
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pemiscot County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,739 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 22.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.8 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. | 5.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $56,415 |
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Our data shows 1,739 vehicles per day on the average road in Pemiscot County, Missouri, and 772,423 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈282 million per year) across its 332 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Missouri - a freight-heavy mix.
Congestion 71% below the Missouri average
At 1,739 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Pemiscot carries 69% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Pemiscot accounts for about 0.4% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Pemiscot's 1,739 vehicles per day trails 61% of counties in Missouri.
The average trip takes 31.8 minutes, on par with the state level. 58% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than Pemiscot's 31.8 minutes.
At 71% lower than the state level, the 5.6% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pemiscot County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,987 |
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| Trucks | 29.1% |
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| Average travel time | 42.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 11.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $58,153 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Pemiscot County, Missouri happens on highways: 67% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,987 vehicles per day, 153% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,574 vehicles per day.
With 34% of the road miles (112 miles in 181 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 518,838 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈189 million per year).
52% of counties in Missouri move less traffic on their highways.
A major freight corridor
Highway truck concentration here runs 117% higher than the state average, at 29.1%. That marks Pemiscot as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
99% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Pemiscot's 29.1%. 55% of counties in Missouri see fewer highway trucks per day than Pemiscot's roughly 1,162.

Non-highway Traffic in Pemiscot County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,574 |
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| Trucks | 8.2% |
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| Average travel time | 31.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $54,721 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Pemiscot County, Missouri: 33% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,574 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 66% of the monitored road miles (220 miles in 2,463 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 253,585 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈92.6 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.2%.
Local congestion 72% below the Missouri average
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 72% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (5.1%) runs 72% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Pemiscot's average driver income is lower than 74% of counties in Missouri. 59% of counties in Missouri have an older driver population than Pemiscot.