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Traffic heat map of Wallace County, Kansas: 71 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and KS 27

Wallace County, Kansas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 71 road miles in Wallace County, Kansas, divided into 244 segments averaging 1,529 ft. Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in Kansas. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Wallace County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,123
Trucks

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

10.7%
Average travel time

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

51.2 min
Drivers’ average age

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

53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,173

A typical monitored road in Wallace County, Kansas sees 1,123 vehicles per day, while its 71 miles of monitored roads together handle 69,017 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈25.2 million per year). Trucks are 10.7% of traffic, close to the 10.2% across Kansas.

Longer trips than 97% of counties in Kansas

Wallace's average daily traffic volume is 74% lower than the state average - 1,123 vehicles per day against 4,243 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Wallace accounts for less than 0.1% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Wallace's 1,123 vehicles per day trails 86% of counties in Kansas.

At 51.2 minutes, the average travel time is 61% higher than the state level. 97% of counties in Kansas have a shorter average travel time than Wallace's 51.2 minutes.

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 PM peak 5:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 65% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 14% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +27% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -25% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Wallace County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +27% in high season.

Wallace County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Wallace County runs 74% below the Kansas average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 61% above.

MetricWallace CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,1234,243-73.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.7%10.2%+5.0%
Avg. Travel Time51.2 min31.8 min+61.0%

How Wallace County compares

Trips in Wallace County run longer than in any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Wallace County sees 58.2% longer typical trips and moves 39.9% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Wallace 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
Wallace County1,12310.7%69,01751.2 minN/A
Greeley County, Kansas1,2319.7%63,36134.4 minN/A
Sherman County, Kansas2,04921.4%378,18530.6 minN/A
Logan County, Kansas2,05915.7%199,13132.4 minN/A
Wichita County, Kansas1,41010.1%51,02532.0 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Wallace County ranked within Kansas

Wallace County sits in the top quarter of the Kansas field on average travel time, at #4 of 105.

Wallace County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest).
MeasureWallace CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,123#90 of 105
Average travel time51.2 min#4 of 105
Average driver income$66,173#62 of 105
Average driver age53.6 yrs#10 of 105

Wallace County ranks #4 of 105 on average travel time but #90 of 105 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 Wallace County, Kansas

The three busiest roads in Wallace County average 1,444 vehicles a day, 29% more than the county average of 1,123 across all its monitored roads.

Main Street leads with 2,107 vehicles a day, 129 of them trucks (6.1%). That is 79% more than the next road, KS 27 (1,179). US 40 carries the most trucks, 135 a day (12.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Drivers on County Road 19 are noticeably younger, with a median age of 44.8 against 53.6 across the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetSecondary road · 2,107vehicles129trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
51.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,187

Main Street peaks at 2,107 vehicles a day, 88% more than the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.7%.

2KS 27Secondary road · 1,179vehicles99trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
50.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,438

KS 27 carries 5% more than the county average at its busiest, 99 of them trucks (8.4%, below the county-wide 10.7%).

3US 40Primary road · 1,046vehicles135trucks · 12.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
56.7 min
Drivers’ median age
56.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,760

US 40 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 7% less than the county average; trucks are 12.9% of it, above the county-wide 10.7%.

4County Road 19Secondary road · 440vehicles40trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
40.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,245

Even at its busiest, County Road 19 carries 61% less than the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.7%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 40Primary road · #3 by traffic1,046vehicles135trucks · 12.9%
2Main StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic2,107vehicles129trucks · 6.1%
3KS 27Secondary road · #2 by traffic1,179vehicles99trucks · 8.4%
4County Road 19Secondary road · #4 by traffic440vehicles40trucks · 9.1%
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

WallaceDepartment 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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