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Traffic heat map of Sioux County, Iowa: 467 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Avenue and 8th Street Southeast

Sioux County, Iowa Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Main Avenue, carries 10,471 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Sioux County, Iowa across 467 miles of monitored roads split into 3,591 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Sioux County, Iowa

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,428
Trucks

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

9.1%
Average travel time

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

31.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$86,272

The average monitored road in Sioux County, Iowa carries 2,428 vehicles per day. Across its 467 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 808,319 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈295 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Iowa.

Busier roads than 77% of counties in Iowa

At 2,428 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Sioux carries 20% less traffic than the state average of 3,042, suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Iowa's statewide total. By volume, Sioux's 2,428 vehicles per day outpaces 77% of counties in Iowa.

Journey times here (31.7 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 31.7 minutes is shorter than 76% of counties in Iowa.

At 15% lower than the state level, the 9.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Sioux County, Iowa

Trafficvehicles per day2,860
Trucks13.5%
Average travel time54.2 min
Congestion ratio6.2%
Drivers’ average age45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,799

At 18% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Sioux County, Iowa than local roads. The average highway carries 2,860 vehicles per day, 18% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,415 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 10% of the monitored road miles (47 miles, 104 segments), so they carry more than their share: 148,637 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈54.3 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 90% of counties in Iowa

Highway truck concentration here runs 16% lower than the state average, at 13.5%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 64% of counties in Iowa. 90% of counties in Iowa see more highway trucks per day than Sioux's roughly 387.

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Non-highway Traffic in Sioux County, Iowa

Trafficvehicles per day2,415
Trucks8.1%
Average travel time31.0 min
Congestion ratio9.8%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$86,898

Local roads carry the vast majority of travel in Sioux County, Iowa, 82% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 2,415 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 90% (420 miles in 3,487 segments), carrying 659,683 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈241 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.1%).

Younger drivers than 95% of counties in Iowa

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 40% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (9.8%) runs slightly lower than the state level (12% lower).

91% of counties in Iowa see lower average driver income among trip origins than Sioux. Sioux's median driver age is lower than 95% of counties in Iowa.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 62% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 36% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +10% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -21% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Sioux County, Iowa, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +10% in high season.

Sioux County vs. Iowa Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Sioux County runs 20% below the Iowa average. Its truck share is also 17% below.

MetricSioux CountyIowa averageDifference
Traffic2,4283,042-20.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.1%11.0%-17.3%
Truck % (Highway)13.5%16.1%-16.0%
Avg. Travel Time31.7 min33.0 min-4.0%

How Sioux County compares

Sioux County against nearby counties

Sioux 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.

Sioux County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Iowa average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Sioux County2,4289.1%808,31931.7 min9.7%
Lyon County, Iowa1,3459.3%355,01637.6 min6.5%
Plymouth County, Iowa1,9349.3%804,17734.5 min8.3%
O'Brien County, Iowa1,3468.9%318,71637.8 min6.8%
Lincoln County, South Dakota3,0899.3%1,425,50427.6 min11.5%
Iowa average3,04211.0%N/A33.0 min11.4%

Sioux County ranked within Iowa

Average driver age places Sioux County #94 of 99 in Iowa - the bottom quarter of the state.

Sioux County ranked among 99 county-level areas in Iowa (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 70.
MeasureSioux CountyIowa rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,428#24 of 99
Highway vehicle-miles per day148,637#55 of 70
Truck share on highways13.5%#45 of 70
Highway trucks per day387#63 of 70
Average travel time31.7 min#75 of 99
Average driver income$86,272#10 of 99
Average driver age44.1 yrs#94 of 99

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #10 of 99 on average driver income, against #94 of 99 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Sioux County, Iowa

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,897 vehicles a day, against 2,428 on the average road in Sioux County.

Main Avenue leads with 10,471 vehicles a day, 462 of them trucks (4.4%). IA 60 carries the most trucks, 895 a day (13.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

IA 60 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 54.9 minutes against 31.7 county-wide.

Traffic and freight follow different roads here: only 2 of the five busiest roads also make the top 5 for trucks.

Main Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.4% of its traffic is trucks, against 9.1% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main AvenuePrimary road · 10,471vehicles462trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
25.0%
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,702

Main Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 25% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

28th Street SoutheastPrimary road · 9,338vehicles566trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
28.2%
Median trip time
26.2 min
Drivers’ median age
42.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,282

Delays build on 8th Street Southeast: its congestion ratio of 28% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

3IA 60Trunk road · 6,882vehicles895trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
6.9%
Median trip time
54.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,822

IA 60 carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 895 of them trucks (13.0%, above the county-wide 9.1%).

410th StreetPrimary road · 6,532vehicles516trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.0%
Median trip time
36.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$92,696

10th Street carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 36.1 minutes.

5Albany Avenue SoutheastSecondary road · 6,512vehicles290trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
15.4%
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,964

At 2.7 times the county average, Albany Avenue Southeast draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $86,964 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1IA 60Trunk road · #3 by traffic6,882vehicles895trucks · 13.0%
2320th StreetPrimary road · 6,154vehicles674trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.5%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,955

The busiest stretch of 320th Street carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 10.9% of it, above the county-wide 9.1%.

3US 18Primary road · 6,494vehicles645trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
38.0 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,136

On its busiest stretch, US 18 carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, above the county-wide 9.1%.

4US 75Primary road · 6,095vehicles579trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.3%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,541

US 75 peaks at 6,095 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 9.5% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.1%.

58th Street SoutheastPrimary road · #2 by traffic9,338vehicles566trucks · 6.1%
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

SiouxDepartment 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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