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Traffic heat map of Sargent County, North Dakota: 130 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on ND 32 and 1st Street Southwest

Sargent County, North Dakota Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Sargent County, North Dakota, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 759 road segments (130 road miles, about 903 ft each). The average road here carries 1,079 vehicles a day, 50% less than the North Dakota average of 2,174. 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 Sargent County, North Dakota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,079
Trucks

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

9.2%
Average travel time

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

32.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$83,127

The average monitored road in Sargent County, North Dakota carries 1,079 vehicles per day. Across its 130 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 107,490 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈39.2 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across North Dakota: 9.2% against 11.1%.

Shorter trips than 85% of counties in North Dakota

At 1,079 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Sargent carries 50% less traffic than the state average of 2,174, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Sargent accounts for about 0.6% of North Dakota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Sargent carries more traffic than 62% of counties in North Dakota.

At 32.2 minutes, the average travel time is 13% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 32.2 minutes is shorter than 85% of counties in North Dakota.

The congestion ratio of 4.1% is 61% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 82% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 41% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +50% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -46% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Sargent County, North Dakota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +50% in high season.

Sargent County vs. North Dakota Traffic Comparison

Sargent County's biggest difference from the North Dakota average is its average daily traffic per road, 50% below it. Its truck share is also 17% below.

MetricSargent CountyNorth Dakota averageDifference
Traffic1,0792,174-50.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.2%11.1%-16.8%
Avg. Travel Time32.2 min37.0 min-13.2%

How Sargent County compares

Sargent County against nearby counties

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

Sargent County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Dakota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Sargent County1,0799.2%107,49032.2 min4.1%
Ransom County, North Dakota9229.1%119,33634.2 min4.0%
Marshall County, South Dakota5799.0%77,51730.9 minN/A
Richland County, North Dakota1,08311.5%485,68137.3 min5.5%
Dickey County, North Dakota90410.7%111,39637.5 min5.3%
North Dakota average2,17411.1%N/A37.0 min10.6%

Sargent County ranked within North Dakota

Average travel time places Sargent County #45 of 53 in North Dakota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Sargent County ranked among 53 county-level areas in North Dakota (1 = highest).
MeasureSargent CountyNorth Dakota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,079#21 of 53
Average travel time32.2 min#45 of 53
Average driver income$83,127#17 of 53
Average driver age49.8 yrs#25 of 53

Busiest roads in Sargent County, North Dakota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 1,567 vehicles a day, against 1,079 on the average road in Sargent County.

ND 32 is the busiest road, at 1,819 vehicles a day, 146 of them trucks (8.1%). 1st Street Southwest carries the most trucks, 178 a day (12.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 83.6% of traffic on 100th Street, against 9.2% across all roads in the county.

Trips using 100th Street are long: a median of 75.0 minutes against 32.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1ND 32Primary road · 1,819vehicles146trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.9%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,404

ND 32 carries 69% more than the county average at its busiest, 146 of them trucks (8.1%, below the county-wide 9.2%).

21st Street SouthwestPrimary road · 1,478vehicles178trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.2%
Median trip time
40.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,377

1st Street Southwest carries 37% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.9 minutes.

3ND 13Primary road · 1,404vehicles135trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.3%
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,246

At 30% more than the county average, ND 13 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $84,246 in household income.

4Main StreetTertiary road · 971vehicles56trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
4.3%
Median trip time
22.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,011

Main Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 22.1 minutes, against 32.2 for the county.

5138th Avenue SoutheastTertiary road · 696vehicles43trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
74.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,553

Drivers on 138th Avenue Southeast are on long journeys, a median 74.5 minutes against 32.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st Street SouthwestPrimary road · #2 by traffic1,478vehicles178trucks · 12.0%
2100th StreetTertiary road · 183vehicles153trucks · 83.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
75.0 min

Even at its busiest, 100th Street carries 83% less than the county average; trucks are 83.6% of it, above the county-wide 9.2%.

3ND 32Primary road · #1 by traffic1,819vehicles146trucks · 8.1%
4ND 13Primary road · #3 by traffic1,404vehicles135trucks · 9.6%
5ND 11Secondary road · 690vehicles60trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
2.3%
Median trip time
35.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,692

ND 11 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 36% less than the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

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

SargentDepartment 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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