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Traffic heat map of Marshall County, Kansas: 180 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Center Street and 5th Street

Marshall County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Marshall County, Kansas, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,623 road segments (180 road miles, about 587 ft each). Its busiest road, Center Street, carries 10,387 vehicles a day, 5.2 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,005
Trucks

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

10.7%
Average travel time

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

36.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,889

The average monitored road in Marshall County, Kansas carries 2,005 vehicles per day. Across its 180 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 247,017 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈90.2 million per year). About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with Kansas (10.2%).

Traffic 53% below the Kansas average

Marshall sees 53% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,005 vehicles per day against 4,243), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Marshall accounts for about 0.3% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Marshall's 2,005 vehicles per day outpaces 58% of counties in Kansas.

Journey times run 16% higher than the state level, at 36.9 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 36.9 minutes is longer than 66% of counties in Kansas.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Marshall County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day3,749
Trucks12.0%
Average travel time31.2 min
Drivers’ average age52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,683

Most travel in Marshall County, Kansas happens on highways, 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,749 vehicles per day, 420% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 721 vehicles per day.

With 41% of the road miles (75 miles in 688 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 181,237 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈66.2 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 89% of counties in Kansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 17% lower than the state average, at 12.0%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 88% of counties in Kansas. By raw truck volume, Marshall carries fewer highway trucks than 89% of counties in Kansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Marshall County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day721
Trucks7.3%
Average travel time41.0 min
Drivers’ average age53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,349

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Marshall County, Kansas, 27% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 721 vehicles per day.

Spread over 106 miles and 935 segments, 59% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 65,780 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈24.0 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.3%).

Older drivers than 83% of counties in Kansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 39% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 59% of counties in Kansas. The driver population here skews older than 83% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 68% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 21% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -13% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Marshall County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Marshall County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Marshall County's biggest difference from the Kansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 53% below it. Its highway truck share is also 17% below.

MetricMarshall CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic2,0054,243-52.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.7%10.2%+5.2%
Truck % (Highway)12.0%14.4%-16.9%
Avg. Travel Time36.9 min31.8 min+16.0%

How Marshall County compares

Marshall County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Marshall County moves 46.3% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Marshall County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Marshall County2,00510.7%247,01736.9 minN/A
Pottawatomie County, Kansas2,2737.1%465,48230.1 min2.5%
Nemaha County, Kansas1,45410.0%226,24431.1 minN/A
Riley County, Kansas4,7949.4%1,314,15532.2 min5.9%
Washington County, Kansas1,04110.3%128,06737.8 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Marshall County ranked within Kansas

Highway truck volume places Marshall County #73 of 82 in Kansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Marshall County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureMarshall CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,005#45 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day181,237#49 of 82
Truck share on highways12.0%#72 of 82
Highway trucks per day449#73 of 82
Average travel time36.9 min#36 of 105
Average driver income$68,889#44 of 105
Average driver age52.6 yrs#18 of 105

Marshall County ranks #18 of 105 on average driver age but #73 of 82 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Marshall County, Kansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Marshall County carry 6,529 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (2,005).

Center Street leads with 10,387 vehicles a day, 872 of them trucks (8.4%). That is 2.2 times the next road, 5th Street (4,635). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips on 5th Street are short, a median of 25.6 minutes against 36.9 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Center StreetTrunk road · 10,387vehicles872trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,662

Center Street carries 5.2 times the county average at its busiest, 872 of them trucks (8.4%, below the county-wide 10.7%).

25th StreetTrunk road · 4,635vehicles387trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
25.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,317

5th Street carries 2.3 times the county average at its busiest, 387 of them trucks (8.4%, below the county-wide 10.7%).

3Pony Express HighwayTrunk road · 4,566vehicles475trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
31.0 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,372

Pony Express Highway carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.0 minutes.

4KS 9 / US 77Trunk road · 4,242vehicles354trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
25.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,473

Trips on KS 9 / US 77 are short, a median 25.7 minutes against 36.9 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

53rd StreetTrunk road · 3,720vehicles420trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,869

3rd Street carries 86% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Center StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic10,387vehicles872trucks · 8.4%
2Pony Express HighwayTrunk road · #3 by traffic4,566vehicles475trucks · 10.4%
33rd StreetTrunk road · #5 by traffic3,720vehicles420trucks · 11.3%
45th StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic4,635vehicles387trucks · 8.4%
5KS 9 / US 77Trunk road · #4 by traffic4,242vehicles354trucks · 8.3%
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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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