
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,755 |
|---|
Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.8% |
|---|
Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.6 min |
|---|
Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 11.5% |
|---|
Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.0 yrs |
|---|
Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $69,590 |
|---|
A typical monitored road in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri sees 2,755 vehicles per day, while its 221 miles of monitored roads together handle 889,403 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈325 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 15.8% of traffic, against 9.8% across Missouri.
Longer trips than 78% of counties in Missouri
Ste. Genevieve sees 51% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,755 vehicles per day against 5,631), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.5% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Ste. Genevieve carries more traffic than 66% of counties in Missouri.
Journey times run 11% higher than the state level, at 34.6 minutes on average. 78% of counties in Missouri have a shorter average travel time than Ste. Genevieve's 34.6 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 11.5% is 41% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,324 |
|---|
| Trucks | 21.8% |
|---|
| Average travel time | 54.8 min |
|---|
| Congestion ratio | 20.8% |
|---|
| Drivers’ average age | 48.1 yrs |
|---|
| Drivers’ average income | $74,581 |
|---|
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri (56% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 9,324 vehicles per day, 259% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,594 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (51 miles, 60 segments), so they carry more than their share: 496,666 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈181 million per year).
50% of counties in Missouri move less traffic on their highways.
Higher highway truck share than 82% of counties in Missouri
At 21.8%, highway truck share is 62% higher than the state average. That marks Ste. Genevieve as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 82% of counties in Missouri. Ste. Genevieve's highway truck count is higher than 76% of counties in Missouri, at roughly 2,035 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,594 |
|---|
| Trucks | 8.1% |
|---|
| Average travel time | 34.1 min |
|---|
| Congestion ratio | 11.3% |
|---|
| Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
|---|
| Drivers’ average income | $66,353 |
|---|
A significant share of driving in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 2,594 vehicles per day.
Spread over 170 miles and 2,451 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 392,736 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈143 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.1%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 76% of counties in Missouri
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 63% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.3% is 40% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
76% of counties in Missouri see lower average driver income among trip origins than Ste. Genevieve. 52% of counties in Missouri have an older driver population than Ste. Genevieve.