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Traffic heat map of Manistee County, Michigan: 291 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Cypress Street

Manistee County, Michigan Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 291 road miles in Manistee County, Michigan, divided into 2,293 segments averaging 671 ft. Its busiest road, Cypress Street, carries 13,116 vehicles a day, 5.0 times the average road. 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 Manistee County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,644
Trucks

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

7.6%
Average travel time

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

35.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

55.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,286

Our data shows 2,644 vehicles per day on the average road in Manistee County, Michigan, and 558,962 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈204 million per year) across its 291 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, in line with Michigan (7.7%).

Traffic 66% below the Michigan average

Manistee's average daily traffic volume is 66% lower than the state average - 2,644 vehicles per day against 7,697 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Michigan's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 82% of counties in Michigan see more traffic than Manistee's 2,644 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 5% higher than the state level, at 35.3 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 35.3 minutes is longer than 73% of counties in Michigan.

Congestion runs 62% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.0%, 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 Manistee County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day7,696
Trucks9.7%
Average travel time37.6 min
Congestion ratio17.4%
Drivers’ average age55.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,819

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Manistee County, Michigan: 31% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,696 vehicles per day, 335% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,768 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 10% of the monitored road miles (31 miles, 339 segments), so they carry more than their share: 174,510 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈63.7 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 77% of counties in Michigan

Highway truck concentration here runs 19% lower than the state average, at 9.7%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Manistee's highway truck share (9.7%) is lower than 68% of counties in Michigan. Manistee's highway truck count is lower than 77% of counties in Michigan, at roughly 746 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Manistee County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day1,768
Trucks6.7%
Average travel time34.9 min
Congestion ratio5.2%
Drivers’ average age55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,716

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Manistee County, Michigan (69% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,768 vehicles per day.

Spread over 261 miles and 1,954 segments, 90% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 384,452 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈140 million per year). Trucks make up 6.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 15 vehicles.

Local congestion 72% below the Michigan average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 31% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.2% is 72% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 61% of counties in Michigan. Manistee's median driver age is higher than 84% of counties in Michigan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Manistee County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Manistee County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 66% below it. Its highway truck share is also 19% below.

MetricManistee CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic2,6447,697-65.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.6%7.7%-0.7%
Truck % (Highway)9.7%12.0%-19.0%
Avg. Travel Time35.3 min33.6 min+5.0%

How Manistee County compares

Manistee County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Manistee County is 41.3% less congested; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Manistee County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Manistee County2,6447.6%558,96235.3 min7.0%
Lake County, Michigan2,0657.7%286,08442.3 min10.8%
Mason County, Michigan4,5707.1%730,50530.7 min14.4%
Benzie County, Michigan2,5816.3%501,08332.4 min7.6%
Wexford County, Michigan4,8439.3%1,102,69836.2 min14.7%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Manistee County ranked within Michigan

Manistee County sits in the bottom quarter of the Michigan field on highway travel volume, at #65 of 74.

Manistee County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureManistee CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,644#68 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day174,510#65 of 74
Truck share on highways9.7%#51 of 74
Highway trucks per day746#57 of 74
Average travel time35.3 min#23 of 83
Average driver income$62,286#51 of 83
Average driver age55.4 yrs#14 of 83

Manistee County ranks #14 of 83 on average driver age but #65 of 74 on highway travel volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Manistee County, Michigan

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 11,856 vehicles a day, against 2,644 on the average road in Manistee County.

Cypress Street is the busiest road, at 13,116 vehicles a day, 873 of them trucks (6.7%). Manistee Highway carries the most trucks, 891 a day (8.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Cypress StreetTrunk road · 13,116vehicles873trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.3%
Median trip time
38.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,325

On its busiest stretch, Cypress Street carries 5.0 times the county average; trucks are 6.7% of it, below the county-wide 7.6%.

2Cleveland StreetTrunk road · 11,456vehicles780trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
17.1%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
55.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,987

Cleveland Street peaks at 11,456 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 7.6%.

3Arthur StreetTrunk road · 10,997vehicles844trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.1%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
55.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,187

Delays build on Arthur Street: its congestion ratio of 28% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

4Manistee HighwayTrunk road · 10,654vehicles891trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.6%
Median trip time
43.4 min
Drivers’ median age
55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,388

Manistee Highway carries 4.0 times the county average at its busiest, 891 of them trucks (8.4%, above the county-wide 7.6%).

5Parkdale RoadTrunk road · 10,371vehicles785trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.4%
Median trip time
33.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,253

Travel on Parkdale Road's busiest stretch runs 28% over free-flow time, against 7% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Manistee HighwayTrunk road · #4 by traffic10,654vehicles891trucks · 8.4%
2Cypress StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic13,116vehicles873trucks · 6.7%
3Arthur StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic10,997vehicles844trucks · 7.7%
4Parkdale RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic10,371vehicles785trucks · 7.6%
5Cleveland StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,456vehicles780trucks · 6.8%
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

ManisteeDepartment 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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