
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Wapello County, Iowa
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,370 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.5 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 7.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $70,096 |
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Our data shows 2,370 vehicles per day on the average road in Wapello County, Iowa, and 699,125 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈255 million per year) across its 314 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Iowa (11.0%).
Busier roads than 76% of counties in Iowa
At 2,370 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Wapello carries 22% less traffic than the state average of 3,042, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.8% of Iowa's statewide total. 76% of counties in Iowa see less traffic than Wapello's 2,370 vehicles per day.
Journey times here (34.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 62% of counties in Iowa have a shorter average travel time than Wapello's 34.5 minutes.
At 36% lower than the state level, the 7.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Wapello County, Iowa
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,171 |
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| Trucks | 13.6% |
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| Average travel time | 36.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 10.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $70,573 |
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Travel in Wapello County, Iowa splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (52% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 4,171 vehicles per day, 86% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,248 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 29% of the monitored road miles (90 miles, 362 segments), so they carry more than their share: 363,571 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈133 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 58% of counties in Iowa.
Fewer highway trucks than 70% of counties in Iowa
At 13.6%, highway truck share is 15% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 62% of counties in Iowa. By raw truck volume, Wapello carries fewer highway trucks than 70% of counties in Iowa.

Non-highway Traffic in Wapello County, Iowa
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,248 |
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| Trucks | 6.8% |
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| Average travel time | 34.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,734 |
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Travel in Wapello County, Iowa splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (48% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 2,248 vehicles per day.
Spread over 224 miles and 5,340 segments, 71% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 335,555 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈122 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.8%.
Younger drivers than 71% of counties in Iowa
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 50% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.1% is 36% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 69% of counties in Iowa. The driver population here skews younger than 71% of counties in Iowa.