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Traffic heat map of Scott County, Missouri: 285 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and I 55

Scott County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Our Scott County, Missouri traffic data covers 3,163 road segments over 285 road miles, with an average segment of just 476 ft. Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 25,172 vehicles a day, 5.9 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Scott County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,244
Trucks

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

12.1%
Average travel time

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

29.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$65,791

A typical monitored road in Scott County, Missouri sees 4,244 vehicles per day, while its 285 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,199,073 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈438 million per year). At 12.1%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Missouri: about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Shorter trips than 85% of counties in Missouri

At 4,244 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Scott carries 25% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Scott accounts for about 0.7% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 80% of counties in Missouri see less traffic than Scott's 4,244 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 29.6 minutes, 5% lower than the state level. On travel time, Scott runs shorter than 85% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Scott County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day9,225
Trucks17.4%
Average travel time39.4 min
Drivers’ average age48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,822

Travel in Scott County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (52% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 9,225 vehicles per day, 124% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,113 vehicles per day.

With 21% of the road miles (59 miles in 81 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 619,999 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈226 million per year).

61% of counties in Missouri move less traffic on their highways.

More highway trucks than 70% of counties in Missouri

At 17.4%, highway truck share is 29% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

68% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Scott's 17.4%. 70% of counties in Missouri see fewer highway trucks per day than Scott's roughly 1,605.

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Non-highway Traffic in Scott County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day4,113
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time29.4 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,952

Travel in Scott County, Missouri splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (48% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 4,113 vehicles per day.

Spread over 227 miles and 3,082 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 579,074 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈211 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).

Local roads carry 63% fewer trucks by share than highways

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 63% fewer trucks by share.

Scott's average driver income is higher than 61% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews older than 55% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Scott County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Scott County apart: 29% above the Missouri average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 25% below.

MetricScott CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic4,2445,631-24.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.1%9.8%+22.9%
Truck % (Highway)17.4%13.4%+29.4%
Avg. Travel Time29.6 min31.3 min-5.4%

How Scott County compares

Scott County against nearby counties

Scott County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Scott County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Scott County4,24412.1%1,199,07329.6 minN/A
Alexander County, Illinois2,54717.3%243,07843.2 min7.3%
Mississippi County, Missouri2,40021.3%398,85332.8 minN/A
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri7,0468.5%2,362,99931.2 min8.6%
Stoddard County, Missouri2,7949.2%1,043,31431.3 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Scott County ranked within Missouri

Scott County sits in the bottom quarter of the Missouri field on average travel time, at #98 of 115.

Scott County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureScott CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,244#24 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day619,999#37 of 93
Truck share on highways17.4%#30 of 93
Highway trucks per day1,605#29 of 93
Average travel time29.6 min#98 of 115
Average driver income$65,791#45 of 115
Average driver age49.5 yrs#52 of 115

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #24 of 115 on average daily traffic volume, against #98 of 115 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Scott County, Missouri

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 22,710 vehicles a day, against 4,244 on the average road in Scott County.

Main Street is the busiest road, at 25,172 vehicles a day, 1,164 of them trucks (4.6%). I 55 is practically level with it at 24,959. I 57 carries the most trucks, 4,206 a day (30.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 30.8% of traffic on I 57, against 12.1% across all roads in the county.

US 60 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 42.9 minutes against 29.6 county-wide.

Few trucks use Main Street: 4.6% of its traffic, under half the county's 12.1%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 25,172vehicles1,164trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,177

Main Street is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 4.6% of it, below the county-wide 12.1%.

2I 55Motorway · 24,959vehicles3,594trucks · 14.4%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,280

I 55 carries 5.9 times the county average at its busiest, 3,594 of them trucks (14.4%, above the county-wide 12.1%).

3Malone AvenuePrimary road · 18,000vehicles980trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,583

Malone Avenue peaks at 18,000 vehicles a day, 4.2 times the county average; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 12.1%.

4I 57Motorway · 13,649vehicles4,206trucks · 30.8%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,225

I 57 carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 4,206 of them trucks (30.8%, above the county-wide 12.1%).

5US 60Motorway · 11,549vehicles1,982trucks · 17.2%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
42.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,201

US 60 carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 42.9 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 57Motorway · #4 by traffic13,649vehicles4,206trucks · 30.8%
2I 55Motorway · #2 by traffic24,959vehicles3,594trucks · 14.4%
3US 60Motorway · #5 by traffic11,549vehicles1,982trucks · 17.2%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic25,172vehicles1,164trucks · 4.6%
5Malone AvenuePrimary road · #3 by traffic18,000vehicles980trucks · 5.5%
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

ScottDepartment 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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