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Traffic heat map of Saline County, Illinois: 167 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Commercial Street and US 45

Saline County, Illinois Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Saline County, Illinois, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,852 road segments (167 road miles, about 309 ft each). Its busiest road, Commercial Street, carries 14,424 vehicles a day, 4.5 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 Saline County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,225
Trucks

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

7.6%
Average travel time

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

33.6 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

8.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,672

The average monitored road in Saline County, Illinois carries 3,225 vehicles per day. Across its 167 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 503,000 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈184 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Illinois.

Traffic 62% below the Illinois average

Saline sees 62% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,225 vehicles per day against 8,480), 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 0.2% of Illinois's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Saline's 3,225 vehicles per day outpaces 59% of counties in Illinois.

The average trip takes 33.6 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 33.6 minutes is shorter than 53% of counties in Illinois.

The congestion ratio of 8.4% is 59% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Saline County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day6,618
Trucks9.3%
Average travel time38.2 min
Congestion ratio13.1%
Drivers’ average age52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,337

A significant share of driving in Saline County, Illinois, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 6,618 vehicles per day, 131% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,866 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 28% of the monitored road miles (47 miles, 273 segments), so they carry more than their share: 202,251 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈73.8 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 96% of counties in Illinois

The concentration of trucks on highways (9.3%) is 46% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 96% of counties in Illinois. Saline's highway truck count is lower than 95% of counties in Illinois, at roughly 615 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Saline County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day2,866
Trucks6.5%
Average travel time33.2 min
Congestion ratio7.9%
Drivers’ average age52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,279

A little more than half of the driving in Saline County, Illinois happens on local roads: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,866 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 72% (120 miles in 2,579 segments), carrying 300,749 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈110 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.5%).

Older drivers than 90% of counties in Illinois

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 31% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.9% is 62% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Saline's average driver income is lower than 88% of counties in Illinois. The driver population here skews older than 90% of counties in Illinois.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Saline County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Saline County apart: 62% below the Illinois average. Its highway truck share is also 46% below.

MetricSaline CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic3,2258,480-62.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.6%10.2%-25.3%
Truck % (Highway)9.3%17.3%-46.3%
Avg. Travel Time33.6 min34.1 min-1.4%

How Saline County compares

Saline County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Saline County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Saline County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Illinois average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Saline County3,2257.6%503,00033.6 min8.4%
Gallatin County, Illinois1,58911.4%151,65839.1 min5.1%
Hamilton County, Illinois2,3168.5%151,29633.7 min6.8%
Williamson County, Illinois4,50812.7%2,115,22633.1 min12.0%
Hardin County, Illinois9039.8%37,84832.9 minN/A
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

Saline County ranked within Illinois

Truck share on highways places Saline County #79 of 82 in Illinois - the bottom quarter of the state.

Saline County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureSaline CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,225#42 of 102
Highway vehicle-miles per day202,251#66 of 82
Truck share on highways9.3%#79 of 82
Highway trucks per day615#78 of 82
Average travel time33.6 min#55 of 102
Average driver income$61,672#90 of 102
Average driver age52.1 yrs#11 of 102

Saline County ranks #11 of 102 on average driver age but #79 of 82 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Saline County, Illinois

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 11,109 vehicles a day, against 3,225 on the average road in Saline County.

Commercial Street is the busiest road, at 14,424 vehicles a day, 592 of them trucks (4.1%). US 45 carries the most trucks, 853 a day (8.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Commercial StreetPrimary road · 14,424vehicles592trucks · 4.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.9%
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,636

Delays build on Commercial Street: its congestion ratio of 17% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

2US 45Trunk road · 10,650vehicles853trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
40.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,317

On its busiest stretch, US 45 carries 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 8.0% of it, above the county-wide 7.6%.

3IL 13Trunk road · 8,254vehicles805trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.4%
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,580

IL 13 peaks at 8,254 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 9.8% of it, above the county-wide 7.6%.

4IL 13 / IL 34Trunk road · 7,960vehicles573trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,888

IL 13 / IL 34 carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 573 of them trucks (7.2%, below the county-wide 7.6%).

5IL 145Secondary road · 5,327vehicles298trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.7%
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,095

IL 145 carries 65% more than the county average at its busiest, 298 of them trucks (5.6%, below the county-wide 7.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 45Trunk road · #2 by traffic10,650vehicles853trucks · 8.0%
2IL 13Trunk road · #3 by traffic8,254vehicles805trucks · 9.8%
3Commercial StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic14,424vehicles592trucks · 4.1%
4IL 13 / IL 34Trunk road · #4 by traffic7,960vehicles573trucks · 7.2%
5IL 145Secondary road · #5 by traffic5,327vehicles298trucks · 5.6%
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

SalineDepartment 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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