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Traffic heat map of Winona County, Minnesota: 518 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 90 and Mankato Avenue

Winona County, Minnesota Traffic Counts

About 1 in 8 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 12 across Minnesota. This page breaks down traffic in Winona County, Minnesota across 518 miles of monitored roads split into 5,369 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 Winona County, Minnesota

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,314
Trucks

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

12.7%
Average travel time

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

30.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$79,553

Our data shows 2,314 vehicles per day on the average road in Winona County, Minnesota, and 1,477,118 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈539 million per year) across its 518 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 8 vehicles is a truck, well above the 8.1% across Minnesota - a freight-heavy mix.

Shorter trips than 84% of counties in Minnesota

Winona's average daily traffic volume is 32% lower than the state average - 2,314 vehicles per day against 3,404 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.1% of Minnesota's statewide total. Winona carries more traffic than 70% of counties in Minnesota.

At 30.6 minutes, the average travel time is 5% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.6 minutes is shorter than 84% of counties in Minnesota.

The congestion ratio of 9.2% runs slightly lower than the state level (14% lower) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Winona County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day6,270
Trucks15.8%
Average travel time34.8 min
Congestion ratio15.5%
Drivers’ average age44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,332

A little more than half of the driving in Winona County, Minnesota happens on highways: 64% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,270 vehicles per day, 214% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,997 vehicles per day.

With 31% of the road miles (162 miles in 398 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 943,598 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈344 million per year).

79% of counties in Minnesota move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 88% of counties in Minnesota

Highway truck concentration here runs 54% higher than the state average, at 15.8%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

88% of counties in Minnesota see a lower highway truck share than Winona's 15.8%. Winona's highway truck count is higher than 66% of counties in Minnesota, at roughly 989 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Winona County, Minnesota

Trafficvehicles per day1,997
Trucks7.1%
Average travel time30.3 min
Congestion ratio8.7%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,734

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Winona County, Minnesota: 36% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,997 vehicles per day.

Spread over 355 miles and 4,971 segments, 69% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 533,520 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈195 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.1%.

Younger drivers than 90% of counties in Minnesota

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 55% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (8.7%) runs slightly lower than the state level (11% lower).

Trip origins here have higher average income than 64% of counties in Minnesota. The driver population here skews younger than 90% of counties in Minnesota.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 84% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 16% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +12% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -19% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Winona County, Minnesota, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +12% in high season.

Winona County vs. Minnesota Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Winona County runs 57% above the Minnesota average. Its highway truck share is also 54% above.

MetricWinona CountyMinnesota averageDifference
Traffic2,3143,404-32.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.7%8.1%+56.8%
Truck % (Highway)15.8%10.3%+53.8%
Avg. Travel Time30.6 min32.2 min-5.1%

How Winona County compares

Winona County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Winona County moves 3.6 times the total daily travel and carries 53.8% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Winona 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
Winona County2,31412.7%1,477,11830.6 min9.2%
Buffalo County, Wisconsin1,50510.3%315,18832.4 min7.8%
Houston County, Minnesota1,6109.6%354,55931.8 min8.0%
Fillmore County, Minnesota1,51510.3%534,40033.1 min5.7%
Wabasha County, Minnesota1,38710.2%452,76235.0 min5.8%
Minnesota average3,4048.1%N/A32.2 min10.6%

Winona County ranked within Minnesota

Average driver age places Winona County #78 of 87 in Minnesota - the bottom quarter of the state.

Winona County ranked among 87 county-level areas in Minnesota (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 81.
MeasureWinona CountyMinnesota rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,314#27 of 87
Highway vehicle-miles per day943,598#18 of 81
Truck share on highways15.8%#11 of 81
Highway trucks per day989#28 of 81
Average travel time30.6 min#73 of 87
Average driver income$79,553#32 of 87
Average driver age44.3 yrs#78 of 87

Winona County ranks #11 of 81 on truck share on highways but #78 of 87 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Winona County, Minnesota

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 15,936 vehicles a day, against 2,314 on the average road in Winona County.

I 90 is the busiest road, at 17,098 vehicles a day, 2,241 of them trucks (13.1%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using American Veterans Memorial Highway/State Trooper Theodore "Ted" Foss Memorial Highway are long: a median of 59.0 minutes against 30.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 23.5% of traffic on Hiawatha Pioneer Trail and 20.7% on American Veterans Memorial Highway/State Trooper Theodore "Ted" Foss Memorial Highway, against 12.7% across all roads in the county.

Mankato Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.6% of its traffic is trucks, against 12.7% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · 17,098vehicles2,241trucks · 13.1%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
39.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,966

A main artery: I 90's busiest stretch carries 7.4 times the county average; trucks are 13.1% of it, in line with the county-wide 12.7%.

2Mankato AvenuePrimary road · 16,465vehicles758trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
41.4%
Median trip time
30.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,257

Delays build on Mankato Avenue: its congestion ratio of 41% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.

3Mankato Avenue / Homer RoadPrimary road · 14,246vehicles760trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
40.0%
Median trip time
26.8 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,275

Travel on Mankato Avenue / Homer Road's busiest stretch runs 40% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4US 14Trunk road · 11,299vehicles860trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.0%
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,152

US 14 carries 4.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.1 minutes.

5Sarnia StreetPrimary road · 9,666vehicles454trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
31.7%
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,749

At 4.2 times the county average, Sarnia Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $65,749 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · #1 by traffic17,098vehicles2,241trucks · 13.1%
2American Veterans Memorial Highway/State Trooper Theodore "Ted" Foss Memorial HighwayMotorway · 5,756vehicles1,192trucks · 20.7%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
59.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,648

The busiest stretch of American Veterans Memorial Highway/State Trooper Theodore "Ted" Foss Memorial Highway carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 20.7% of it, above the county-wide 12.7%.

3US 61Trunk road · 8,984vehicles1,166trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.6%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,543

On its busiest stretch, US 61 carries 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 13.0% of it, in line with the county-wide 12.7%.

4Hiawatha Pioneer TrailTrunk road · 3,758vehicles884trucks · 23.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.0%
Median trip time
46.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,258

Hiawatha Pioneer Trail carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 46.5 minutes, against 30.6 for the county.

5US 14Trunk road · #4 by traffic11,299vehicles860trucks · 7.6%
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

WinonaDepartment 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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