
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Monroe County, Wisconsin
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,379 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 18.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.2 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 8.8% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $71,780 |
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The average monitored road in Monroe County, Wisconsin carries 2,379 vehicles per day. Across its 526 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,833,899 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈669 million per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 10.2% across Wisconsin - a freight-heavy mix.
Shorter trips than 70% of counties in Wisconsin
At 2,379 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Monroe carries 37% less traffic than the state average of 3,802, 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 1.4% of Wisconsin's statewide total. Monroe carries more traffic than 54% of counties in Wisconsin.
Journey times here (31.2 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Monroe runs shorter than 70% of counties in Wisconsin.
At 30% lower than the state level, the 8.8% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Monroe County, Wisconsin
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,219 |
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| Trucks | 25.0% |
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| Average travel time | 53.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 20.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $71,310 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Monroe County, Wisconsin happens on highways: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,219 vehicles per day, 380% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,130 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 19% of the road network, 101 miles in 151 segments, so each mile of them is 3.1 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 70% of counties in Wisconsin.
Higher highway truck share than 98% of counties in Wisconsin
Highway truck concentration here runs 70% higher than the state average, at 25.0%. That marks Monroe as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 98% of counties in Wisconsin. By raw truck volume, Monroe carries more highway trucks than 82% of counties in Wisconsin.

Non-highway Traffic in Monroe County, Wisconsin
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,130 |
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| Trucks | 8.6% |
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| Average travel time | 30.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 8.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $72,032 |
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A significant share of driving in Monroe County, Wisconsin, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,130 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 81% of the monitored road miles (425 miles in 4,749 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 727,376 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈265 million per year). Trucks make up 8.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.
Local roads carry 66% fewer trucks by share than highways
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 66% lower than on highways.
At 30% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 8.5% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 55% of counties in Wisconsin. 63% of counties in Wisconsin have an older driver population than Monroe.