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Traffic heat map of Traverse County, Minnesota: 109 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Broadway and 2nd Avenue

Traverse County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Traverse County, Minnesota? We measure 109 road miles, divided into 619 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in Minnesota. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Traverse County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day942
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

41.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,778

The average monitored road in Traverse County, Minnesota carries 942 vehicles per day. Across its 109 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 93,327 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.1 million per year). Trucks are 10.5% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Longer trips than 95% of counties in Minnesota

Traverse's average daily traffic volume is 72% lower than the state average - 942 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Traverse accounts for less than 0.1% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Traverse's 942 vehicles per day trails 92% of counties in Minnesota.

At 41.9 minutes, the average travel time is 30% higher than the state level. On travel time, Traverse runs longer than 95% of counties in Minnesota.

Congestion runs 62% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.0%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Traverse County, Minnesota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Traverse County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Traverse County runs 72% below the Minnesota average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 30% above.

MetricTraverse CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic9423,404-72.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%8.1%+29.9%
Avg. Travel Time41.9 min32.2 min+29.9%

How Traverse County compares

Traverse County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Traverse County moves 33.4% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Traverse County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Traverse County94210.5%93,32741.9 min4.0%
Grant County, Minnesota85314.7%407,32639.4 min4.6%
Stevens County, Minnesota1,3069.9%220,09029.9 min6.4%
Big Stone County, Minnesota8689.5%126,82630.9 min4.0%
Roberts County, South Dakota93913.6%364,98341.3 minN/A
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Traverse County ranked within Minnesota

Traverse County sits in the top quarter of the Minnesota field on average travel time, at #5 of 87.

Traverse County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest).
MeasureTraverse CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)942#80 of 87
Average travel time41.9 min#5 of 87
Average driver income$74,778#45 of 87
Average driver age54.6 yrs#8 of 87

Traverse County ranks #5 of 87 on average travel time but #80 of 87 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in Minnesota on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Traverse County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 2,071 vehicles a day, against 942 on the average road in Traverse County.

Broadway leads with 2,240 vehicles a day, 213 of them trucks (9.5%). 2nd Avenue carries the most trucks, 236 a day (11.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips on 5th Street are short, a median of 27.1 minutes against 41.9 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1BroadwayPrimary road · 2,240vehicles213trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
6.0%
Median trip time
49.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,239

On its busiest stretch, Broadway carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.5% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

22nd AvenuePrimary road · 2,054vehicles236trucks · 11.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
43.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,951

2nd Avenue peaks at 2,054 vehicles a day, 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 11.5% of it, above the county-wide 10.5%.

35th StreetPrimary road · 1,919vehicles186trucks · 9.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.4%
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,014

5th Street carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 186 of them trucks (9.7%, below the county-wide 10.5%).

4MN 28Primary road · 1,552vehicles137trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.9%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
56.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,441

Trips on MN 28 are short, a median 31.3 minutes against 41.9 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

5MN 27Primary road · 1,540vehicles184trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.3%
Median trip time
48.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,144

MN 27 carries 64% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 48.6 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
12nd AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic2,054vehicles236trucks · 11.5%
2BroadwayPrimary road · #1 by traffic2,240vehicles213trucks · 9.5%
35th StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic1,919vehicles186trucks · 9.7%
4MN 27Primary road · #5 by traffic1,540vehicles184trucks · 12.0%
5MN 28Primary road · #4 by traffic1,552vehicles137trucks · 8.8%
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

TraverseDepartment 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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