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Traffic heat map of Norton County, Kansas: 117 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Holme Street and State Street

Norton County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Holme Street, carries 3,896 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Norton County, Kansas across 117 miles of monitored roads split into 851 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 Norton County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,263
Trucks

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

11.9%
Average travel time

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

30.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$51,800

A typical monitored road in Norton County, Kansas sees 1,263 vehicles per day, while its 117 miles of monitored roads together handle 106,239 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈38.8 million per year). Trucks are 11.9% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Kansas.

Shorter trips than 87% of counties in Kansas

Norton's average daily traffic volume is 70% lower than the state average - 1,263 vehicles per day against 4,243 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Norton accounts for about 0.1% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Norton carries less traffic than 77% of counties in Kansas.

Journey times here (30.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 87% of counties in Kansas have a longer average travel time than Norton's 30.6 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Norton County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,790
Trucks14.2%
Average travel time31.3 min
Drivers’ average age51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,736

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Norton County, Kansas: 44% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,790 vehicles per day, 88% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 951 vehicles per day.

With 30% of the road miles (35 miles in 316 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 46,578 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈17.0 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in Kansas

At 14.2%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Norton's highway truck share (14.2%) is lower than 58% of counties in Kansas. Norton's highway truck count is lower than 95% of counties in Kansas, at roughly 254 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Norton County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day951
Trucks10.0%
Average travel time30.2 min
Drivers’ average age51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$50,099

A little more than half of the driving in Norton County, Kansas happens on local roads: 56% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 951 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 70% of the monitored road miles: 82 miles in 535 segments, together carrying 59,661 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈21.8 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.0%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 99% of counties in Kansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 29% lower than on highways.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 99% of counties in Kansas. Norton's median driver age is higher than 76% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 84% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 21% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +11% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -16% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Norton County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +11% in high season.

Norton County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Norton County apart: 70% below the Kansas average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 16% above.

MetricNorton CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,2634,243-70.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.9%10.2%+16.3%
Truck % (Highway)14.2%14.4%-1.4%
Avg. Travel Time30.6 min31.8 min-3.6%

How Norton County compares

Norton County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Norton County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Norton County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Norton County1,26311.9%106,23930.6 minN/A
Furnas County, Nebraska1,22711.5%120,50042.4 min5.0%
Phillips County, Kansas1,25412.4%112,70534.8 minN/A
Decatur County, Kansas1,31113.6%95,75933.0 minN/A
Graham County, Kansas1,06410.5%65,77936.4 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Norton County ranked within Kansas

Norton County sits in the bottom quarter of the Kansas field on average driver income, at #104 of 105.

Norton County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureNorton CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,263#81 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day46,578#79 of 82
Truck share on highways14.2%#48 of 82
Highway trucks per day254#78 of 82
Average travel time30.6 min#91 of 105
Average driver income$51,800#104 of 105
Average driver age51.2 yrs#26 of 105

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #26 of 105 on average driver age, against #104 of 105 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Norton County, Kansas

The three busiest roads in Norton County average 3,252 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average of 1,263 across all its monitored roads.

Holme Street leads with 3,896 vehicles a day, 375 of them trucks (9.6%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Holme StreetTrunk road · 3,896vehicles375trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,220

The busiest stretch of Holme Street carries 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 9.6% of it, below the county-wide 11.9%.

2State StreetPrimary road · 3,204vehicles226trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,470

On its busiest stretch, State Street carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 7.1% of it, below the county-wide 11.9%.

3US 36Trunk road · 2,655vehicles311trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
26.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,211

US 36 peaks at 2,655 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 11.7% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.9%.

4KS 383Primary road · 1,256vehicles130trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,599

KS 383 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 10.3% of it, below the county-wide 11.9%.

5US 283Primary road · 1,046vehicles99trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$45,336

Even at its busiest, US 283 carries 17% less than the county average; trucks are 9.5% of it, below the county-wide 11.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Holme StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic3,896vehicles375trucks · 9.6%
2US 36Trunk road · #3 by traffic2,655vehicles311trucks · 11.7%
3State StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic3,204vehicles226trucks · 7.1%
4Road MTrunk road · 929vehicles131trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,928

Road M is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 26% less than the county average; trucks are 14.1% of it, above the county-wide 11.9%.

5KS 383Primary road · #4 by traffic1,256vehicles130trucks · 10.3%
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

NortonDepartment 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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