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Traffic heat map of Sweet Grass County, Montana: 153 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 90 and 1st Avenue

Sweet Grass County, Montana Traffic Counts

Its highways rank among the top 5 counties in Montana for trucks per day. This page breaks down traffic in Sweet Grass County, Montana across 153 miles of monitored roads split into 577 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 Sweet Grass County, Montana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,675
Trucks

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

20.8%
Average travel time

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

43.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$73,843

A typical monitored road in Sweet Grass County, Montana sees 1,675 vehicles per day, while its 153 miles of monitored roads together handle 510,315 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈186 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 20.8% of traffic, against 11.7% across Montana.

Traffic 60% below the Montana average

Sweet Grass's average daily traffic volume is 60% lower than the state average - 1,675 vehicles per day against 4,202 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.8% of Montana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Sweet Grass's 1,675 vehicles per day trails 51% of counties in Montana.

At 43.6 minutes, the average travel time is 20% higher than the state level. 75% of counties in Montana have a shorter average travel time than Sweet Grass's 43.6 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 6.1% is 50% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Sweet Grass County, Montana

Trafficvehicles per day5,053
Trucks21.5%
Average travel time70.1 min
Congestion ratio12.5%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,482

Nearly all driving in Sweet Grass County, Montana happens on highways: 94% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 5,053 vehicles per day, 384% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,043 vehicles per day.

With 56% of the road miles (86 miles in 91 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 477,190 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈174 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 74% of counties in Montana.

Higher highway truck share than 96% of counties in Montana

Highway truck concentration here runs 44% higher than the state average, at 21.5%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 96% of counties in Montana. Sweet Grass's highway truck count is higher than 93% of counties in Montana, at roughly 1,087 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Sweet Grass County, Montana

Trafficvehicles per day1,043
Trucks9.6%
Average travel time38.6 min
Congestion ratio4.9%
Drivers’ average age52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,955

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Sweet Grass County, Montana, 6% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,043 vehicles per day.

Spread over 67 miles and 486 segments, 44% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 33,125 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈12.1 million per year). Trucks make up 9.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.

Younger drivers than 80% of counties in Montana

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 55% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (4.9%) runs 59% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

78% of counties in Montana see lower average driver income among trip origins than Sweet Grass. The driver population here skews younger than 80% of counties in Montana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Sweet Grass County, Montana, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Sweet Grass County vs. Montana Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Sweet Grass County apart: 78% above the Montana average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 60% below.

MetricSweet Grass CountyMontana averageDifference
Traffic1,6754,202-60.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)20.8%11.7%+77.8%
Truck % (Highway)21.5%15.0%+43.7%
Avg. Travel Time43.6 min36.2 min+20.4%

How Sweet Grass County compares

Sweet Grass County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Sweet Grass County runs 6.6 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Sweet Grass County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Montana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Sweet Grass County1,67520.8%510,31543.6 min6.1%
Park County, Montana2,85815.1%797,61336.6 min10.1%
Stillwater County, Montana1,67418.6%544,51435.5 min6.6%
Carbon County, Montana2,3079.5%404,05738.9 min6.6%
Wheatland County, Montana1,40213.4%104,44845.8 min3.6%
Montana average4,20211.7%N/A36.2 min12.3%

Sweet Grass County ranked within Montana

Sweet Grass County sits in Montana's top three on truck share on highways.

Sweet Grass County ranked among 56 county-level areas in Montana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 47.
MeasureSweet Grass CountyMontana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,675#29 of 56
Highway vehicle-miles per day477,190#13 of 47
Truck share on highways21.5%#3 of 47
Highway trucks per day1,087#4 of 47
Average travel time43.6 min#15 of 56
Average driver income$73,843#13 of 56
Average driver age47.0 yrs#45 of 56

Sweet Grass County ranks #3 of 47 on truck share on highways but #45 of 56 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Sweet Grass County, Montana

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 5,643 vehicles a day, against 1,675 on the average road in Sweet Grass County.

I 90 leads with 11,414 vehicles a day, 2,533 of them trucks (22.2%). That is 3.8 times the next road, 1st Avenue (3,030). It also carries the most trucks on the list.

I 90 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 70.3 minutes against 43.6 county-wide.

Big Timber Loop Road is busy with cars rather than freight: only 9.9% of its traffic is trucks, against 20.8% county-wide.

Drivers on I 90 Business / US 191 are noticeably older, with a median age of 54.2 against 47.0 across the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · 11,414vehicles2,533trucks · 22.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
70.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,726

I 90 carries 6.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 70.3 minutes.

21st AvenuePrimary road · 3,030vehicles362trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,256

1st Avenue is busy by local standards, at 81% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.9% of it, below the county-wide 20.8%.

3Big Timber Loop RoadPrimary road · 2,485vehicles246trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.1%
Median trip time
57.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,420

Big Timber Loop Road peaks at 2,485 vehicles a day, 48% more than the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, below the county-wide 20.8%.

4I 90 Business / US 191Primary road · 1,812vehicles192trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
62.9 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,229

Drivers on I 90 Business / US 191 are on long journeys, a median 62.9 minutes against 43.6 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5US 191Primary road · 1,788vehicles173trucks · 9.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.5%
Median trip time
28.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,593

US 191 is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 28.1 minutes, against 43.6 for the county.

Ranked by trucks per day

Only named roads are listed. Some unnamed segments, such as ramps or unlabeled carriageways, may carry as much traffic as the roads shown.

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · #1 by traffic11,414vehicles2,533trucks · 22.2%
21st AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic3,030vehicles362trucks · 11.9%
3Big Timber Loop RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic2,485vehicles246trucks · 9.9%
4I 90 Business / US 191Primary road · #4 by traffic1,812vehicles192trucks · 10.6%
5US 191Primary road · #5 by traffic1,788vehicles173trucks · 9.7%
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

Sweet GrassDepartment 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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