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Traffic heat map of Sawyer County, Wisconsin: 329 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 63 and WI 27

Sawyer County, Wisconsin Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 329 road miles in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, divided into 2,586 segments averaging 672 ft. Trips here are the shortest of any county in Wisconsin, a median 27.0 minutes. 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 Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,900
Trucks

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

8.2%
Average travel time

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

27.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

57.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,699

A typical monitored road in Sawyer County, Wisconsin sees 1,900 vehicles per day, while its 329 miles of monitored roads together handle 465,241 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈170 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Wisconsin.

The shortest trips of any county in Wisconsin

Sawyer sees 50% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,900 vehicles per day against 3,802), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Wisconsin's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Sawyer carries less traffic than 68% of counties in Wisconsin.

The average trip takes 27.0 minutes, 16% lower than the state level. Sawyer additionally records the lowest average travel time of any county in Wisconsin - 27.0 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 8.0% is 36% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–5:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 96% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 10% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +28% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -26% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +28% in high season.

Sawyer County vs. Wisconsin Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Sawyer County runs 50% below the Wisconsin average. Its truck share is also 20% below.

MetricSawyer CountyWisconsin averageDifference
Traffic1,9003,802-50.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.2%10.2%-19.8%
Avg. Travel Time27.0 min32.2 min-16.0%

How Sawyer County compares

Sawyer County has the shortest trips among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Sawyer County sees 19.6% shorter typical trips; it has the busiest roads of the five.

Sawyer County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Wisconsin average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Sawyer County1,9008.2%465,24127.0 min8.0%
Rusk County, Wisconsin1,7689.1%305,48530.1 min8.1%
Washburn County, Wisconsin1,65510.8%592,96936.1 min6.9%
Price County, Wisconsin1,89010.7%283,41333.7 min8.4%
Bayfield County, Wisconsin1,66110.9%418,90534.5 min8.5%
Wisconsin average3,80210.2%N/A32.2 min12.6%

Sawyer County ranked within Wisconsin

No county-level area in Wisconsin records a lower average travel time than Sawyer County.

Sawyer County ranked among 72 county-level areas in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
MeasureSawyer CountyWisconsin rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,900#49 of 72
Average travel time27.0 min#72 of 72
Average driver income$62,699#63 of 72
Average driver age57.0 yrs#8 of 72

Sawyer County ranks #8 of 72 on average driver age but #72 of 72 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

The three busiest roads in Sawyer County average 6,756 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average of 1,900 across all its monitored roads.

US 63 leads with 10,592 vehicles a day, 898 of them trucks (8.5%). No other road comes close: WI 27, in second place, carries 5,128. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Omaha Street are long: a median of 43.9 minutes against 27.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 63Primary road · 10,592vehicles898trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.0%
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
57.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,514

US 63 carries 5.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.1 minutes.

2WI 27Primary road · 5,128vehicles379trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.6%
Median trip time
24.6 min
Drivers’ median age
57.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,013

On its busiest stretch, WI 27 carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 7.4% of it, below the county-wide 8.2%.

3County Road BSecondary road · 4,549vehicles220trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
8.6%
Median trip time
23.4 min
Drivers’ median age
55.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,540

County Road B peaks at 4,549 vehicles a day, 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 4.8% of it, below the county-wide 8.2%.

4WI 70Primary road · 4,079vehicles274trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
26.8 min
Drivers’ median age
56.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,472

WI 70 carries 2.1 times the county average at its busiest, 274 of them trucks (6.7%, below the county-wide 8.2%).

5County Highway KSecondary road · 2,662vehicles138trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.7%
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,029

County Highway K is busy by local standards, at 40% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 5.2% of it, below the county-wide 8.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 63Primary road · #1 by traffic10,592vehicles898trucks · 8.5%
2WI 27Primary road · #2 by traffic5,128vehicles379trucks · 7.4%
3WI 70Primary road · #4 by traffic4,079vehicles274trucks · 6.7%
4Omaha StreetPrimary road · 1,692vehicles221trucks · 13.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
43.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,020

Omaha Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 11% less than the county average; trucks are 13.1% of it, above the county-wide 8.2%.

5County Road BSecondary road · #3 by traffic4,549vehicles220trucks · 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

SawyerDepartment 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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