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Traffic heat map of Ringgold County, Iowa: 153 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on South Street and US 169

Ringgold County, Iowa Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, South Street, carries 5,660 vehicles a day, 6.0 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Ringgold County, Iowa across 153 miles of monitored roads split into 1,234 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 Ringgold County, Iowa

Traffic

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

vehicles per day943
Trucks

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

10.0%
Average travel time

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

28.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,016

A typical monitored road in Ringgold County, Iowa sees 943 vehicles per day, while its 153 miles of monitored roads together handle 93,707 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.2 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Iowa (11.0%).

Quieter roads than 96% of counties in Iowa

Ringgold's average daily traffic volume is 69% lower than the state average - 943 vehicles per day against 3,042 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Ringgold accounts for about 0.1% of Iowa's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 96% of counties in Iowa see more traffic than Ringgold's 943 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 12% lower than the state level, at 28.9 minutes on average. On travel time, Ringgold runs shorter than 96% of counties in Iowa.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Ringgold County vs. Iowa Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Ringgold County apart: 69% below the Iowa average.

MetricRinggold CountyIowa averageDifference
Traffic9433,042-69.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.0%11.0%-9.2%
Avg. Travel Time28.9 min33.0 min-12.4%

How Ringgold County compares

Ringgold County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Ringgold County moves 40.5% 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.

Ringgold County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Iowa average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Ringgold County94310.0%93,70728.9 minN/A
Worth County, Missouri4329.5%29,17524.0 minN/A
Union County, Iowa2,5287.6%249,51531.5 min4.8%
Decatur County, Iowa1,48022.2%518,78730.1 minN/A
Taylor County, Iowa7989.8%128,03930.6 minN/A
Iowa average3,04211.0%N/A33.0 min11.4%

Ringgold County ranked within Iowa

Average daily traffic volume places Ringgold County #95 of 99 in Iowa - the bottom quarter of the state.

Ringgold County ranked among 99 county-level areas in Iowa (1 = highest).
MeasureRinggold CountyIowa rank
Traffic volume (AADT)943#95 of 99
Average travel time28.9 min#95 of 99
Average driver income$71,016#59 of 99
Average driver age52.4 yrs#14 of 99

Ringgold County ranks #14 of 99 on average driver age but #95 of 99 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Ringgold County, Iowa

The three busiest roads in Ringgold County average 3,469 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average of 943 across all its monitored roads.

South Street leads with 5,660 vehicles a day, 440 of them trucks (7.8%). That is 2.0 times the next road, US 169 (2,850). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1South StreetPrimary road · 5,660vehicles440trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,615

At 6.0 times the county average, South Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $65,615 in household income.

2US 169Primary road · 2,850vehicles291trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,496

At 3.0 times the county average, US 169 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $68,496 in household income.

3Cleveland StreetPrimary road · 1,896vehicles204trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,604

The busiest stretch of Cleveland Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

4IA 2Primary road · 1,816vehicles211trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,006

At 93% more than the county average, IA 2 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $67,006 in household income.

5IA 25Primary road · 1,187vehicles118trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,396

IA 25 is busy by local standards, at 26% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.9% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1South StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic5,660vehicles440trucks · 7.8%
2US 169Primary road · #2 by traffic2,850vehicles291trucks · 10.2%
3IA 2Primary road · #4 by traffic1,816vehicles211trucks · 11.6%
4Cleveland StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic1,896vehicles204trucks · 10.7%
5IA 25Primary road · #5 by traffic1,187vehicles118trucks · 9.9%
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

RinggoldDepartment 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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