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Traffic heat map of Monroe County, Missouri: 186 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and Broadway Street

Monroe County, Missouri Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Monroe County, Missouri? We measure 186 road miles, divided into 2,010 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 4,292 vehicles a day, 3.4 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 Monroe County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,248
Trucks

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

9.9%
Average travel time

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

35.5 min
Drivers’ average age

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

54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$52,803

A typical monitored road in Monroe County, Missouri sees 1,248 vehicles per day, while its 186 miles of monitored roads together handle 182,397 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈66.6 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Missouri (9.8%).

Traffic 78% below the Missouri average

Monroe's average daily traffic volume is 78% lower than the state average - 1,248 vehicles per day against 5,631 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Monroe accounts for about 0.1% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Monroe's 1,248 vehicles per day trails 88% of counties in Missouri.

The average trip takes 35.5 minutes, 14% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 35.5 minutes is longer than 82% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Monroe County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day2,677
Trucks14.3%
Average travel time49.2 min
Drivers’ average age54.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,321

Highways play a minor role in Monroe County, Missouri, carrying just 2% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,677 vehicles per day, 115% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,246 vehicles per day.

Highways make up less than 1% of the monitored road miles (1 miles, 3 segments), so they carry more than their share: 3,080 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 97% of counties in Missouri

Highway truck concentration here runs 6% higher than the state average, at 14.3%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

51% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Monroe's 14.3%. Monroe's highway truck count is lower than 97% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 383 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Monroe County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,246
Trucks9.9%
Average travel time35.5 min
Drivers’ average age54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,746

Local roads carry nearly all of the traffic in Monroe County, Missouri, 98% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,246 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 99% (185 miles in 2,007 segments), carrying 179,317 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈65.5 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.9%).

Older drivers than 96% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 31% lower than the highway network.

87% of counties in Missouri see higher average driver income among trip origins than Monroe. The driver population here skews older than 96% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Monroe County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Monroe County's biggest difference from the Missouri average is its average daily traffic per road, 78% below it.

MetricMonroe CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,2485,631-77.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.9%9.8%+1.3%
Truck % (Highway)14.3%13.4%+6.4%
Avg. Travel Time35.5 min31.3 min+13.6%

How Monroe County compares

Monroe County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Monroe County carries 40.0% less traffic on a typical road and moves 39.7% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Monroe County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Monroe County1,2489.9%182,39735.5 minN/A
Shelby County, Missouri1,33613.1%239,37031.4 min6.4%
Audrain County, Missouri2,0928.9%456,31836.1 min5.7%
Randolph County, Missouri3,3689.7%664,49729.8 minN/A
Ralls County, Missouri1,52510.9%478,28032.4 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Monroe County ranked within Missouri

No county-level area in Missouri records a lower highway travel volume than Monroe County.

Monroe County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureMonroe CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,248#101 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day3,080#93 of 93
Truck share on highways14.3%#46 of 93
Highway trucks per day383#90 of 93
Average travel time35.5 min#21 of 115
Average driver income$52,803#100 of 115
Average driver age54.0 yrs#6 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #6 of 115 on average driver age, against #93 of 93 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Monroe County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Monroe County carry 3,592 vehicles a day on average, 2.9 times the typical road in the county (1,248).

Main Street is the busiest road, at 4,292 vehicles a day, 391 of them trucks (9.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

Chicago-Kansas City Expressway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 49.2 minutes against 35.5 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 4,292vehicles391trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,167

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, below the county-wide 9.9%.

2Broadway StreetPrimary road · 3,501vehicles322trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,612

Broadway Street peaks at 3,501 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 9.2% of it, below the county-wide 9.9%.

3US 24Primary road · 2,982vehicles282trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,974

US 24 carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 282 of them trucks (9.4%, below the county-wide 9.9%).

4Chicago-Kansas City ExpresswayTrunk road · 2,702vehicles387trucks · 14.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
49.2 min
Drivers’ median age
54.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,321

Chicago-Kansas City Expressway carries 2.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 49.2 minutes.

5MO 15Primary road · 2,283vehicles242trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
37.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,617

MO 15 carries 83% more than the county average at its busiest, 242 of them trucks (10.6%, above the county-wide 9.9%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic4,292vehicles391trucks · 9.1%
2Chicago-Kansas City ExpresswayTrunk road · #4 by traffic2,702vehicles387trucks · 14.3%
3Broadway StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic3,501vehicles322trucks · 9.2%
4US 24Primary road · #3 by traffic2,982vehicles282trucks · 9.4%
5MO 15Primary road · #5 by traffic2,283vehicles242trucks · 10.6%
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

MonroeDepartment 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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