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Traffic heat map of Pocahontas County, Iowa: 227 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Southwest 7th Street

Pocahontas County, Iowa Traffic Counts

Our Pocahontas County, Iowa traffic data covers 1,898 road segments over 227 road miles, with an average segment of just 631 ft. Its roads are the quietest of any county in Iowa, at 759 vehicles a day on average. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Pocahontas County, Iowa

Traffic

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

vehicles per day759
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

44.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,009

A typical monitored road in Pocahontas County, Iowa sees 759 vehicles per day, while its 227 miles of monitored roads together handle 163,912 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈59.8 million per year). Trucks are 10.5% of traffic, close to the 11.0% across Iowa.

The quietest roads of any county in Iowa

Pocahontas sees 75% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (759 vehicles per day against 3,042), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Pocahontas accounts for about 0.2% of Iowa's statewide total of vehicle-miles. In fact, Pocahontas has the lowest average traffic volume of any county in Iowa, at 759 vehicles per day.

At 44.3 minutes, the average travel time is 34% higher than the state level. Pocahontas additionally records the highest average travel time of any county in Iowa - 44.3 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 5.3% is 53% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

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 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 74% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 34% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +9% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -15% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Pocahontas County, Iowa, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +9% in high season.

Pocahontas County vs. Iowa Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Pocahontas County runs 75% below the Iowa average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 34% above.

MetricPocahontas CountyIowa averageDifference
Traffic7593,042-75.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%11.0%-4.9%
Avg. Travel Time44.3 min33.0 min+34.2%

How Pocahontas County compares

Pocahontas County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Pocahontas County carries 46.2% less traffic on a typical road and sees 26.6% longer typical trips; it has the quietest roads of the five. Trips here run longer without running slower: distance, not congestion, is what drivers spend their time on.

Pocahontas County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Iowa average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Pocahontas County75910.5%163,91244.3 min5.3%
Palo Alto County, Iowa1,3158.8%211,24337.6 min6.8%
Humboldt County, Iowa1,2959.0%207,44332.6 min6.7%
Buena Vista County, Iowa1,9288.8%367,15732.1 min8.0%
Calhoun County, Iowa1,10912.8%446,71237.4 min5.0%
Iowa average3,04211.0%N/A33.0 min11.4%

Pocahontas County ranked within Iowa

Pocahontas County records the state's highest average travel time and average driver age - 2 first places in one county.

Pocahontas County ranked among 99 county-level areas in Iowa (1 = highest).
MeasurePocahontas CountyIowa rank
Traffic volume (AADT)759#99 of 99
Average travel time44.3 min#1 of 99
Average driver income$67,009#80 of 99
Average driver age54.4 yrs#1 of 99

Pocahontas County ranks #1 of 99 on average travel time but #99 of 99 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in Iowa on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Pocahontas County, Iowa

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Pocahontas County carry 2,653 vehicles a day on average, 3.5 times the typical road in the county (759).

Southwest 7th Street leads with 2,741 vehicles a day, 254 of them trucks (9.3%). Northwest 7th Street is practically level with it at 2,708. It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Southwest 7th StreetPrimary road · 2,741vehicles254trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.3%
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,257

Southwest 7th Street carries 3.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.7 minutes.

2Northwest 7th StreetPrimary road · 2,708vehicles245trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.2%
Median trip time
41.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,202

At 3.6 times the county average, Northwest 7th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $63,202 in household income.

3Elm AvenuePrimary road · 2,511vehicles227trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.9%
Median trip time
41.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,591

The busiest stretch of Elm Avenue carries 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

4220th AvenuePrimary road · 2,238vehicles228trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.2%
Median trip time
49.8 min
Drivers’ median age
55.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,561

On its busiest stretch, 220th Avenue carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 10.2% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.5%.

5520th StreetPrimary road · 1,933vehicles231trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.3%
Median trip time
43.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,421

520th Street peaks at 1,933 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 12.0% of it, above the county-wide 10.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Southwest 7th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic2,741vehicles254trucks · 9.3%
2Northwest 7th StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic2,708vehicles245trucks · 9.1%
3520th StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic1,933vehicles231trucks · 12.0%
4220th AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic2,238vehicles228trucks · 10.2%
5Elm AvenuePrimary road · #3 by traffic2,511vehicles227trucks · 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

PocahontasDepartment 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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