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Traffic heat map of Wallowa County, Oregon: 101 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on River Street and North Street

Wallowa County, Oregon Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, River Street, carries 6,293 vehicles a day, 3.8 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Wallowa County, Oregon across 101 miles of monitored roads split into 637 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Wallowa County, Oregon

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,658
Trucks

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

8.0%
Average travel time

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

40.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

57.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,535

A typical monitored road in Wallowa County, Oregon sees 1,658 vehicles per day, while its 101 miles of monitored roads together handle 131,374 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈48.0 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, in line with Oregon (9.2%).

Quieter roads than 89% of counties in Oregon

Wallowa's average daily traffic volume is 72% lower than the state average - 1,658 vehicles per day against 5,908 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Wallowa accounts for about 0.2% of Oregon's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Wallowa's 1,658 vehicles per day trails 89% of counties in Oregon.

The average trip takes 40.1 minutes, 17% higher than the state level. On travel time, Wallowa runs longer than 86% of counties in Oregon.

Congestion runs 55% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Wallowa County, Oregon, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Wallowa County vs. Oregon Traffic Comparison

Wallowa County's biggest difference from the Oregon average is its average daily traffic per road, 72% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 17% above.

MetricWallowa CountyOregon averageDifference
Traffic1,6585,908-71.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.0%9.2%-13.2%
Avg. Travel Time40.1 min34.3 min+16.9%

How Wallowa County compares

Wallowa County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Wallowa County carries 58.5% less traffic on a typical road and moves 22.8% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Wallowa County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Oregon average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Wallowa County1,6588.0%131,37440.1 min7.4%
Union County, Oregon2,37520.0%916,12141.0 min7.9%
Asotin County, Washington3,3065.7%200,35628.8 min12.3%
Nez Perce County, Idaho8,0986.4%1,053,61432.9 minN/A
Adams County, Idaho2,2049.4%137,78840.3 min6.8%
Oregon average5,9089.2%N/A34.3 min16.6%

Wallowa County ranked within Oregon

On average driver age, Wallowa County is among the three highest county-level areas in Oregon.

Wallowa County ranked among 36 county-level areas in Oregon (1 = highest).
MeasureWallowa CountyOregon rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,658#32 of 36
Average travel time40.1 min#6 of 36
Average driver income$64,535#27 of 36
Average driver age57.1 yrs#2 of 36

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #2 of 36 on average driver age, against #32 of 36 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Wallowa County, Oregon

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Wallowa County carry 5,382 vehicles a day on average, 3.2 times the typical road in the county (1,658).

River Street leads with 6,293 vehicles a day, 420 of them trucks (6.7%). North Street carries the most trucks on the list, 460 a day (7.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using 1st Street are long: a median of 55.0 minutes against 40.1 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1River StreetPrimary road · 6,293vehicles420trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.0%
Median trip time
42.4 min
Drivers’ median age
56.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,104

Delays build on River Street: its congestion ratio of 15% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

2North StreetPrimary road · 6,082vehicles460trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.4%
Median trip time
44.3 min
Drivers’ median age
56.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,793

North Street carries 3.7 times the county average at its busiest, 460 of them trucks (7.6%, below the county-wide 8.0%).

3Wallowa Lake HighwayPrimary road · 3,773vehicles245trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.9%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
57.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,690

Trips on Wallowa Lake Highway are short, a median 29.5 minutes against 40.1 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

4Main StreetPrimary road · 3,755vehicles276trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
57.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,444

Main Street carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.6 minutes.

51st StreetPrimary road · 3,153vehicles273trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.5%
Median trip time
55.0 min
Drivers’ median age
56.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,230

1st Street carries 90% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 55.0 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Only named roads are listed. Some unnamed segments, such as ramps or unlabeled carriageways, may carry as much traffic as the roads shown.

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1North StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,082vehicles460trucks · 7.6%
2River StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic6,293vehicles420trucks · 6.7%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic3,755vehicles276trucks · 7.4%
41st StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,153vehicles273trucks · 8.7%
5Wallowa Lake HighwayPrimary road · #3 by traffic3,773vehicles245trucks · 6.5%
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

WallowaDepartment 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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