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Traffic heat map of Osage County, Missouri: 213 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 50 and Main Street

Osage County, Missouri Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 213 road miles in Osage County, Missouri, divided into 2,247 segments averaging 499 ft. Its busiest road, US 50, carries 17,112 vehicles a day, 6.4 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Osage County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,686
Trucks

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

9.2%
Average travel time

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

28.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$77,246

A typical monitored road in Osage County, Missouri sees 2,686 vehicles per day, while its 213 miles of monitored roads together handle 504,626 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈184 million per year). Trucks are 9.2% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Missouri.

Shorter trips than 94% of counties in Missouri

Osage sees 52% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,686 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Osage accounts for about 0.3% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 64% of counties in Missouri see less traffic than Osage's 2,686 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 28.7 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. 94% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than Osage's 28.7 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 4.8% is 75% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Osage County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day8,798
Trucks10.1%
Average travel time34.8 min
Congestion ratio4.8%
Drivers’ average age46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,763

Highways carry most of the traffic in Osage County, Missouri: 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,798 vehicles per day, 817% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 959 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (52 miles, 495 segments), so they carry more than their share: 365,958 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈134 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 86% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on highways (10.1%) is 25% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Osage's highway truck share (10.1%) is lower than 86% of counties in Missouri. 70% of counties in Missouri see more highway trucks per day than Osage's roughly 887.

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Non-highway Traffic in Osage County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day959
Trucks7.0%
Average travel time26.9 min
Drivers’ average age46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,269

At 27% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Osage County, Missouri than highways. A typical local road sees 959 vehicles per day.

Spread over 161 miles and 1,752 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 138,668 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.6 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.0%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 88% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 30% lower than on highways.

88% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Osage. The driver population here skews younger than 82% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Osage County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Osage County apart: 52% below the Missouri average. Its highway truck share is also 25% below.

MetricOsage CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,6865,631-52.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.2%9.8%-5.9%
Truck % (Highway)10.1%13.4%-25.1%
Avg. Travel Time28.7 min31.3 min-8.3%

How Osage County compares

Osage County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Osage County is 43.7% less congested and moves 44.7% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Osage 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
Osage County2,6869.2%504,62628.7 min4.8%
Gasconade County, Missouri1,8459.8%249,85134.4 min5.4%
Cole County, Missouri4,2487.9%1,899,34629.1 min16.1%
Callaway County, Missouri1,82514.5%2,086,38531.0 min7.6%
Maries County, Missouri1,49411.0%280,49434.3 min5.3%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Osage County ranked within Missouri

Osage County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on average travel time, at #108 of 115.

Osage County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureOsage CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,686#42 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day365,958#59 of 93
Truck share on highways10.1%#80 of 93
Highway trucks per day887#65 of 93
Average travel time28.7 min#108 of 115
Average driver income$77,246#15 of 115
Average driver age46.5 yrs#95 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #15 of 115 on average driver income, against #108 of 115 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Osage County, Missouri

The three busiest roads in Osage County average 13,761 vehicles a day, 5.1 times the county average of 2,686 across all its monitored roads.

US 50 leads with 17,112 vehicles a day, 1,672 of them trucks (9.8%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

US 63 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 41.6 minutes against 28.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 50Trunk road · 17,112vehicles1,672trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,562

US 50 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.8% of it, above the county-wide 9.2%.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 15,033vehicles1,326trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,679

Main Street carries 5.6 times the county average at its busiest, 1,326 of them trucks (8.8%, in line with the county-wide 9.2%).

3US 63Trunk road · 9,140vehicles952trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
41.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,038

The busiest stretch of US 63 carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 10.4% of it, above the county-wide 9.2%.

4MO ATertiary road · 3,464vehicles150trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
22.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,501

MO A is busy by local standards, at 29% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 4.3% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

5MO 28Primary road · 3,387vehicles305trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,704

MO 28 peaks at 3,387 vehicles a day, 26% more than the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 50Trunk road · #1 by traffic17,112vehicles1,672trucks · 9.8%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic15,033vehicles1,326trucks · 8.8%
3US 63Trunk road · #3 by traffic9,140vehicles952trucks · 10.4%
4MO 28Primary road · #5 by traffic3,387vehicles305trucks · 9.0%
5Alvarado AvenueSecondary road · 2,482vehicles215trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,542

Even at its busiest, Alvarado Avenue carries 8% less than the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

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

OsageDepartment 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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