wide 7.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1College DrivePrimary road · #1 by traffic12,015vehicles519trucks · 4.3%
2MN 23Trunk road · #3 by traffic4,890vehicles464trucks · 9.5%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic9,946vehicles453trucks · 4.5%
4MN 19Primary road · 4,004vehicles361trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.4%
Median trip time
35.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,678

On its busiest stretch, MN 19 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, above the county-wide 7.8%.

51st StreetSecondary road · 3,748vehicles293trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
27.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,015

1st Street carries 86% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.7 minutes.

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

LyonDepartment 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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