
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Scott County, Minnesota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,848 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.1% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.5 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 11.0% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $126,058 |
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A typical monitored road in Scott County, Minnesota sees 3,848 vehicles per day, while its 631 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,619,459 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year). Trucks are 7.1% of traffic, close to the 8.1% across Minnesota.
Shorter trips than 99% of counties in Minnesota
Scott's average daily traffic volume is 13% higher than the state average - 3,848 vehicles per day against 3,404 - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Scott accounts for about 2.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Scott carries more traffic than 93% of counties in Minnesota.
The average trip takes 29.5 minutes, 9% lower than the state level. On travel time, Scott runs shorter than 99% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion here (11.0%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Scott County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,771 |
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| Trucks | 9.4% |
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| Average travel time | 36.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 33.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $116,661 |
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Travel in Scott County, Minnesota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 13,771 vehicles per day, 321% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,270 vehicles per day.
With 18% of the road miles (115 miles in 541 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,857,565 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈678 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 91% of counties in Minnesota.
More highway trucks than 88% of counties in Minnesota
The concentration of trucks on highways (9.4%) is 8% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Scott's highway truck share (9.4%) is lower than 78% of counties in Minnesota. Scott's highway truck count is higher than 88% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 1,293 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Scott County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,270 |
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| Trucks | 4.7% |
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| Average travel time | 29.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $132,851 |
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Travel in Scott County, Minnesota splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 3,270 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (516 miles in 9,289 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,761,895 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈643 million per year). About 1 in 21 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.7%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 99% of counties in Minnesota
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 50% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion here (9.7%) closely tracks the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 99% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews younger than 86% of counties in Minnesota.