
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Sherburne County, Minnesota
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,780 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.0% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.8 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. | 10.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $107,060 |
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Our data shows 3,780 vehicles per day on the average road in Sherburne County, Minnesota, and 2,246,950 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈820 million per year) across its 508 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 7.0% of traffic, close to the 8.1% across Minnesota.
Shorter trips than 97% of counties in Minnesota
Sherburne's average daily traffic volume is 11% higher than the state average - 3,780 vehicles per day against 3,404 - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Sherburne accounts for about 1.6% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 91% of counties in Minnesota see less traffic than Sherburne's 3,780 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 7% lower than the state level, at 29.8 minutes on average. On travel time, Sherburne runs shorter than 97% of counties in Minnesota.
Congestion here (10.2%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Sherburne County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,008 |
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| Trucks | 8.9% |
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| Average travel time | 37.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 22.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $103,679 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Sherburne County, Minnesota happens on highways: 55% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 11,008 vehicles per day, 258% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,074 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (115 miles, 681 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,240,603 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈453 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 86% of counties in Minnesota.
Lower highway truck share than 86% of counties in Minnesota
Highway truck concentration here runs 13% lower than the state average, at 8.9%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Minnesota: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 86% of counties in Minnesota. By raw truck volume, Sherburne carries more highway trucks than 74% of counties in Minnesota.

Non-highway Traffic in Sherburne County, Minnesota
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,074 |
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| Trucks | 4.6% |
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| Average travel time | 29.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $110,660 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Sherburne County, Minnesota: 45% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,074 vehicles per day.
Spread over 393 miles and 6,976 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,006,347 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈367 million per year). Trucks make up 4.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 22 vehicles.
Drivers from higher-income areas than 93% of counties in Minnesota
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 48% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (9.0%) runs slightly lower than the state level (8% lower).
93% of counties in Minnesota see lower average driver income among trip origins than Sherburne. The driver population here skews younger than 88% of counties in Minnesota.