
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Neosho County, Kansas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,962 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 35.8 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. | 4.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $57,734 |
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A typical monitored road in Neosho County, Kansas sees 2,962 vehicles per day, while its 152 miles of monitored roads together handle 344,643 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈126 million per year). Trucks are 10.3% of traffic, close to the 10.2% across Kansas.
Congestion 75% below the Kansas average
Neosho sees 30% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,962 vehicles per day against 4,243), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Kansas's statewide total. By volume, Neosho's 2,962 vehicles per day outpaces 75% of counties in Kansas.
Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 35.8 minutes on average. 61% of counties in Kansas have a shorter average travel time than Neosho's 35.8 minutes.
Congestion runs 75% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Neosho County, Kansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,422 |
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| Trucks | 14.9% |
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| Average travel time | 47.5 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $59,615 |
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At 19% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Neosho County, Kansas than local roads. The average highway carries 2,422 vehicles per day, 20% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,043 vehicles per day.
Highways also make up about 18% of the monitored road miles: 28 miles in 163 segments, together carrying 65,024 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈23.7 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 85% of counties in Kansas
The concentration of trucks on highways (14.9%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Neosho's highway truck share (14.9%) is higher than 51% of counties in Kansas. Neosho's highway truck count is lower than 85% of counties in Kansas, at roughly 361 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Neosho County, Kansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,043 |
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| Trucks | 9.3% |
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| Average travel time | 34.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 4.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,525 |
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The vast majority of driving in Neosho County, Kansas happens on local roads: 81% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,043 vehicles per day.
Local roads also make up about 82% of the monitored road miles: 124 miles in 1,088 segments, together carrying 279,619 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈102 million per year). Trucks make up 9.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 11 vehicles.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 88% of counties in Kansas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 38% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (4.3%) runs 74% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 88% of counties in Kansas. Neosho's median driver age is higher than 53% of counties in Kansas.