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Traffic heat map of Ray County, Missouri: 227 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Spartan Drive and 6th Street

Ray County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Spartan Drive, carries 12,110 vehicles a day, 5.6 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Ray County, Missouri across 227 miles of monitored roads split into 3,388 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 Ray County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,151
Trucks

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

9.7%
Average travel time

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

30.3 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$75,760

The average monitored road in Ray County, Missouri carries 2,151 vehicles per day. Across its 227 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 523,980 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈191 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Missouri (9.8%).

Traffic 62% below the Missouri average

Ray sees 62% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,151 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Ray accounts for about 0.3% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 52% of counties in Missouri see more traffic than Ray's 2,151 vehicles per day.

At 30.3 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Ray runs shorter than 75% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ray County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day6,992
Trucks11.5%
Average travel time35.9 min
Drivers’ average age49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,426

Travel in Ray County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 6,992 vehicles per day, 325% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,646 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 20% of the monitored road miles (45 miles, 320 segments), so they carry more than their share: 283,982 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈104 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 80% of counties in Missouri

Highway truck concentration here runs 15% lower than the state average, at 11.5%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Missouri: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 80% of counties in Missouri. Ray's highway truck count is lower than 68% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 801 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ray County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,646
Trucks7.5%
Average travel time29.7 min
Drivers’ average age50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,081

Travel in Ray County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 1,646 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (183 miles in 3,068 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 239,998 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈87.6 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.5%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 86% of counties in Missouri

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 34% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 86% of counties in Missouri. Ray's median driver age is higher than 61% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ray County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Ray County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Ray County's biggest difference from the Missouri average is its average daily traffic per road, 62% below it.

MetricRay CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,1515,631-61.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.7%9.8%-1.6%
Truck % (Highway)11.5%13.4%-14.8%
Avg. Travel Time30.3 min31.3 min-3.3%

How Ray County compares

Ray County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Ray County moves 7.9% of the total daily travel and carries 60.0% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Ray County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Ray County2,1519.7%523,98030.3 minN/A
Lafayette County, Missouri2,43519.7%1,522,59133.5 minN/A
Clay County, Missouri8,6437.4%6,918,57030.2 min23.4%
Caldwell County, Missouri1,51515.1%562,83233.2 minN/A
Jackson County, Missouri8,9377.2%17,616,09530.9 min23.3%
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Ray County ranked within Missouri

Ray County sits in the top quarter of the Missouri field on average driver income, at #17 of 115.

Ray County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureRay CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,151#60 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day283,982#66 of 93
Truck share on highways11.5%#75 of 93
Highway trucks per day801#64 of 93
Average travel time30.3 min#87 of 115
Average driver income$75,760#17 of 115
Average driver age49.9 yrs#46 of 115

Ray County ranks #17 of 115 on average driver income but #75 of 93 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Ray County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Ray County carry 11,014 vehicles a day on average, 5.1 times the typical road in the county (2,151).

Spartan Drive is the busiest road, at 12,110 vehicles a day, 1,365 of them trucks (11.3%). 6th Street is practically level with it at 11,836. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

MO 13 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 41.8 minutes against 30.3 county-wide.

6th Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.5% of its traffic is trucks, against 9.7% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Spartan DriveTrunk road · 12,110vehicles1,365trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
37.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,286

Spartan Drive is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.3% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

26th StreetTertiary road · 11,836vehicles527trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
26.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,301

6th Street carries 5.5 times the county average at its busiest, 527 of them trucks (4.5%, below the county-wide 9.7%).

3MO 210Trunk road · 9,094vehicles1,076trucks · 11.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
38.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,435

MO 210 peaks at 9,094 vehicles a day, 4.2 times the county average; trucks are 11.8% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

4State Highway DTertiary road · 8,679vehicles327trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
23.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,572

State Highway D carries 4.0 times the county average at its busiest, 327 of them trucks (3.8%, below the county-wide 9.7%).

5MO 13Motorway · 8,335vehicles1,000trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
41.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,857

MO 13 carries 3.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 41.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Spartan DriveTrunk road · #1 by traffic12,110vehicles1,365trucks · 11.3%
2MO 210Trunk road · #3 by traffic9,094vehicles1,076trucks · 11.8%
3MO 13Motorway · #5 by traffic8,335vehicles1,000trucks · 12.0%
4MO 10Trunk road · 6,489vehicles697trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,348

At 3.0 times the county average, MO 10 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $77,348 in household income.

56th StreetTertiary road · #2 by traffic11,836vehicles527trucks · 4.5%
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

RayDepartment 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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