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Traffic heat map of Martin County, Minnesota: 381 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on State Street and I 90

Martin County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its highways carry one of the top 5 truck shares of any county in Minnesota. This page breaks down traffic in Martin County, Minnesota across 381 miles of monitored roads split into 1,925 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Martin County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,825
Trucks

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

13.5%
Average travel time

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

32.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.5%
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.

$68,511

Our data shows 1,825 vehicles per day on the average road in Martin County, Minnesota, and 650,884 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈238 million per year) across its 381 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 13.5% of traffic, against 8.1% across Minnesota.

Traffic 46% below the Minnesota average

At 1,825 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Martin carries 46% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Minnesota's statewide total. Martin carries more traffic than 56% of counties in Minnesota.

Journey times here (32.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 59% of counties in Minnesota have a longer average travel time than Martin's 32.6 minutes.

At 20% lower than the state level, the 8.5% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Martin County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,801
Trucks18.5%
Average travel time48.8 min
Congestion ratio12.5%
Drivers’ average age51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$67,138

Highways carry about half of all travel in Martin County, Minnesota, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,801 vehicles per day, 133% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,630 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 21% of the monitored road miles (79 miles, 173 segments), so they carry more than their share: 322,348 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈118 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 96% of counties in Minnesota

Highway truck concentration here runs 80% higher than the state average, at 18.5%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 96% of counties in Minnesota. 61% of counties in Minnesota see fewer highway trucks per day than Martin's roughly 702.

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Non-highway Traffic in Martin County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,630
Trucks8.6%
Average travel time31.0 min
Congestion ratio8.1%
Drivers’ average age53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,161

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Martin County, Minnesota, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,630 vehicles per day.

Spread over 302 miles and 1,752 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 328,536 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈120 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.6%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 88% of counties in Minnesota

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 53% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (8.1%) runs 17% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 88% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews older than 81% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Martin County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Martin County's biggest difference from the Minnesota average is its highway truck share, 80% above it. Its truck share is also 67% above.

MetricMartin CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic1,8253,404-46.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.5%8.1%+67.0%
Truck % (Highway)18.5%10.3%+79.9%
Avg. Travel Time32.6 min32.2 min+1.0%

How Martin County compares

Martin County is more congested than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Martin County is 53.3% more congested and carries 56.9% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Martin County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Martin County1,82513.5%650,88432.6 min8.5%
Watonwan County, Minnesota1,41812.5%483,65935.6 min5.6%
Emmet County, Iowa1,0778.7%130,12533.4 min6.1%
Jackson County, Minnesota1,17812.8%695,66332.9 min4.9%
Faribault County, Minnesota98016.2%534,36235.1 min5.4%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Martin County ranked within Minnesota

Martin County sits in the top quarter of the Minnesota field on truck share on highways, at #4 of 81.

Martin County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureMartin CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,825#39 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day322,348#42 of 81
Truck share on highways18.5%#4 of 81
Highway trucks per day702#32 of 81
Average travel time32.6 min#52 of 87
Average driver income$68,511#77 of 87
Average driver age52.6 yrs#17 of 87

Martin County ranks #4 of 81 on truck share on highways but #77 of 87 on average driver income - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Martin County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,655 vehicles a day, against 1,825 on the average road in Martin County.

State Street leads with 11,687 vehicles a day, 889 of them trucks (7.6%). I 90 carries the most trucks, 1,575 a day (19.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using I 90 are long: a median of 57.6 minutes against 32.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

The truck ranking looks different from the traffic one, sharing just 2 of its 5 roads.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1State StreetPrimary road · 11,687vehicles889trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
33.6%
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,147

State Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 34% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

2I 90Motorway · 7,994vehicles1,575trucks · 19.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
8.0%
Median trip time
57.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,587

The busiest stretch of I 90 carries 4.4 times the county average; trucks are 19.7% of it, above the county-wide 13.5%.

3Blue Earth AvenuePrimary road · 6,283vehicles482trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.7%
Median trip time
36.3 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,518

On its busiest stretch, Blue Earth Avenue carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 13.5%.

4MN 15Primary road · 5,520vehicles444trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.5%
Median trip time
28.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,944

Delays build on MN 15: its congestion ratio of 17% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

5Albion AvenueTertiary road · 5,087vehicles199trucks · 3.9%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
12.0%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,830

Albion Avenue peaks at 5,087 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 3.9% of it, below the county-wide 13.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · #2 by traffic7,994vehicles1,575trucks · 19.7%
2State StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic11,687vehicles889trucks · 7.6%
3Veterans Memorial HighwayTrunk road · 5,041vehicles653trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.3%
Median trip time
38.0 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,052

Veterans Memorial Highway carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 653 of them trucks (13.0%, in line with the county-wide 13.5%).

4190th AvenuePrimary road · 3,621vehicles573trucks · 15.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
45.5 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,636

Drivers on 190th Avenue are on long journeys, a median 45.5 minutes against 32.6 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

55th AvenueTrunk road · 4,292vehicles545trucks · 12.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
41.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,087

5th Avenue carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 41.1 minutes.

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

MartinDepartment 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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