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Traffic heat map of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota: 398 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 169 and Rum River Drive

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota? We measure 398 road miles, divided into 4,825 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, US 169, carries 19,263 vehicles a day, 10.6 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 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,818
Trucks

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

8.6%
Average travel time

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

33.6 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.

47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,008

The average monitored road in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota carries 1,818 vehicles per day. Across its 398 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 912,959 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈333 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).

Traffic 47% below the Minnesota average

At 1,818 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Mille Lacs carries 47% 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. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 55% of counties in Minnesota see less traffic than Mille Lacs's 1,818 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (33.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 51% of counties in Minnesota have a shorter average travel time than Mille Lacs's 33.6 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 6.6% is 38% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day5,632
Trucks10.3%
Average travel time50.2 min
Congestion ratio12.8%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,107

A little more than half of the driving in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,632 vehicles per day, 353% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,243 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 27% of the monitored road miles (107 miles, 632 segments), so they carry more than their share: 600,663 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈219 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Mille Lacs outranks 68% of counties in Minnesota.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

The concentration of trucks on highways (10.3%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

62% of counties in Minnesota see a higher highway truck share than Mille Lacs's 10.3%. Mille Lacs's highway truck count is higher than 50% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 578 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,243
Trucks5.4%
Average travel time31.1 min
Congestion ratio5.7%
Drivers’ average age47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$82,103

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota: 34% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,243 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 73% of the monitored road miles (292 miles in 4,193 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 312,296 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈114 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.4%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 72% of counties in Minnesota

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 47% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.7% is 42% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Mille Lacs's average driver income is higher than 72% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews younger than 62% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Mille Lacs County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Mille Lacs County runs 47% below the Minnesota average.

MetricMille Lacs CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic1,8183,404-46.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.6%8.1%+6.7%
Truck % (Highway)10.3%10.3%+0.1%
Avg. Travel Time33.6 min32.2 min+4.2%

How Mille Lacs County compares

Mille Lacs County against nearby counties

Mille Lacs County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Mille Lacs 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
Mille Lacs County1,8188.6%912,95933.6 min6.6%
Kanabec County, Minnesota1,4108.3%412,71841.1 min5.3%
Benton County, Minnesota2,3548.2%1,323,50630.2 min8.6%
Isanti County, Minnesota2,4126.0%1,054,61434.3 min9.6%
Morrison County, Minnesota1,3288.4%1,305,16332.4 min6.7%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Mille Lacs County ranked within Minnesota

Mille Lacs County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureMille Lacs CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,818#40 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day600,663#27 of 81
Truck share on highways10.3%#51 of 81
Highway trucks per day578#41 of 81
Average travel time33.6 min#43 of 87
Average driver income$81,008#25 of 87
Average driver age47.7 yrs#54 of 87

Busiest roads in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Mille Lacs County carry 13,206 vehicles a day on average, 7.3 times the typical road in the county (1,818).

US 169 leads with 19,263 vehicles a day, 1,777 of them trucks (9.2%). No other road comes close: Rum River Drive, in second place, carries 12,584. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Central Avenue carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 53.0 minutes against 33.6 county-wide.

Few trucks use Rum River Drive: 3.6% of its traffic, under half the county's 8.6%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 169Trunk road · 19,263vehicles1,777trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.0%
Median trip time
48.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,037

US 169 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 48.1 minutes, against 33.6 for the county.

2Rum River DriveSecondary road · 12,584vehicles455trucks · 3.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
29.1%
Median trip time
25.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,069

Rum River Drive is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 29% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

34th AvenueTrunk road · 7,771vehicles679trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
17.7%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,075

Delays build on 4th Avenue: its congestion ratio of 18% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

4Central AvenueTrunk road · 7,179vehicles770trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.5%
Median trip time
53.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,793

At 3.9 times the county average, Central Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $80,793 in household income.

5MN 95Secondary road · 6,876vehicles360trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.1%
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,262

The busiest stretch of MN 95 carries 3.8 times the county average; trucks are 5.2% of it, below the county-wide 8.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 169Trunk road · #1 by traffic19,263vehicles1,777trucks · 9.2%
2Central AvenueTrunk road · #4 by traffic7,179vehicles770trucks · 10.7%
34th AvenueTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,771vehicles679trucks · 8.7%
4MN 23Trunk road · 5,748vehicles665trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.5%
Median trip time
47.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,663

Drivers on MN 23 are on long journeys, a median 47.6 minutes against 33.6 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

54th StreetTrunk road · 6,226vehicles551trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.8%
Median trip time
36.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,928

On its busiest stretch, 4th Street carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.6%.

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

Mille LacsDepartment 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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