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Traffic heat map of New Madrid County, Missouri: 348 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and I 55

New Madrid County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Its highways carry one of the top 5 truck shares of any county in Missouri. This page breaks down traffic in New Madrid County, Missouri across 348 miles of monitored roads split into 2,768 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 New Madrid County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,912
Trucks

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

19.4%
Average travel time

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

32.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,412

Our data shows 1,912 vehicles per day on the average road in New Madrid County, Missouri, and 923,883 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈337 million per year) across its 348 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 19.4% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.

Traffic 66% below the Missouri average

New Madrid's average daily traffic volume is 66% lower than the state average - 1,912 vehicles per day against 5,631 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Missouri's statewide total. By volume, New Madrid's 1,912 vehicles per day trails 56% of counties in Missouri.

The average trip takes 32.2 minutes, on par with the state level. 54% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than New Madrid's 32.2 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in New Madrid County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day6,120
Trucks26.1%
Average travel time43.1 min
Drivers’ average age50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,738

Highways carry more than half of all travel in New Madrid County, Missouri (63% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 6,120 vehicles per day, 255% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,725 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 25% of the monitored road miles (87 miles, 118 segments), so they carry more than their share: 582,904 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈213 million per year).

By highway travel volume, New Madrid outranks 55% of counties in Missouri.

A major freight corridor

Highway truck concentration here runs 94% higher than the state average, at 26.1%. That marks New Madrid as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

96% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than New Madrid's 26.1%. New Madrid's highway truck count is higher than 64% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 1,598 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in New Madrid County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,725
Trucks8.0%
Average travel time31.7 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,490

A significant share of driving in New Madrid County, Missouri, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,725 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (261 miles in 2,650 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 340,979 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈124 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.0%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 75% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 69% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 75% of counties in Missouri. 68% of counties in Missouri have a younger driver population than New Madrid.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In New Madrid County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

New Madrid County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets New Madrid County apart: 98% above the Missouri average. Its highway truck share is also 94% above.

MetricNew Madrid CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic1,9125,631-66.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)19.4%9.8%+98.0%
Truck % (Highway)26.1%13.4%+94.2%
Avg. Travel Time32.2 min31.3 min+2.8%

How New Madrid County compares

New Madrid County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, New Madrid County runs 7.4 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

New Madrid 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
New Madrid County1,91219.4%923,88332.2 minN/A
Lake County, Tennessee1,6838.4%101,18728.1 min7.9%
Mississippi County, Missouri2,40021.3%398,85332.8 minN/A
Stoddard County, Missouri2,7949.2%1,043,31431.3 minN/A
Dunklin County, Missouri2,8309.2%616,33934.5 min7.8%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

New Madrid County ranked within Missouri

Truck share on highways places New Madrid County #5 of 93 in Missouri - the top quarter of the state.

New Madrid County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureNew Madrid CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,912#65 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day582,904#42 of 93
Truck share on highways26.1%#5 of 93
Highway trucks per day1,598#34 of 93
Average travel time32.2 min#63 of 115
Average driver income$56,412#86 of 115
Average driver age50.4 yrs#37 of 115

Busiest roads in New Madrid County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in New Madrid County carry 14,600 vehicles a day on average, 7.6 times the typical road in the county (1,912).

Main Street leads with 16,892 vehicles a day, 1,088 of them trucks (6.4%). I 55 carries the most trucks, 4,098 a day (29.2% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Main Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 6.4% of its traffic is trucks, against 19.4% county-wide.

I 55 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 42.7 minutes against 32.2 county-wide.

Trucks make up 29.2% of traffic on I 55, against 19.4% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 16,892vehicles1,088trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,948

At 8.8 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $63,948 in household income.

2I 55Motorway · 14,009vehicles4,098trucks · 29.2%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
42.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,128

A main artery: I 55's busiest stretch carries 7.3 times the county average; trucks are 29.2% of it, above the county-wide 19.4%.

3US 60Motorway · 12,899vehicles2,160trucks · 16.8%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
42.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,392

Drivers on US 60 are on long journeys, a median 42.5 minutes against 32.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4US 61Primary road · 4,581vehicles412trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,635

At 2.4 times the county average, US 61 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,635 in household income.

5I 55 Bus / US 61 / US 62Primary road · 4,479vehicles402trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,922

The busiest stretch of I 55 Bus / US 61 / US 62 carries 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, below the county-wide 19.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 55Motorway · #2 by traffic14,009vehicles4,098trucks · 29.2%
2US 60Motorway · #3 by traffic12,899vehicles2,160trucks · 16.8%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic16,892vehicles1,088trucks · 6.4%
4US 61Primary road · #4 by traffic4,581vehicles412trucks · 9.0%
5I 55 Bus / US 61 / US 62Primary road · #5 by traffic4,479vehicles402trucks · 9.0%
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

New MadridDepartment 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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