
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 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.7 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 9.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $79,663 |
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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

Highway Traffic in Lyon County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,055 |
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| Trucks | 9.8% |
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| Average travel time | 34.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 6.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $80,463 |
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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.

Non-highway Traffic in Lyon County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,857 |
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| Trucks | 6.6% |
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| Average travel time | 30.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 10.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $79,263 |
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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.