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Traffic heat map of Red Lake County, Minnesota: 148 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 59 and Main Street

Red Lake County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Red Lake County, Minnesota, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,073 road segments (148 road miles, about 731 ft each). Its busiest road, US 59, carries 3,383 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Red Lake County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,038
Trucks

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

8.5%
Average travel time

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

36.2 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.

50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,486

A typical monitored road in Red Lake County, Minnesota sees 1,038 vehicles per day, while its 148 miles of monitored roads together handle 142,185 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.9 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Minnesota (8.1%).

Quieter roads than 87% of counties in Minnesota

Red Lake sees 70% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,038 vehicles per day against 3,404), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 87% of counties in Minnesota see more traffic than Red Lake's 1,038 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 36.2 minutes on average. On travel time, Red Lake runs longer than 70% of counties in Minnesota.

The congestion ratio of 5.3% is 50% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,347
Trucks10.5%
Average travel time44.8 min
Congestion ratio11.2%
Drivers’ average age47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,445

A significant share of driving in Red Lake County, Minnesota, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 3,347 vehicles per day, 337% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 766 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 19 miles in 113 segments, so each mile of them is 3.1 times as busy as the average road mile.

Fewer highway trucks than 85% of counties in Minnesota

At 10.5%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Red Lake's highway truck share (10.5%) is lower than 61% of counties in Minnesota. By raw truck volume, Red Lake carries fewer highway trucks than 85% of counties in Minnesota.

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Non-highway Traffic in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day766
Trucks7.1%
Average travel time35.2 min
Congestion ratio4.6%
Drivers’ average age52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,890

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Red Lake County, Minnesota (59% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 766 vehicles per day.

Spread over 129 miles and 960 segments, 87% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 83,628 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈30.5 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.1%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 79% of counties in Minnesota

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 32% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (4.6%) runs 53% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

79% of counties in Minnesota see higher average driver income among trip origins than Red Lake. Red Lake's median driver age is higher than 58% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Red Lake County, Minnesota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Red Lake County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Red Lake County's biggest difference from the Minnesota average is its average daily traffic per road, 70% below it.

MetricRed Lake CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic1,0383,404-69.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%8.1%+5.7%
Truck % (Highway)10.5%10.3%+2.5%
Avg. Travel Time36.2 min32.2 min+12.2%

How Red Lake County compares

Red Lake County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Red Lake County moves 32.2% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Red Lake County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Red Lake County1,0388.5%142,18536.2 min5.3%
Pennington County, Minnesota2,1167.1%289,60134.6 min8.8%
Polk County, Minnesota1,3127.7%878,88634.7 min5.3%
Marshall County, Minnesota8239.1%303,41940.4 min3.7%
Clearwater County, Minnesota9558.1%294,50430.2 min4.7%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Red Lake County ranked within Minnesota

Highway travel volume places Red Lake County #75 of 81 in Minnesota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Red Lake County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureRed Lake CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,038#76 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day58,557#75 of 81
Truck share on highways10.5%#50 of 81
Highway trucks per day352#69 of 81
Average travel time36.2 min#26 of 87
Average driver income$70,486#69 of 87
Average driver age50.1 yrs#37 of 87

Red Lake County ranks #26 of 87 on average travel time but #75 of 81 on highway travel volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 3,095 vehicles a day, against 1,038 on the average road in Red Lake County.

US 59 is the busiest road, at 3,383 vehicles a day, 349 of them trucks (10.3%). Main Street is practically level with it at 3,312. It also carries the most trucks.

US 2 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 56.2 minutes against 36.2 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 59Trunk road · 3,383vehicles349trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.2%
Median trip time
43.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,635

US 59 carries 3.3 times the county average at its busiest, 349 of them trucks (10.3%, above the county-wide 8.5%).

2Main StreetSecondary road · 3,312vehicles222trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,435

Main Street carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.7 minutes.

3US 2Trunk road · 2,589vehicles308trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
56.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,588

At 2.5 times the county average, US 2 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $73,588 in household income.

4Bridge Street NortheastSecondary road · 2,528vehicles185trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.6%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,117

The busiest stretch of Bridge Street Northeast carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 7.3% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

5MN 32Secondary road · 2,156vehicles178trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
5.2%
Median trip time
43.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,370

On its busiest stretch, MN 32 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 8.3% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 59Trunk road · #1 by traffic3,383vehicles349trucks · 10.3%
2US 2Trunk road · #3 by traffic2,589vehicles308trucks · 11.9%
3Main StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic3,312vehicles222trucks · 6.7%
4Bridge Street NortheastSecondary road · #4 by traffic2,528vehicles185trucks · 7.3%
5MN 32Secondary road · #5 by traffic2,156vehicles178trucks · 8.3%
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

Red LakeDepartment 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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