
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day9,878 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.9 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. | 23.3% |
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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. | $86,173 |
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A typical monitored road in Sedgwick County, Kansas sees 9,878 vehicles per day, while its 1,416 miles of monitored roads together handle 12,359,388 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈4.5 billion per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Kansas.
The busiest roads of any county in Kansas
At 9,878 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Sedgwick carries 133% more traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 17% of Kansas's statewide total. Sedgwick stands out as having the highest traffic volume in Kansas - 9,878 vehicles per day.
At 29.9 minutes, the average travel time is 6% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 29.9 minutes is shorter than 95% of counties in Kansas.
At 36% higher than the state level, the 23.3% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Sedgwick County, Kansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day19,957 |
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| Trucks | 10.6% |
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| Average travel time | 31.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 42.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $85,711 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Sedgwick County, Kansas: 39% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 19,957 vehicles per day, 110% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 9,494 vehicles per day.
With 20% of the road miles (283 miles in 1,048 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 4,816,443 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.8 billion per year).
No more than 2 other counties in Kansas move more traffic on their highways.
Lower highway truck share than 98% of counties in Kansas
At 10.6%, highway truck share is 27% lower than the state average. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Sedgwick still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 98% of counties in Kansas. 94% of counties in Kansas see fewer highway trucks per day than Sedgwick's roughly 2,113.

Non-highway Traffic in Sedgwick County, Kansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,494 |
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| Trucks | 3.9% |
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| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 22.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $86,451 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Sedgwick County, Kansas happens on local roads: 61% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 9,494 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (1,132 miles in 27,537 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 7,542,946 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.8 billion per year). About 1 in 25 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (3.9%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 95% of counties in Kansas
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 63% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 22.6% is 37% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.
95% of counties in Kansas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Sedgwick. The driver population here skews younger than 84% of counties in Kansas.