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Traffic heat map of Missaukee County, Michigan: 108 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Lake Shore Drive and Main Street

Missaukee County, Michigan Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Missaukee County, Michigan, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 803 road segments (108 road miles, about 713 ft each). Its busiest road, Lake Shore Drive, carries 11,860 vehicles a day, 3.3 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 Missaukee County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,623
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.

35.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,007

A typical monitored road in Missaukee County, Michigan sees 3,623 vehicles per day, while its 108 miles of monitored roads together handle 333,734 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈122 million per year). Trucks are 8.6% of traffic, close to the 7.7% across Michigan.

Longer trips than 77% of counties in Michigan

Missaukee sees 53% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,623 vehicles per day against 7,697), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Michigan's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Missaukee's 3,623 vehicles per day trails 54% of counties in Michigan.

At 35.7 minutes, the average travel time is 6% higher than the state level. 77% of counties in Michigan have a shorter average travel time than Missaukee's 35.7 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 10.2% is 45% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Missaukee County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day6,955
Trucks9.4%
Average travel time38.1 min
Congestion ratio17.3%
Drivers’ average age52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,997

A little more than half of the driving in Missaukee County, Michigan happens on highways: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,955 vehicles per day, 287% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,799 vehicles per day.

With 29% of the road miles (31 miles in 284 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 201,866 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈73.7 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 74% of counties in Michigan

Highway truck concentration here runs 21% lower than the state average, at 9.4%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

74% of counties in Michigan see a higher highway truck share than Missaukee's 9.4%. 70% of counties in Michigan see more highway trucks per day than Missaukee's roughly 656.

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Non-highway Traffic in Missaukee County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day1,799
Trucks7.4%
Average travel time34.4 min
Congestion ratio6.2%
Drivers’ average age51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,073

A significant share of driving in Missaukee County, Michigan, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 1,799 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 71% of the monitored road miles (77 miles in 519 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 131,868 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈48.1 million per year). Trucks make up 7.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Local congestion 66% below the Michigan average

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 21% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (6.2%) runs 66% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 56% of counties in Michigan. The driver population here skews older than 60% of counties in Michigan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Missaukee County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Missaukee County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 53% below it. Its highway truck share is also 21% below.

MetricMissaukee CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic3,6237,697-52.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.6%7.7%+12.2%
Truck % (Highway)9.4%12.0%-21.2%
Avg. Travel Time35.7 min33.6 min+6.3%

How Missaukee County compares

Missaukee County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Missaukee County moves 37.2% 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.

Missaukee County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Missaukee County3,6238.6%333,73435.7 min10.2%
Kalkaska County, Michigan4,2538.1%584,94337.5 min11.7%
Roscommon County, Michigan2,8569.0%949,72230.3 min9.2%
Wexford County, Michigan4,8439.3%1,102,69836.2 min14.7%
Osceola County, Michigan3,12610.8%952,76540.9 min9.9%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Missaukee County ranked within Michigan

Missaukee County sits in the bottom quarter of the Michigan field on highway travel volume, at #60 of 74.

Missaukee County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureMissaukee CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,623#45 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day201,866#60 of 74
Truck share on highways9.4%#55 of 74
Highway trucks per day656#52 of 74
Average travel time35.7 min#20 of 83
Average driver income$64,007#47 of 83
Average driver age51.9 yrs#34 of 83

Busiest roads in Missaukee County, Michigan

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 11,123 vehicles a day, against 3,623 on the average road in Missaukee County.

Lake Shore Drive leads with 11,860 vehicles a day, 831 of them trucks (7.0%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lake Shore DriveTrunk road · 11,860vehicles831trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.1%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,359

Lake Shore Drive is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 28% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 11,270vehicles788trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.3%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,453

Delays build on Main Street: its congestion ratio of 27% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

3Lakeshore DriveTrunk road · 10,240vehicles752trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
24.5%
Median trip time
31.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,950

At 2.8 times the county average, Lakeshore Drive draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,950 in household income.

4Lake City RoadTrunk road · 8,721vehicles670trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.8%
Median trip time
46.3 min
Drivers’ median age
56.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,846

The busiest stretch of Lake City Road carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 8.6%.

5Morey RoadTrunk road · 7,171vehicles633trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.1%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,541

On its busiest stretch, Morey Road carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lake Shore DriveTrunk road · #1 by traffic11,860vehicles831trucks · 7.0%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,270vehicles788trucks · 7.0%
3Lakeshore DriveTrunk road · #3 by traffic10,240vehicles752trucks · 7.3%
4Lake City RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic8,721vehicles670trucks · 7.7%
5Morey RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic7,171vehicles633trucks · 8.8%
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

MissaukeeDepartment 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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