
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 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 16.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 35.9 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $56,847 |
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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

Highway Traffic in Vernon County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,171 |
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| Trucks | 22.9% |
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| Average travel time | 65.6 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,610 |
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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.

Non-highway Traffic in Vernon County, Missouri
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,945 |
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| Trucks | 8.3% |
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| Average travel time | 35.0 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $56,510 |
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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.