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Traffic heat map of McLeod County, Minnesota: 378 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 4th Avenue Northwest

McLeod County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of McLeod County, Minnesota? We measure 378 road miles, divided into 4,878 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, 4th Avenue Northwest, carries 15,824 vehicles a day, 6.2 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 McLeod County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,567
Trucks

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

8.1%
Average travel time

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

37.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,761

A typical monitored road in McLeod County, Minnesota sees 2,567 vehicles per day, while its 378 miles of monitored roads together handle 852,526 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈311 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).

Busier roads than 77% of counties in Minnesota

At 2,567 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in McLeod carries 25% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, McLeod accounts for about 0.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. McLeod carries more traffic than 77% of counties in Minnesota.

The average trip takes 37.9 minutes, 18% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 37.9 minutes is longer than 77% of counties in Minnesota.

The congestion ratio of 8.1% is 24% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in McLeod County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day4,905
Trucks11.8%
Average travel time40.8 min
Congestion ratio11.8%
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,896

A significant share of driving in McLeod County, Minnesota, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 4,905 vehicles per day, 117% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,260 vehicles per day.

With 17% of the road miles (63 miles in 565 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 273,454 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈99.8 million per year).

Freight-heavy highways

The concentration of trucks on highways (11.8%) is 15% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 55% of counties in Minnesota. By raw truck volume, McLeod carries fewer highway trucks than 64% of counties in Minnesota.

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Non-highway Traffic in McLeod County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day2,260
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time37.5 min
Congestion ratio7.6%
Drivers’ average age49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$82,678

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in McLeod County, Minnesota (68% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 2,260 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 83% (316 miles in 4,313 segments), carrying 579,072 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈211 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.4%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 73% of counties in Minnesota

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 46% lower than on highways.

At 22% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.6% signals easier movement on local roads.

73% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than McLeod. The driver population here skews older than 51% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

McLeod County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: McLeod County runs 25% below the Minnesota average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 18% above.

MetricMcLeod CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,5673,404-24.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.1%8.1%+0.6%
Truck % (Highway)11.8%10.3%+15.2%
Avg. Travel Time37.9 min32.2 min+17.5%

How McLeod County compares

McLeod County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, McLeod County moves 47.5% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

McLeod 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
McLeod County2,5678.1%852,52637.9 min8.1%
Sibley County, Minnesota1,5398.8%497,62038.6 min5.1%
Carver County, Minnesota3,7816.0%2,206,34730.0 min12.1%
Meeker County, Minnesota1,8869.2%634,58437.1 min7.0%
Wright County, Minnesota4,0908.6%3,833,52831.5 min12.1%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

McLeod County ranked within Minnesota

McLeod County sits in the top quarter of the Minnesota field on average daily traffic volume, at #21 of 87.

McLeod County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureMcLeod CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,567#21 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day273,454#46 of 81
Truck share on highways11.8%#37 of 81
Highway trucks per day580#52 of 81
Average travel time37.9 min#21 of 87
Average driver income$81,761#24 of 87
Average driver age49.4 yrs#43 of 87

Busiest roads in McLeod County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 12,423 vehicles a day, against 2,567 on the average road in McLeod County.

4th Avenue Northwest is the busiest road, at 15,824 vehicles a day, 1,026 of them trucks (6.5%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using South Street are long: a median of 69.9 minutes against 37.9 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 17.9% of traffic on South Street, against 8.1% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th Avenue NorthwestPrimary road · 15,824vehicles1,026trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
42.3%
Median trip time
39.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,300

Delays build on 4th Avenue Northwest: its congestion ratio of 42% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 11,775vehicles818trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
35.8%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,620

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 36% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3US 212Trunk road · 9,669vehicles1,024trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.2%
Median trip time
44.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,288

The busiest stretch of US 212 carries 3.8 times the county average; trucks are 10.6% of it, above the county-wide 8.1%.

4MN 7Primary road · 8,882vehicles661trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.3%
Median trip time
45.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,750

On its busiest stretch, MN 7 carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 7.4% of it, below the county-wide 8.1%.

5Minnesota State Highway 7Primary road · 7,047vehicles567trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.4%
Median trip time
47.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$94,266

Minnesota State Highway 7 peaks at 7,047 vehicles a day, 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th Avenue NorthwestPrimary road · #1 by traffic15,824vehicles1,026trucks · 6.5%
2US 212Trunk road · #3 by traffic9,669vehicles1,024trucks · 10.6%
3South StreetTrunk road · 5,005vehicles896trucks · 17.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
69.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,106

South Street carries 95% more than the county average at its busiest, 896 of them trucks (17.9%, above the county-wide 8.1%).

4Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,775vehicles818trucks · 7.0%
5MN 7Primary road · #4 by traffic8,882vehicles661trucks · 7.4%
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

McLeodDepartment 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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