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Traffic heat map of Trego County, Kansas: 135 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 70 and 1st Street

Trego County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Our Trego County, Kansas traffic data covers 562 road segments over 135 road miles, with an average segment of just 1,269 ft. Its highways carry one of the top 5 truck shares of any county in Kansas. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Trego County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,487
Trucks

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

23.1%
Average travel time

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

30.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$76,905

Our data shows 2,487 vehicles per day on the average road in Trego County, Kansas, and 508,699 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈186 million per year) across its 135 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 23.1% of traffic, against 10.2% across Kansas.

Shorter trips than 91% of counties in Kansas

At 2,487 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Trego carries 41% less traffic than the state average of 4,243, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.7% of Kansas's statewide total. By volume, Trego's 2,487 vehicles per day outpaces 69% of counties in Kansas.

The average trip takes 30.1 minutes, 5% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.1 minutes is shorter than 91% of counties in Kansas.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Trego County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day5,620
Trucks24.8%
Average travel time43.5 min
Drivers’ average age46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,669

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Trego County, Kansas, 88% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,620 vehicles per day, 195% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,905 vehicles per day.

With 53% of the road miles (72 miles in 88 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 449,636 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈164 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Trego outranks 74% of counties in Kansas.

Higher highway truck share than 95% of counties in Kansas

At 24.8%, highway truck share is 72% higher than the state average. That marks Trego as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 95% of counties in Kansas. 86% of counties in Kansas see fewer highway trucks per day than Trego's roughly 1,394.

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Non-highway Traffic in Trego County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,905
Trucks10.0%
Average travel time27.7 min
Drivers’ average age51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$77,940

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Trego County, Kansas, 12% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,905 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 47% of the monitored road miles (63 miles in 474 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 59,063 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈21.6 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.0%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 84% of counties in Kansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 60% lower than on highways.

84% of counties in Kansas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Trego. The driver population here skews younger than 67% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 79% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekend traffic is about as busy as on weekdays (+1%): leisure and through trips largely replace the commute.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +22% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -24% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Trego County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +22% in high season.

Trego County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Trego County runs 126% above the Kansas average. Its highway truck share is also 72% above.

MetricTrego CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic2,4874,243-41.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)23.1%10.2%+126.1%
Truck % (Highway)24.8%14.4%+72.1%
Avg. Travel Time30.1 min31.8 min-5.2%

How Trego County compares

Trego County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Trego County runs 8.2 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the second 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.

Trego County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Trego County2,48723.1%508,69930.1 minN/A
Ness County, Kansas1,02610.2%88,20444.2 minN/A
Ellis County, Kansas6,75413.8%968,02230.1 minN/A
Graham County, Kansas1,06410.5%65,77936.4 minN/A
Gove County, Kansas1,25725.1%583,35433.2 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Trego County ranked within Kansas

Trego County sits in the top quarter of the Kansas field on truck share on highways, at #5 of 82.

Trego County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureTrego CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,487#33 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day449,636#22 of 82
Truck share on highways24.8%#5 of 82
Highway trucks per day1,394#12 of 82
Average travel time30.1 min#96 of 105
Average driver income$76,905#18 of 105
Average driver age47.8 yrs#71 of 105

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #5 of 82 on truck share on highways, against #96 of 105 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Trego County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 7,383 vehicles a day, against 2,487 on the average road in Trego County.

I 70 is the busiest road, at 12,446 vehicles a day, 3,086 of them trucks (24.8%). That is 2.5 times the next road, 1st Street (4,988). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using I 70 are long: a median of 43.5 minutes against 30.1 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

13th Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 8.1% of its traffic is trucks, against 23.1% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · 12,446vehicles3,086trucks · 24.8%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
43.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,669

I 70 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 24.8% of it, above the county-wide 23.1%.

21st StreetPrimary road · 4,988vehicles451trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
24.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,749

On its busiest stretch, 1st Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, below the county-wide 23.1%.

313th StreetPrimary road · 4,716vehicles380trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,372

13th Street carries 90% more than the county average at its busiest, 380 of them trucks (8.1%, below the county-wide 23.1%).

4Barclay AvenuePrimary road · 4,064vehicles330trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
25.1 min
Drivers’ median age
53.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,951

Barclay Avenue carries 63% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 25.1 minutes.

5US 40 BusinessPrimary road · 3,819vehicles298trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
26.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,216

At 54% more than the county average, US 40 Business draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $73,216 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #1 by traffic12,446vehicles3,086trucks · 24.8%
21st StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic4,988vehicles451trucks · 9.0%
313th StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic4,716vehicles380trucks · 8.1%
4Barclay AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic4,064vehicles330trucks · 8.1%
5US 40 BusinessPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,819vehicles298trucks · 7.8%
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

TregoDepartment 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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