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Traffic heat map of Marshall County, Illinois: 195 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 39 and IL 29

Marshall County, Illinois Traffic Counts

Our Marshall County, Illinois traffic data covers 1,346 road segments over 195 road miles, with an average segment of just 767 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Illinois. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Marshall County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,931
Trucks

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

17.2%
Average travel time

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

38.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$76,817

The average monitored road in Marshall County, Illinois carries 1,931 vehicles per day. Across its 195 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 479,108 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈175 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.2% of traffic, against 10.2% across Illinois.

Longer trips than 94% of counties in Illinois

Marshall sees 77% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,931 vehicles per day against 8,480), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Illinois's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Marshall carries less traffic than 86% of counties in Illinois.

The average trip takes 38.7 minutes, 14% higher than the state level. 94% of counties in Illinois have a shorter average travel time than Marshall's 38.7 minutes.

Congestion runs 68% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 6.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Marshall County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day7,753
Trucks26.2%
Average travel time62.9 min
Congestion ratio18.4%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$82,578

Highways carry about half of all travel in Marshall County, Illinois, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,753 vehicles per day, 331% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,799 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 14% of the monitored road miles: 28 miles in 30 segments, carrying 237,516 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈86.7 million per year).

A major freight corridor

At 26.2%, highway truck share is 51% higher than the state average. That marks Marshall as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 75% of counties in Illinois. Marshall's highway truck count is higher than 52% of counties in Illinois, at roughly 2,028 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Marshall County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day1,799
Trucks8.5%
Average travel time38.2 min
Congestion ratio6.3%
Drivers’ average age51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,267

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Marshall County, Illinois, 50% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,799 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 86% of the monitored road miles (167 miles in 1,316 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 241,591 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈88.2 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.5%.

Local congestion 69% below the Illinois average

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 68% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (6.3%) runs 69% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 65% of counties in Illinois. The driver population here skews older than 59% of counties in Illinois.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Marshall County, Illinois, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Marshall County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Marshall County runs 77% below the Illinois average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 69% above.

MetricMarshall CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic1,9318,480-77.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)17.2%10.2%+69.4%
Truck % (Highway)26.2%17.3%+51.0%
Avg. Travel Time38.7 min34.1 min+13.5%

How Marshall County compares

Marshall County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Marshall County moves 37.4% of the total daily travel and runs 5.4 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Trips here run longer without running slower: distance, not congestion, is what drivers spend their time on.

Marshall County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Illinois average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Marshall County1,93117.2%479,10838.7 min6.6%
Putnam County, Illinois1,8708.2%169,37630.6 min6.6%
Woodford County, Illinois2,46613.4%1,362,12129.5 min9.6%
Stark County, Illinois1,2498.9%123,74736.7 min4.3%
LaSalle County, Illinois3,38817.1%3,463,08831.8 min11.0%
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

Marshall County ranked within Illinois

Average travel time places Marshall County #7 of 102 in Illinois - the top quarter of the state.

Marshall County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureMarshall CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,931#88 of 102
Highway vehicle-miles per day237,516#65 of 82
Truck share on highways26.2%#21 of 82
Highway trucks per day2,028#40 of 82
Average travel time38.7 min#7 of 102
Average driver income$76,817#36 of 102
Average driver age49.9 yrs#42 of 102

Marshall County ranks #7 of 102 on average travel time but #88 of 102 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Marshall County, Illinois

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 9,473 vehicles a day, against 1,931 on the average road in Marshall County.

I 39 leads with 16,938 vehicles a day, 4,430 of them trucks (26.2%). No other road comes close: IL 29, in second place, carries 6,263. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 39 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 62.9 minutes against 38.7 county-wide.

Ferry Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 7.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 17.2% county-wide.

Trucks make up 26.2% of traffic on I 39, against 17.2% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 39Motorway · 16,938vehicles4,430trucks · 26.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
18.4%
Median trip time
62.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,578

Delays build on I 39: its congestion ratio of 18% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

2IL 29Primary road · 6,263vehicles495trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
40.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,581

At 3.2 times the county average, IL 29 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $81,581 in household income.

3Ferry StreetPrimary road · 5,218vehicles405trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.1%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,829

The busiest stretch of Ferry Street carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 7.8% of it, below the county-wide 17.2%.

4Railroad StreetPrimary road · 4,102vehicles330trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.7%
Median trip time
36.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,689

On its busiest stretch, Railroad Street carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 8.0% of it, below the county-wide 17.2%.

5Prairie StreetSecondary road · 3,437vehicles240trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
8.1%
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,264

At 78% more than the county average, Prairie Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $77,264 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 39Motorway · #1 by traffic16,938vehicles4,430trucks · 26.2%
2IL 29Primary road · #2 by traffic6,263vehicles495trucks · 7.9%
3Ferry StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic5,218vehicles405trucks · 7.8%
4Railroad StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic4,102vehicles330trucks · 8.0%
5IL 18 / IL 26Secondary road · 3,252vehicles303trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
45.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,591

IL 18 / IL 26 is busy by local standards, at 68% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.3% of it, below the county-wide 17.2%.

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

MarshallDepartment 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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