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Traffic heat map of Murray County, Minnesota: 327 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 20th Street and US 59

Murray County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 20th Street, carries 4,374 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Murray County, Minnesota across 327 miles of monitored roads split into 1,766 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Murray County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day935
Trucks

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

8.5%
Average travel time

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

40.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$75,664

A typical monitored road in Murray County, Minnesota sees 935 vehicles per day, while its 327 miles of monitored roads together handle 249,792 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈91.2 million per year). Trucks are 8.5% of traffic, close to the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Quieter roads than 93% of counties in Minnesota

At 935 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Murray carries 73% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Murray accounts for about 0.2% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Murray's 935 vehicles per day trails 93% of counties in Minnesota.

At 40.0 minutes, the average travel time is 24% higher than the state level. On travel time, Murray runs longer than 87% of counties in Minnesota.

The congestion ratio of 6.2% is 42% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Murray County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Murray County apart: 73% below the Minnesota average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 24% above.

MetricMurray CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic9353,404-72.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%8.1%+5.6%
Avg. Travel Time40.0 min32.2 min+23.9%

How Murray County compares

Murray County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Murray County carries 40.0% less traffic on a typical road and moves 45.4% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Murray 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
Murray County9358.5%249,79240.0 min6.2%
Nobles County, Minnesota1,35213.5%892,93232.5 min7.1%
Lyon County, Minnesota2,0147.8%652,86130.7 min9.6%
Pipestone County, Minnesota1,50410.6%284,94840.4 min5.8%
Cottonwood County, Minnesota1,35810.2%369,57439.5 min4.9%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Murray County ranked within Minnesota

Murray County sits in the bottom quarter of the Minnesota field on average daily traffic volume, at #81 of 87.

Murray County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest).
MeasureMurray CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)935#81 of 87
Average travel time40.0 min#12 of 87
Average driver income$75,664#41 of 87
Average driver age52.8 yrs#15 of 87

Murray County ranks #12 of 87 on average travel time but #81 of 87 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Murray County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 3,229 vehicles a day, against 935 on the average road in Murray County.

20th Street is the busiest road, at 4,374 vehicles a day, 352 of them trucks (8.1%). That is 58% more than the next road, US 59 (2,777). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips on Front Street are short, a median of 27.1 minutes against 40.0 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
120th StreetPrimary road · 4,374vehicles352trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.2%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,633

20th Street peaks at 4,374 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

2US 59Primary road · 2,777vehicles272trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.5%
Median trip time
45.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,830

US 59 carries 3.0 times the county average at its busiest, 272 of them trucks (9.8%, above the county-wide 8.5%).

3MN 30Primary road · 2,536vehicles241trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
6.4%
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,737

MN 30 carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.5 minutes.

4Center AvenuePrimary road · 2,012vehicles215trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.9%
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,357

At 2.2 times the county average, Center Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $75,357 in household income.

5Front StreetTertiary road · 1,536vehicles84trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
3.7%
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,295

Front Street carries 64% more than the county average at its busiest, 84 of them trucks (5.5%, below the county-wide 8.5%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
120th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic4,374vehicles352trucks · 8.1%
2US 59Primary road · #2 by traffic2,777vehicles272trucks · 9.8%
3MN 30Primary road · #3 by traffic2,536vehicles241trucks · 9.5%
4Center AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic2,012vehicles215trucks · 10.7%
5MN 91Primary road · 1,232vehicles127trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
2.8%
Median trip time
46.1 min
Drivers’ median age
53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,887

MN 91 carries 32% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 46.1 minutes.

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

MurrayDepartment 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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