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Traffic heat map of Olmsted County, Minnesota: 855 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 52 and US 14

Olmsted County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Olmsted County, Minnesota, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 14,572 road segments (855 road miles, about 310 ft each). Its busiest road, US 52, carries 72,628 vehicles a day, 20.0 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Olmsted County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,637
Trucks

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

8.6%
Average travel time

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

31.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$104,487

Our data shows 3,637 vehicles per day on the average road in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and 3,569,080 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year) across its 855 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).

Busier roads than 90% of counties in Minnesota

Olmsted's average daily traffic volume is 7% higher than the state average - 3,637 vehicles per day against 3,404. Network-wide, Olmsted accounts for about 2.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Olmsted carries more traffic than 90% of counties in Minnesota.

The average trip takes 31.6 minutes, on par with the state level. 74% of counties in Minnesota have a longer average travel time than Olmsted's 31.6 minutes.

At 11.1%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day11,986
Trucks11.6%
Average travel time34.4 min
Congestion ratio23.1%
Drivers’ average age45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$103,484

Highways carry about half of all travel in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 49% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 11,986 vehicles per day, 269% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,244 vehicles per day.

With 18% of the road miles (157 miles in 655 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,748,811 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈638 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 89% of counties in Minnesota.

More highway trucks than 82% of counties in Minnesota

At 11.6%, highway truck share is 13% higher than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 54% of counties in Minnesota. Olmsted's highway truck count is higher than 82% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 1,393 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,244
Trucks5.7%
Average travel time31.5 min
Congestion ratio10.5%
Drivers’ average age44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$105,236

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 51% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 3,244 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (699 miles in 13,917 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,820,270 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈664 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.7%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 91% of counties in Minnesota

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 51% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (10.5%) runs slightly higher than the state level (8% higher).

91% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Olmsted. The driver population here skews younger than 87% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 77% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekend traffic is about as busy as on weekdays (-5%): leisure and through trips largely replace the commute.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +8% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -19% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Olmsted County, Minnesota, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +8% in high season.

Olmsted County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Olmsted County stays close to the Minnesota average; the largest gap is its highway truck share, 13% above.

MetricOlmsted CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic3,6373,404+6.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.6%8.1%+6.4%
Truck % (Highway)11.6%10.3%+13.3%
Avg. Travel Time31.6 min32.2 min-1.9%

How Olmsted County compares

Olmsted County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Olmsted County moves 5.5 times the total daily travel and carries 125.0% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Olmsted 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
Olmsted County3,6378.6%3,569,08031.6 min11.1%
Wabasha County, Minnesota1,38710.2%452,76235.0 min5.8%
Dodge County, Minnesota1,6379.8%566,70233.2 min7.4%
Fillmore County, Minnesota1,51510.3%534,40033.1 min5.7%
Mower County, Minnesota1,92711.2%1,030,08933.8 min8.8%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Olmsted County ranked within Minnesota

Average driver income places Olmsted County #9 of 87 in Minnesota - the top quarter of the state.

Olmsted County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureOlmsted CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,637#10 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,748,811#10 of 81
Truck share on highways11.6%#38 of 81
Highway trucks per day1,393#15 of 81
Average travel time31.6 min#65 of 87
Average driver income$104,487#9 of 87
Average driver age44.4 yrs#76 of 87

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #9 of 87 on average driver income, against #76 of 87 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 42,120 vehicles a day, against 3,637 on the average road in Olmsted County.

US 52 is the busiest road, at 72,628 vehicles a day, 4,963 of them trucks (6.8%). That is 2.5 times the next road, US 14 (28,645). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Freight stands out on I 90: trucks are 19.2% of the traffic there, against 8.6% county-wide.

I 90 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 52.3 minutes against 31.6 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Motorway · 72,628vehicles4,963trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
48.9%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$104,417

US 52 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 49% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

2US 14Motorway · 28,645vehicles1,872trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
30.3%
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$108,365

Delays build on US 14: its congestion ratio of 30% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

3Broadway AvenueMotorway · 25,086vehicles2,716trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
20.4%
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$104,897

A main artery: Broadway Avenue's busiest stretch carries 6.9 times the county average; trucks are 10.8% of it, above the county-wide 8.6%.

4MN 14Trunk road · 24,785vehicles2,150trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
24.2%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$108,157

MN 14 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.7% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.6%.

5Civic Center Drive NorthwestPrimary road · 23,056vehicles1,213trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
25.2%
Median trip time
26.6 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$97,149

Civic Center Drive Northwest carries 6.3 times the county average at its busiest, 1,213 of them trucks (5.3%, below the county-wide 8.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Motorway · #1 by traffic72,628vehicles4,963trucks · 6.8%
2Broadway AvenueMotorway · #3 by traffic25,086vehicles2,716trucks · 10.8%
3I 90Motorway · 12,201vehicles2,340trucks · 19.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
10.5%
Median trip time
52.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$95,526

On its busiest stretch, I 90 carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 19.2% of it, above the county-wide 8.6%.

4MN 14Trunk road · #4 by traffic24,785vehicles2,150trucks · 8.7%
5MN 63Trunk road · 21,803vehicles2,060trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.1%
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$97,409

MN 63 carries 6.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.5 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

OlmstedDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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