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Traffic heat map of Ashley County, Arkansas: 281 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 1st Avenue and Main Street

Ashley County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 281 road miles in Ashley County, Arkansas, divided into 2,170 segments averaging 684 ft. Trips here are the shortest of any county in Arkansas, a median 27.4 minutes. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Ashley County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,996
Trucks

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

10.2%
Average travel time

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

27.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$47,696

A typical monitored road in Ashley County, Arkansas sees 1,996 vehicles per day, while its 281 miles of monitored roads together handle 414,409 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈151 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Arkansas (11.6%).

The shortest trips of any county in Arkansas

Ashley sees 60% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,996 vehicles per day against 4,932), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Ashley accounts for about 0.5% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Ashley's 1,996 vehicles per day trails 76% of counties in Arkansas.

Journey times run 13% lower than the state level, at 27.4 minutes on average. It also posts the lowest average travel time in Arkansas, at 27.4 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 5.4% is 57% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ashley County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day3,972
Trucks12.2%
Average travel time29.4 min
Congestion ratio7.4%
Drivers’ average age49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$46,165

Highways carry about half of all travel in Ashley County, Arkansas, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,972 vehicles per day, 207% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,294 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 25% of the monitored road miles (71 miles, 569 segments), so they carry more than their share: 220,408 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈80.4 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 97% of counties in Arkansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 29% lower than the state average, at 12.2%. 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 Arkansas. By raw truck volume, Ashley carries fewer highway trucks than 97% of counties in Arkansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ashley County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,294
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time26.7 min
Congestion ratio4.7%
Drivers’ average age49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$49,153

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Ashley County, Arkansas, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,294 vehicles per day.

Spread over 210 miles and 1,601 segments, 75% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 194,001 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.9%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 91% of counties in Arkansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 35% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 4.7% is 62% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Ashley's average driver income is lower than 91% of counties in Arkansas. The driver population here skews older than 66% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ashley County, Arkansas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Ashley County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Ashley County runs 60% below the Arkansas average. Its highway truck share is also 29% below.

MetricAshley CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic1,9964,932-59.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.2%11.6%-12.2%
Truck % (Highway)12.2%17.1%-28.7%
Avg. Travel Time27.4 min31.6 min-13.4%

How Ashley County compares

Ashley County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Ashley County sees 18.4% shorter typical trips; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Ashley County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Arkansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Ashley County1,99610.2%414,40927.4 min5.4%
Bradley County, Arkansas1,9469.4%218,66629.9 min5.6%
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana3,3608.8%521,47133.5 min6.6%
Chicot County, Arkansas2,38310.6%396,95240.0 min6.5%
Drew County, Arkansas3,2009.8%526,76130.9 min7.5%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Ashley County ranked within Arkansas

No county-level area in Arkansas records a lower average travel time than Ashley County.

Ashley County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureAshley CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,996#57 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day220,408#42 of 64
Truck share on highways12.2%#40 of 64
Highway trucks per day485#62 of 64
Average travel time27.4 min#75 of 75
Average driver income$47,696#68 of 75
Average driver age49.2 yrs#26 of 75

Ashley County ranks #26 of 75 on average driver age but #75 of 75 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Ashley County, Arkansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 9,498 vehicles a day, against 1,996 on the average road in Ashley County.

1st Avenue is the busiest road, at 12,643 vehicles a day, 1,001 of them trucks (7.9%). No other road comes close: Main Street, in second place, carries 8,320. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using US 82 are long: a median of 36.2 minutes against 27.4 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st AvenueTrunk road · 12,643vehicles1,001trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.2%
Median trip time
26.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,547

1st Avenue is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.9% of it, below the county-wide 10.2%.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 8,320vehicles890trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.6%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,722

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 4.2 times the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.2%.

3Unity RoadTrunk road · 7,532vehicles601trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.5%
Median trip time
25.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,915

Travel on Unity Road's busiest stretch runs 16% over free-flow time, against 5% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4South MainTrunk road · 7,309vehicles774trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.0%
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,545

South Main peaks at 7,309 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average; trucks are 10.6% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.2%.

5US 82Trunk road · 5,405vehicles606trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.0%
Median trip time
36.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,226

US 82 carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 606 of them trucks (11.2%, above the county-wide 10.2%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic12,643vehicles1,001trucks · 7.9%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic8,320vehicles890trucks · 10.7%
3South MainTrunk road · #4 by traffic7,309vehicles774trucks · 10.6%
4US 82Trunk road · #5 by traffic5,405vehicles606trucks · 11.2%
5Unity RoadTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,532vehicles601trucks · 8.0%
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

AshleyDepartment 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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