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Traffic heat map of Rush County, Kansas: 98 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and US 183

Rush County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in Kansas. This page breaks down traffic in Rush County, Kansas across 98 miles of monitored roads split into 713 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 Rush County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,334
Trucks

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

12.8%
Average travel time

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

49.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$65,509

The average monitored road in Rush County, Kansas carries 1,334 vehicles per day. Across its 98 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 112,616 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.1 million per year). Trucks are 12.8% of traffic, more than the 10.2% across Kansas.

Longer trips than 96% of counties in Kansas

At 1,334 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Rush carries 69% less traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Rush accounts for about 0.2% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Rush's 1,334 vehicles per day trails 72% of counties in Kansas.

At 49.2 minutes, the average travel time is 55% higher than the state level. 96% of counties in Kansas have a shorter average travel time than Rush's 49.2 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Rush County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day2,377
Trucks15.0%
Average travel time49.5 min
Drivers’ average age43.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,597

A little more than half of the driving in Rush County, Kansas happens on highways: 59% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,377 vehicles per day, 214% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 757 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 32% of the monitored road miles (31 miles, 254 segments), so they carry more than their share: 66,472 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈24.3 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 86% of counties in Kansas

The concentration of trucks on highways (15.0%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 52% of counties in Kansas. 86% of counties in Kansas see more highway trucks per day than Rush's roughly 356.

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Non-highway Traffic in Rush County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day757
Trucks9.6%
Average travel time49.1 min
Drivers’ average age51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,379

A significant share of driving in Rush County, Kansas, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 757 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 68% of the monitored road miles (67 miles in 459 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 46,144 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈16.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.6%.

Younger drivers than 81% of counties in Kansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 36% lower than the highway network.

Rush's average driver income is lower than 62% of counties in Kansas. The driver population here skews younger than 81% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Rush County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Rush County runs 69% below the Kansas average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 55% above.

MetricRush CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,3344,243-68.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.8%10.2%+25.0%
Truck % (Highway)15.0%14.4%+3.8%
Avg. Travel Time49.2 min31.8 min+55.0%

How Rush County compares

Trips in Rush County run longer than in any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Rush County carries 59.3% less traffic on a typical road and moves 25.4% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Rush 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
Rush County1,33412.8%112,61649.2 minN/A
Pawnee County, Kansas1,75913.9%177,39233.7 minN/A
Ellis County, Kansas6,75413.8%968,02230.1 minN/A
Barton County, Kansas3,5769.0%540,07831.8 minN/A
Ness County, Kansas1,02610.2%88,20444.2 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Rush County ranked within Kansas

Rush County sits in the top quarter of the Kansas field on average travel time, at #5 of 105.

Rush County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureRush CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,334#76 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day66,472#75 of 82
Truck share on highways15.0%#39 of 82
Highway trucks per day356#71 of 82
Average travel time49.2 min#5 of 105
Average driver income$65,509#66 of 105
Average driver age44.8 yrs#85 of 105

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #5 of 105 on average travel time, against #75 of 82 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Rush County, Kansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Rush County carry 2,715 vehicles a day on average, 2.0 times the typical road in the county (1,334).

Main Street is the busiest road, at 3,595 vehicles a day, 427 of them trucks (11.9%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

KS 96 skews older: its drivers' median age is 52.4, compared with 44.8 county-wide.

Trucks make up 19.2% of traffic on Union Street, against 12.8% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetTrunk road · 3,595vehicles427trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
53.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,777

Main Street carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 53.4 minutes.

2US 183Trunk road · 2,974vehicles416trucks · 14.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
44.8 min
Drivers’ median age
43.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,431

At 2.2 times the county average, US 183 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $62,431 in household income.

3Union StreetTrunk road · 1,576vehicles302trucks · 19.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
44.9 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,483

At 18% more than the county average, Union Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $64,483 in household income.

4KS 96Trunk road · 1,343vehicles238trucks · 17.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
49.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,096

Even at its busiest, KS 96 carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 17.7% of it, above the county-wide 12.8%.

5KS 4Secondary road · 703vehicles53trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
46.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,054

KS 4 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 47% less than the county average; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 12.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic3,595vehicles427trucks · 11.9%
2US 183Trunk road · #2 by traffic2,974vehicles416trucks · 14.0%
3Union StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic1,576vehicles302trucks · 19.2%
4KS 96Trunk road · #4 by traffic1,343vehicles238trucks · 17.7%
516th StreetSecondary road · 700vehicles78trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
59.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,348

Even at its busiest, 16th Street carries 48% less than the county average; trucks are 11.1% of it, below the county-wide 12.8%.

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

RushDepartment 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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