
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pulaski County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,905 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 28.6 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. | 19.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 34.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $67,517 |
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Our data shows 2,905 vehicles per day on the average road in Pulaski County, Missouri, and 1,222,207 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈446 million per year) across its 288 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 15.8% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.
Shorter trips than 96% of counties in Missouri
Pulaski sees 48% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,905 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Pulaski accounts for about 0.7% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Pulaski carries more traffic than 68% of counties in Missouri.
At 28.6 minutes, the average travel time is 9% lower than the state level. 96% of counties in Missouri have a longer average travel time than Pulaski's 28.6 minutes.
At 19.3%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pulaski County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,011 |
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| Trucks | 23.8% |
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| Average travel time | 51.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 32.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $64,741 |
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Travel in Pulaski County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 13,011 vehicles per day, 370% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,770 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 16% of the monitored road miles: 47 miles in 50 segments, carrying 657,855 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈240 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 65% of counties in Missouri.
More highway trucks than 95% of counties in Missouri
Highway truck concentration here runs 77% higher than the state average, at 23.8%. That marks Pulaski as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 88% of counties in Missouri. By raw truck volume, Pulaski carries more highway trucks than 95% of counties in Missouri.

Non-highway Traffic in Pulaski County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,770 |
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| Trucks | 6.6% |
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| Average travel time | 28.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 19.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 33.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,737 |
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Travel in Pulaski County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,770 vehicles per day.
Spread over 241 miles and 3,732 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 564,352 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈206 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.6%.
The youngest drivers of any county in Missouri
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 72% fewer trucks by share.
At 19.1%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 71% of counties in Missouri. Pulaski has the lowest median driver age in Missouri - 35 years.