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Traffic heat map of Rooks County, Kansas: 121 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Washington Street and US 183

Rooks County, Kansas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 121 road miles in Rooks County, Kansas, divided into 978 segments averaging 652 ft. Its busiest road, Washington Street, carries 5,177 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Rooks County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,416
Trucks

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

10.6%
Average travel time

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

35.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$65,402

The average monitored road in Rooks County, Kansas carries 1,416 vehicles per day. Across its 121 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 129,459 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.3 million per year). Trucks are 10.6% of traffic, close to the 10.2% across Kansas.

Traffic 67% below the Kansas average

Rooks's average daily traffic volume is 67% lower than the state average - 1,416 vehicles per day against 4,243 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Rooks's 1,416 vehicles per day trails 67% of counties in Kansas.

Journey times run 11% higher than the state level, at 35.2 minutes on average. On travel time, Rooks runs longer than 56% of counties in Kansas.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Rooks County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day3,246
Trucks11.0%
Average travel time38.8 min
Drivers’ average age48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,041

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Rooks County, Kansas (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 3,246 vehicles per day, 361% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 704 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (31 miles, 274 segments), so they carry more than their share: 77,806 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈28.4 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 94% of counties in Kansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 23% lower than the state average, at 11.0%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 94% of counties in Kansas. Rooks's highway truck count is lower than 91% of counties in Kansas, at roughly 358 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Rooks County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day704
Trucks9.8%
Average travel time33.9 min
Drivers’ average age54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,202

A significant share of driving in Rooks County, Kansas, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 704 vehicles per day.

Spread over 89 miles and 704 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 51,654 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈18.9 million per year). Trucks make up 9.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 65% of counties in Kansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 11% lower than the highway network.

Rooks's average driver income is lower than 65% of counties in Kansas. The driver population here skews younger than 51% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Rooks County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Rooks County's biggest difference from the Kansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 67% below it. Its highway truck share is also 23% below.

MetricRooks CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,4164,243-66.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.6%10.2%+3.4%
Truck % (Highway)11.0%14.4%-23.5%
Avg. Travel Time35.2 min31.8 min+10.9%

How Rooks County compares

Rooks County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Rooks County carries 44.2% less traffic on a typical road and moves 42.5% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Rooks County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Rooks County1,41610.6%129,45935.2 minN/A
Graham County, Kansas1,06410.5%65,77936.4 minN/A
Osborne County, Kansas1,0799.4%71,77233.8 minN/A
Phillips County, Kansas1,25412.4%112,70534.8 minN/A
Ellis County, Kansas6,75413.8%968,02230.1 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Rooks County ranked within Kansas

Truck share on highways places Rooks County #77 of 82 in Kansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Rooks County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureRooks CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,416#71 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day77,806#70 of 82
Truck share on highways11.0%#77 of 82
Highway trucks per day358#75 of 82
Average travel time35.2 min#47 of 105
Average driver income$65,402#69 of 105
Average driver age49.5 yrs#54 of 105

Busiest roads in Rooks County, Kansas

The three busiest roads in Rooks County average 3,999 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average of 1,416 across all its monitored roads.

Washington Street leads with 5,177 vehicles a day, 484 of them trucks (9.3%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Washington StreetTrunk road · 5,177vehicles484trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,833

Washington Street peaks at 5,177 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average; trucks are 9.3% of it, below the county-wide 10.6%.

2US 183Trunk road · 3,506vehicles378trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
41.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,665

US 183 carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 378 of them trucks (10.8%, in line with the county-wide 10.6%).

3Cedar StreetTrunk road · 3,314vehicles325trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,010

Cedar Street carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.5 minutes.

43rd Street NorthwestPrimary road · 2,406vehicles193trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,369

3rd Street Northwest carries 70% more than the county average at its busiest, 193 of them trucks (8.0%, below the county-wide 10.6%).

5Main StreetPrimary road · 1,805vehicles171trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,822

Main Street carries 27% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Washington StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic5,177vehicles484trucks · 9.3%
2US 183Trunk road · #2 by traffic3,506vehicles378trucks · 10.8%
3Cedar StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic3,314vehicles325trucks · 9.8%
43rd Street NorthwestPrimary road · #4 by traffic2,406vehicles193trucks · 8.0%
5Main StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic1,805vehicles171trucks · 9.5%
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

RooksDepartment 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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