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Traffic heat map of Vernon County, Missouri: 288 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Austin Boulevard and I 49

Vernon County, Missouri Traffic Counts

Our Vernon County, Missouri traffic data covers 2,786 road segments over 288 road miles, with an average segment of just 547 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Missouri. 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 Vernon County, Missouri

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,045
Trucks

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

16.6%
Average travel time

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

35.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,847

Our data shows 2,045 vehicles per day on the average road in Vernon County, Missouri, and 622,166 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈227 million per year) across its 288 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Missouri - a freight-heavy mix.

Longer trips than 85% of counties in Missouri

At 2,045 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Vernon carries 64% less traffic than the state average of 5,631, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Vernon accounts for about 0.4% of Missouri's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Vernon carries less traffic than 55% of counties in Missouri.

Journey times run 15% higher than the state level, at 35.9 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 35.9 minutes is longer than 85% of counties in Missouri.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Vernon County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day5,171
Trucks22.9%
Average travel time65.6 min
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,610

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Vernon County, Missouri (57% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 5,171 vehicles per day, 166% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,945 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 21% of the monitored road miles (62 miles, 86 segments), so they carry more than their share: 353,700 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈129 million per year).

A major freight corridor

The concentration of trucks on highways (22.9%) is 71% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Vernon as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

85% of counties in Missouri see a lower highway truck share than Vernon's 22.9%. By raw truck volume, Vernon carries more highway trucks than 52% of counties in Missouri.

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Non-highway Traffic in Vernon County, Missouri

Trafficvehicles per day1,945
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time35.0 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,510

A significant share of driving in Vernon County, Missouri, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 1,945 vehicles per day.

Spread over 226 miles and 2,700 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 268,467 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈98.0 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.3%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 72% of counties in Missouri

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 64% lower than on highways.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 72% of counties in Missouri. The driver population here skews older than 61% of counties in Missouri.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Vernon County, Missouri, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Vernon County vs. Missouri Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Vernon County runs 71% above the Missouri average. Its truck share is also 69% above.

MetricVernon CountyMissouri averageDifference
Traffic2,0455,631-63.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.6%9.8%+69.2%
Truck % (Highway)22.9%13.4%+70.6%
Avg. Travel Time35.9 min31.3 min+14.9%

How Vernon County compares

Vernon County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Vernon County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though 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.

Vernon County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Missouri average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Vernon County2,04516.6%622,16635.9 minN/A
Barton County, Missouri1,39117.4%432,54429.1 minN/A
Cedar County, Missouri1,6408.6%193,91132.8 minN/A
Bourbon County, Kansas3,5379.9%506,36434.6 minN/A
St. Clair County, Missouri97113.5%395,25739.5 minN/A
Missouri average5,6319.8%N/A31.3 min19.4%

Vernon County ranked within Missouri

Vernon County sits in the top quarter of the Missouri field on average travel time, at #18 of 115.

Vernon County ranked among 115 county-level areas in Missouri (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 93.
MeasureVernon CountyMissouri rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,045#64 of 115
Highway vehicle-miles per day353,700#60 of 93
Truck share on highways22.9%#15 of 93
Highway trucks per day1,186#45 of 93
Average travel time35.9 min#18 of 115
Average driver income$56,847#83 of 115
Average driver age49.9 yrs#45 of 115

Busiest roads in Vernon County, Missouri

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Vernon County carry 10,567 vehicles a day on average, 5.2 times the typical road in the county (2,045).

Austin Boulevard leads with 13,642 vehicles a day, 916 of them trucks (6.7%). I 49 carries the most trucks, 2,620 a day (22.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using I 49 are long: a median of 65.6 minutes against 35.9 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use Ash Street: 5.6% of its traffic, under half the county's 16.6%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Austin BoulevardPrimary road · 13,642vehicles916trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,558

Austin Boulevard carries 6.7 times the county average at its busiest, 916 of them trucks (6.7%, below the county-wide 16.6%).

2I 49Motorway · 11,423vehicles2,620trucks · 22.9%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
65.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,610

I 49 carries 5.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 65.6 minutes.

3Ash StreetSecondary road · 6,636vehicles372trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
44.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,040

Ash Street carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 372 of them trucks (5.6%, below the county-wide 16.6%).

4Osage BoulevardPrimary road · 5,734vehicles503trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
41.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,301

Osage Boulevard carries 2.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 41.0 minutes.

5US 54Primary road · 4,628vehicles429trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
40.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,080

At 2.3 times the county average, US 54 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $52,080 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 49Motorway · #2 by traffic11,423vehicles2,620trucks · 22.9%
2Austin BoulevardPrimary road · #1 by traffic13,642vehicles916trucks · 6.7%
3Osage BoulevardPrimary road · #4 by traffic5,734vehicles503trucks · 8.8%
4US 54Primary road · #5 by traffic4,628vehicles429trucks · 9.3%
5Centennial BoulevardPrimary road · 4,579vehicles412trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,411

The busiest stretch of Centennial Boulevard carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, below the county-wide 16.6%.

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

VernonDepartment 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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