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Traffic heat map of Van Buren County, Iowa: 174 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Broad Street and IA 1

Van Buren County, Iowa Traffic Counts

Our Van Buren County, Iowa traffic data covers 937 road segments over 174 road miles, with an average segment of just 980 ft. Its busiest road, Broad Street, carries 3,612 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. 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 Van Buren County, Iowa

Traffic

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

vehicles per day920
Trucks

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

10.0%
Average travel time

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

34.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,685

Our data shows 920 vehicles per day on the average road in Van Buren County, Iowa, and 148,478 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈54.2 million per year) across its 174 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Iowa (11.0%).

Quieter roads than 97% of counties in Iowa

Van Buren's average daily traffic volume is 70% lower than the state average - 920 vehicles per day against 3,042 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Iowa's statewide total. By volume, Van Buren's 920 vehicles per day trails 97% of counties in Iowa.

At 34.1 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 34.1 minutes is longer than 59% of counties in Iowa.

At 62% lower than the state level, the 4.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Van Buren County, Iowa, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Van Buren County vs. Iowa Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Van Buren County runs 70% below the Iowa average.

MetricVan Buren CountyIowa averageDifference
Traffic9203,042-69.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.0%11.0%-8.8%
Avg. Travel Time34.1 min33.0 min+3.4%

How Van Buren County compares

Van Buren County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Van Buren County carries 41.9% less traffic on a typical road and moves 40.5% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Van Buren 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
Van Buren County92010.0%148,47834.1 min4.3%
Scotland County, Missouri1,07610.6%87,30733.9 minN/A
Jefferson County, Iowa1,67210.0%359,54532.6 min6.9%
Lee County, Iowa2,06611.2%764,76036.1 min6.0%
Clark County, Missouri1,52011.3%253,09931.9 minN/A
Iowa average3,04211.0%N/A33.0 min11.4%

Van Buren County ranked within Iowa

On average driver age, Van Buren County is among the three highest county-level areas in Iowa.

Van Buren County ranked among 99 county-level areas in Iowa (1 = highest).
MeasureVan Buren CountyIowa rank
Traffic volume (AADT)920#96 of 99
Average travel time34.1 min#41 of 99
Average driver income$64,685#88 of 99
Average driver age53.8 yrs#3 of 99

Van Buren County ranks #3 of 99 on average driver age but #96 of 99 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Van Buren County, Iowa

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 3,208 vehicles a day, against 920 on the average road in Van Buren County.

Broad Street leads with 3,612 vehicles a day, 313 of them trucks (8.7%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Broad StreetPrimary road · 3,612vehicles313trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.5%
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,509

The busiest stretch of Broad Street carries 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, below the county-wide 10.0%.

2IA 1Primary road · 3,160vehicles299trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.9%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
56.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,160

On its busiest stretch, IA 1 carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.4% of it, below the county-wide 10.0%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 2,854vehicles302trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
6.7%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,445

Main Street peaks at 2,854 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 10.6% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

4West StreetPrimary road · 1,932vehicles197trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.6%
Median trip time
37.4 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,265

West Street carries 2.1 times the county average at its busiest, 197 of them trucks (10.2%, in line with the county-wide 10.0%).

5Highway 1Primary road · 1,862vehicles189trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.4%
Median trip time
41.8 min
Drivers’ median age
54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,604

Highway 1 carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 41.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Broad StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic3,612vehicles313trucks · 8.7%
2Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic2,854vehicles302trucks · 10.6%
3IA 1Primary road · #2 by traffic3,160vehicles299trucks · 9.4%
4West StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic1,932vehicles197trucks · 10.2%
5State Highway 1Primary road · 1,803vehicles191trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.3%
Median trip time
43.1 min
Drivers’ median age
55.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,397

At 2.0 times the county average, State Highway 1 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $63,397 in household income.

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

Van BurenDepartment 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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