Traffic Counts
Traffic Count information can be requested from Metro COG through Dan Farnsworth at 701.532.5106 or farnsworth@fmmetrocog.org.
Metro COG
Metro COG conducts traffic counts within the Metropolitan Planning Area on a 5 year rotation with the most recent count occurring in 2021.
2024 Traffic Count Maps
- Urban Area AADT Traffic (pdf)
2021 Traffic Count Maps
- Urban Area AADT Traffic (pdf)
- Rural Area AADT Traffic (pdf)
- Urban Area Truck Counts (pdf)
- Rural Area Truck Counts (pdf)
2015 Traffic Count Maps
NDDOT
North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) conduct counts at various locations each year with a major count effort in Cass County occurring every 3 years. The most recent major count effort occurred in 2021.
Most Updated Traffic Information
Weekly Updated Geodatabase
- NDDOT State Wide Traffic Count Data
Yearly Updated Statewide (pdf)
MnDOT
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) conducts traffic counts every 4 years.
Most Updated Traffic Information
Yearly Updated Statewide (shapefile)
- GIS data
MnDOT Traffic Data
- Traffic Forecasting & Analysis
- MnDOT Traffic Data Collection Methods
MnDOT Traffic Count Schedule
- Traffic Count Schedule by County
- Trunk Highways (I, US, MN) every 4 years (2015, 2019, 2023, etc.)
- County Roads (CSAH, CR) every 4 years (2017, 2021, 2025, etc.)
- Municipal Traffic Counts every 4 years in Moorhead (2017, 2021, 2025, etc.)
Future Traffic Projections
Every five years Metro COG partners with NDSU's Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) and coordinates with local jurisdictions to update the Fargo-Moorhead regional travel demand model. This model uses base year data and future year projections to estimate future traffic conditions on roadways in the Fargo-Moorhead region. Future year model runs include projected jobs and households which are assigned to traffic analysis zones throughout the region. These jobs and household projections come from Metro COG's most recent demographics forecast study.
The most recent model was completed in 2023 and uses 2021 as the base year. The two forecast years are 2035 and 2050. The roadway network used in the model's forecast years doesn't include capacity improvements, except for programmed projects within a few years after 2021.
To view the 2050 travel demand model, which also includes forecast year 2035, please click on the link below. The default map displays projected year 2050 traffic (annual average daily traffic). To view other map displays, click on the 'Layers' icon on the map. To view specific data per roadway link, simply click on the roadway.
Travel Demand Model Outputs
- 2050 Travel Demand Model Dashboard