
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Maries County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,494 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 11.0% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.3 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. | 5.3% |
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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. | $60,875 |
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A typical monitored road in Maries County, Missouri sees 1,494 vehicles per day, while its 164 miles of monitored roads together handle 280,494 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈102 million per year). About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with Missouri (9.8%).
Traffic 73% below the Missouri average
At 1,494 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Maries carries 73% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Maries accounts for about 0.2% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Maries carries less traffic than 75% of counties in Missouri.
Journey times run 10% higher than the state level, at 34.3 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 34.3 minutes is longer than 73% of counties in Missouri.
At 73% lower than the state level, the 5.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Maries County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,339 |
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| Trucks | 12.3% |
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| Average travel time | 45.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 16.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,627 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Maries County, Missouri happens on highways: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,339 vehicles per day, 535% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 999 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 17% of the road network, 27 miles in 154 segments, so each mile of them is 3.6 times as busy as the average road mile.
Lower highway truck share than 70% of counties in Missouri
The concentration of trucks on highways (12.3%) is 9% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 70% of counties in Missouri. Maries's highway truck count is lower than 67% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 778 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Maries County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day999 |
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| Trucks | 9.2% |
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| Average travel time | 33.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 4.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $60,013 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Maries County, Missouri: 40% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 999 vehicles per day.
Spread over 137 miles and 1,506 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 112,607 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.1 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.2%).
Local congestion 78% below the Missouri average
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 25% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (4.1%) runs 78% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 53% of counties in Missouri. 86% of counties in Missouri have an older driver population than Maries.