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Traffic heat map of Ransom County, North Dakota: 157 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and Cass Avenue

Ransom County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 3,067 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Ransom County, North Dakota across 157 miles of monitored roads split into 1,077 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Ransom County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day922
Trucks

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

9.1%
Average travel time

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

34.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$79,824

The average monitored road in Ransom County, North Dakota carries 922 vehicles per day. Across its 157 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 119,336 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈43.6 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across North Dakota: 9.1% against 11.1%.

Congestion 62% below the North Dakota average

At 922 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ransom carries 58% less traffic than the state average of 2,174, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Ransom's 922 vehicles per day outpaces 54% of counties in North Dakota.

At 34.2 minutes, the average travel time is 8% lower than the state level. On travel time, Ransom runs shorter than 74% of counties in North Dakota.

At 62% lower than the state level, the 4.0% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ransom County, North Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Ransom County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Ransom County runs 58% below the North Dakota average. Its truck share is also 18% below.

MetricRansom CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic9222,174-57.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.1%11.1%-17.7%
Avg. Travel Time34.2 min37.0 min-7.8%

How Ransom County compares

Ransom County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Ransom County moves 12.9% of the total daily travel and is 53.2% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Ransom County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Dakota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Ransom County9229.1%119,33634.2 min4.0%
Sargent County, North Dakota1,0799.2%107,49032.2 min4.1%
Barnes County, North Dakota88714.3%378,17437.0 min7.8%
Richland County, North Dakota1,08311.5%485,68137.3 min5.5%
Cass County, North Dakota4,5217.2%2,717,47635.8 min17.0%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Ransom County ranked within North Dakota

Ransom County ranked among 53 county-level areas in North Dakota (1 = highest).
MeasureRansom CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)922#25 of 53
Average travel time34.2 min#39 of 53
Average driver income$79,824#23 of 53
Average driver age49.0 yrs#29 of 53

Busiest roads in Ransom County, North Dakota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 2,151 vehicles a day, against 922 on the average road in Ransom County.

Main Street is the busiest road, at 3,067 vehicles a day, 283 of them trucks (9.2%). No other road comes close: Cass Avenue, in second place, carries 1,817. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

ND 46 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 53.8 minutes against 34.2 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 3,067vehicles283trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.9%
Median trip time
25.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,122

Main Street carries 3.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 25.9 minutes.

2Cass AvenuePrimary road · 1,817vehicles160trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.0%
Median trip time
47.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,791

Drivers on Cass Avenue are on long journeys, a median 47.3 minutes against 34.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

3ND 46Primary road · 1,568vehicles163trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.6%
Median trip time
53.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,129

ND 46 is busy by local standards, at 70% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 10.4% of it, above the county-wide 9.1%.

4ND 32Primary road · 1,506vehicles136trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.0%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,573

ND 32 peaks at 1,506 vehicles a day, 63% more than the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.1%.

55th AvenueSecondary road · 1,427vehicles102trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
3.7%
Median trip time
27.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,696

5th Avenue carries 55% more than the county average at its busiest, 102 of them trucks (7.2%, below the county-wide 9.1%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic3,067vehicles283trucks · 9.2%
2ND 46Primary road · #3 by traffic1,568vehicles163trucks · 10.4%
3Cass AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic1,817vehicles160trucks · 8.8%
4ND 32Primary road · #4 by traffic1,506vehicles136trucks · 9.1%
55th AvenueSecondary road · #5 by traffic1,427vehicles102trucks · 7.2%
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

RansomDepartment 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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