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Traffic heat map of Wabash County, Illinois: 86 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 9th Street and Walnut Street

Wabash County, Illinois Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Wabash County, Illinois, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,543 road segments (86 road miles, about 296 ft each). Its busiest road, 9th Street, carries 8,943 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Wabash County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,764
Trucks

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

8.9%
Average travel time

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

33.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,117

A typical monitored road in Wabash County, Illinois sees 2,764 vehicles per day, while its 86 miles of monitored roads together handle 163,800 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈59.8 million per year). Trucks are 8.9% of traffic, close to the 10.2% across Illinois.

Traffic 67% below the Illinois average

Wabash sees 67% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,764 vehicles per day against 8,480), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries less than 0.1% of Illinois's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Wabash's 2,764 vehicles per day trails 56% of counties in Illinois.

Journey times here (33.1 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Wabash runs shorter than 63% of counties in Illinois.

Congestion runs 53% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.7%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Wabash County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Wabash County runs 67% below the Illinois average.

MetricWabash CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic2,7648,480-67.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.9%10.2%-12.9%
Avg. Travel Time33.1 min34.1 min-3.0%

How Wabash County compares

Wabash County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Wabash County moves 33.6% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth 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.

Wabash County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Illinois average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Wabash County2,7648.9%163,80033.1 min9.7%
Edwards County, Illinois2,8959.5%151,40938.3 min8.7%
Gibson County, Indiana3,79914.2%1,189,65730.7 min10.4%
Richland County, Illinois3,1488.3%326,42131.6 min11.3%
Lawrence County, Illinois2,48910.0%284,13531.6 min8.1%
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

Wabash County ranked within Illinois

On all 4 measures below, Wabash County lands in the middle of the Illinois field rather than at either end.

Wabash County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest).
MeasureWabash CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,764#58 of 102
Average travel time33.1 min#65 of 102
Average driver income$67,117#68 of 102
Average driver age49.5 yrs#50 of 102

Busiest roads in Wabash County, Illinois

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 6,870 vehicles a day, against 2,764 on the average road in Wabash County.

9th Street leads with 8,943 vehicles a day, 671 of them trucks (7.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
19th StreetPrimary road · 8,943vehicles671trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
21.6%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,812

Delays build on 9th Street: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

2Walnut StreetPrimary road · 6,755vehicles563trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.4%
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,816

Travel on Walnut Street's busiest stretch runs 16% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Cherry StreetPrimary road · 4,913vehicles366trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.4%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,746

At 78% more than the county average, Cherry Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $73,746 in household income.

4College DriveTertiary road · 4,276vehicles229trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
12.2%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,310

College Drive is busy by local standards, at 55% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 5.4% of it, below the county-wide 8.9%.

5Market StreetTertiary road · 4,127vehicles207trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,730

Market Street peaks at 4,127 vehicles a day, 49% more than the county average; trucks are 5.0% of it, below the county-wide 8.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
19th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic8,943vehicles671trucks · 7.5%
2Walnut StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,755vehicles563trucks · 8.3%
3County Road 1150 NPrimary road · 3,544vehicles392trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.6%
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,572

County Road 1150 N carries 28% more than the county average at its busiest, 392 of them trucks (11.1%, above the county-wide 8.9%).

4Cherry StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic4,913vehicles366trucks · 7.5%
53rd StreetPrimary road · 3,985vehicles334trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.5%
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,664

3rd Street carries 44% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.5 minutes.

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

WabashDepartment 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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