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Traffic heat map of Ripley County, Missouri: 130 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 160 and Walnut Street

Ripley County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Our Ripley County, Missouri traffic data covers 1,050 road segments over 130 road miles, with an average segment of just 656 ft. Its busiest road, US 160, carries 9,610 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Ripley County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,232
Trucks

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

8.3%
Average travel time

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

30.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$44,365

Our data shows 2,232 vehicles per day on the average road in Ripley County, Missouri, and 207,066 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈75.6 million per year) across its 130 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Missouri.

Shorter trips than 81% of counties in Missouri

At 2,232 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ripley carries 60% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Ripley accounts for about 0.1% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Ripley carries less traffic than 51% of counties in Missouri.

At 30.0 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Ripley runs shorter than 81% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ripley County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Ripley County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Ripley County's biggest difference from the Missouri average is its average daily traffic per road, 60% below it. Its truck share is also 15% below.

MetricRipley CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,2325,631-60.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.3%9.8%-15.3%
Avg. Travel Time30.0 min31.3 min-4.0%

How Ripley County compares

Ripley County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Ripley County moves 33.8% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Ripley 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
Ripley County2,2328.3%207,06630.0 minN/A
Randolph County, Arkansas3,42712.3%428,97030.4 min7.6%
Butler County, Missouri4,7439.3%1,585,67230.8 min7.5%
Carter County, Missouri1,45811.7%267,22132.5 min4.8%
Oregon County, Missouri1,40410.8%167,36630.6 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Ripley County ranked within Missouri

Ripley County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on average driver income, at #113 of 115.

Ripley County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest).
MeasureRipley CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,232#59 of 115
Average travel time30.0 min#93 of 115
Average driver income$44,365#113 of 115
Average driver age50.4 yrs#34 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #34 of 115 on average driver age, against #113 of 115 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Ripley County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 6,412 vehicles a day, against 2,232 on the average road in Ripley County.

US 160 is the busiest road, at 9,610 vehicles a day, 777 of them trucks (8.1%). No other road comes close: Walnut Street, in second place, carries 6,102. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 160Primary road · 9,610vehicles777trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,079

US 160 carries 4.3 times the county average at its busiest, 777 of them trucks (8.1%, in line with the county-wide 8.3%).

2Walnut StreetSecondary road · 6,102vehicles372trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
28.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$43,422

Walnut Street carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.8 minutes.

3Jefferson StreetTertiary road · 3,524vehicles170trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
27.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,588

Jefferson Street carries 58% more than the county average at its busiest, 170 of them trucks (4.8%, below the county-wide 8.3%).

4MO 21 / MO 142Primary road · 3,075vehicles286trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$38,502

MO 21 / MO 142 carries 38% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.3 minutes.

5MO 21Primary road · 2,115vehicles218trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,010

MO 21 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 5% less than the county average; trucks are 10.3% of it, above the county-wide 8.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 160Primary road · #1 by traffic9,610vehicles777trucks · 8.1%
2Walnut StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic6,102vehicles372trucks · 6.1%
3MO 21 / MO 142Primary road · #4 by traffic3,075vehicles286trucks · 9.3%
4MO 21Primary road · #5 by traffic2,115vehicles218trucks · 10.3%
5Jefferson StreetTertiary road · #3 by traffic3,524vehicles170trucks · 4.8%
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

RipleyDepartment 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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