
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,940 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.1 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $83,020 |
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A typical monitored road in Pottawattamie County, Iowa sees 3,940 vehicles per day, while its 708 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,112,040 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year). Trucks are 15.7% of traffic, more than the 11.0% across Iowa.
Busier roads than 94% of counties in Iowa
Pottawattamie's average daily traffic volume is 30% higher than the state average - 3,940 vehicles per day against 3,042 - suggesting more traffic load per road - more exposure for roadside businesses, and more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 3.7% of Iowa's statewide total. Pottawattamie carries more traffic than 94% of counties in Iowa.
Journey times here (32.1 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 71% of counties in Iowa have a longer average travel time than Pottawattamie's 32.1 minutes.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,557 |
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| Trucks | 23.3% |
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| Average travel time | 40.3 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $83,505 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Pottawattamie County, Iowa happens on highways: 56% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,557 vehicles per day, 129% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,737 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 27% of the monitored road miles (192 miles, 351 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,732,611 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈632 million per year).
That puts Pottawattamie among the top 5 counties in Iowa for highway travel volume.
More highway trucks than 87% of counties in Iowa
At 23.3%, highway truck share is 44% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
86% of counties in Iowa see a lower highway truck share than Pottawattamie's 23.3%. 87% of counties in Iowa see fewer highway trucks per day than Pottawattamie's roughly 1,990.

Non-highway Traffic in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,737 |
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| Trucks | 6.3% |
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| Average travel time | 31.8 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,750 |
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A significant share of driving in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 3,737 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 73% of the monitored road miles (517 miles in 7,971 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,379,430 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈503 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.3%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 88% of counties in Iowa
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 73% fewer trucks by share.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 88% of counties in Iowa. The driver population here skews younger than 78% of counties in Iowa.