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Traffic heat map of Waseca County, Minnesota: 342 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 14 and State Street

Waseca County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, US 14, carries 9,755 vehicles a day, 7.6 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Waseca County, Minnesota across 342 miles of monitored roads split into 3,432 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 Waseca County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,277
Trucks

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

9.6%
Average travel time

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

32.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$80,569

A typical monitored road in Waseca County, Minnesota sees 1,277 vehicles per day, while its 342 miles of monitored roads together handle 501,408 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈183 million per year). Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, more than the 8.1% across Minnesota.

Traffic 62% below the Minnesota average

At 1,277 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Waseca carries 62% less traffic than the state average of 3,404, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Waseca accounts for about 0.4% of Minnesota's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Waseca carries less traffic than 78% of counties in Minnesota.

The average trip takes 32.2 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Waseca runs shorter than 66% of counties in Minnesota.

At 29% lower than the state level, the 7.5% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Waseca County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day3,928
Trucks13.3%
Average travel time46.1 min
Congestion ratio7.7%
Drivers’ average age44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$84,204

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Waseca County, Minnesota: 39% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,928 vehicles per day, 220% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,229 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 13% of the monitored road miles (45 miles, 61 segments), so they carry more than their share: 194,016 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.8 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 70% of counties in Minnesota

Highway truck concentration here runs 30% higher than the state average, at 13.3%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 70% of counties in Minnesota. Waseca's highway truck count is lower than 52% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 524 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Waseca County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,229
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time32.0 min
Congestion ratio7.5%
Drivers’ average age47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,055

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Waseca County, Minnesota (61% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 1,229 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (297 miles in 3,371 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 307,392 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈112 million per year). Trucks make up 7.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 70% of counties in Minnesota

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 46% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (7.5%) runs 23% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 70% of counties in Minnesota. Waseca's median driver age is lower than 69% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Waseca County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Waseca County apart: 62% below the Minnesota average. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 30% above.

MetricWaseca CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic1,2773,404-62.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.6%8.1%+18.6%
Truck % (Highway)13.3%10.3%+30.1%
Avg. Travel Time32.2 min32.2 min-0.1%

How Waseca County compares

Waseca County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Waseca County carries 49.7% less traffic on a typical road and moves 30.8% 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.

Waseca County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Minnesota average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Waseca County1,2779.6%501,40832.2 min7.5%
Steele County, Minnesota2,77915.7%1,417,54939.2 min10.8%
Blue Earth County, Minnesota3,0557.7%1,731,70230.8 min11.1%
Rice County, Minnesota2,90611.5%1,970,94531.0 min9.3%
Freeborn County, Minnesota1,42019.0%1,399,32530.3 min7.6%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Waseca County ranked within Minnesota

Waseca County sits in the bottom quarter of the Minnesota field on average daily traffic volume, at #68 of 87.

Waseca County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureWaseca CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,277#68 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day194,016#56 of 81
Truck share on highways13.3%#25 of 81
Highway trucks per day524#43 of 81
Average travel time32.2 min#57 of 87
Average driver income$80,569#27 of 87
Average driver age46.7 yrs#60 of 87

Busiest roads in Waseca County, Minnesota

The three busiest roads in Waseca County average 7,643 vehicles a day, 6.0 times the county average of 1,277 across all its monitored roads.

US 14 is the busiest road, at 9,755 vehicles a day, 1,141 of them trucks (11.7%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using US 14 are long: a median of 46.9 minutes against 32.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Elm Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.2% of its traffic is trucks, against 9.6% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 14Trunk road · 9,755vehicles1,141trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.7%
Median trip time
46.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,537

At 7.6 times the county average, US 14 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $84,537 in household income.

2State StreetPrimary road · 8,714vehicles511trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
26.7%
Median trip time
28.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,855

State Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 27% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

3Elm AvenueSecondary road · 4,460vehicles188trucks · 4.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
17.5%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,180

Delays build on Elm Avenue: its congestion ratio of 17% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

4MN 60Primary road · 4,151vehicles320trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.2%
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,945

MN 60 peaks at 4,151 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.6%.

5MN 13Primary road · 3,508vehicles294trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.3%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,853

MN 13 carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 294 of them trucks (8.4%, below the county-wide 9.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 14Trunk road · #1 by traffic9,755vehicles1,141trucks · 11.7%
2State StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic8,714vehicles511trucks · 5.9%
3MN 60Primary road · #4 by traffic4,151vehicles320trucks · 7.7%
4140th StreetPrimary road · 3,204vehicles298trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.3%
Median trip time
40.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,725

140th Street carries 2.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.1 minutes.

5MN 13Primary road · #5 by traffic3,508vehicles294trucks · 8.4%
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

WasecaDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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