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Traffic heat map of Bath County, Kentucky: 178 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 64 and Slate Avenue

Bath County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 178 road miles in Bath County, Kentucky, divided into 1,363 segments averaging 688 ft. Its busiest road, I 64, carries 21,001 vehicles a day, 10.1 times the average road. 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 Bath County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,078
Trucks

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

16.8%
Average travel time

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

30.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$58,634

Our data shows 2,078 vehicles per day on the average road in Bath County, Kentucky, and 613,239 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈224 million per year) across its 178 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 16.8% of traffic, more than the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Traffic 56% below the Kentucky average

Bath sees 56% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,078 vehicles per day against 4,696), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Bath accounts for about 0.5% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Bath carries less traffic than 66% of counties in Kentucky.

At 30.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 54% of counties in Kentucky have a longer average travel time than Bath's 30.7 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 9.4% is 36% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Bath County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day5,397
Trucks19.6%
Average travel time47.7 min
Congestion ratio14.6%
Drivers’ average age46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,320

Most travel in Bath County, Kentucky happens on highways, 77% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,397 vehicles per day, 227% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,648 vehicles per day.

With 31% of the road miles (54 miles in 156 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 473,292 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈173 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Bath outranks 58% of counties in Kentucky.

Higher highway truck share than 81% of counties in Kentucky

At 19.6%, highway truck share is 23% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

81% of counties in Kentucky see a lower highway truck share than Bath's 19.6%. By raw truck volume, Bath carries more highway trucks than 75% of counties in Kentucky.

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Non-highway Traffic in Bath County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,648
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time28.5 min
Congestion ratio8.8%
Drivers’ average age47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,761

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Bath County, Kentucky, 23% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,648 vehicles per day.

Spread over 123 miles and 1,207 segments, 69% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 139,946 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈51.1 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.2%).

Younger drivers than 79% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 63% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (8.8%) runs 37% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

55% of counties in Kentucky see higher average driver income among trip origins than Bath. The driver population here skews younger than 79% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Bath County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Bath County apart: 56% below the Kentucky average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 39% above.

MetricBath CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic2,0784,696-55.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.8%12.1%+39.0%
Truck % (Highway)19.6%15.9%+23.4%
Avg. Travel Time30.7 min31.7 min-3.2%

How Bath County compares

Bath County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Bath County runs 7.0 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Bath County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kentucky average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Bath County2,07816.8%613,23930.7 min9.4%
Montgomery County, Kentucky3,83211.8%756,01030.5 min11.8%
Fleming County, Kentucky2,2598.5%345,11230.3 min9.0%
Menifee County, Kentucky1,4518.4%88,79732.9 min7.6%
Nicholas County, Kentucky1,60810.3%147,00629.6 min5.8%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Bath County ranked within Kentucky

Bath County sits in the top quarter of the Kentucky field on truck share on highways, at #23 of 115.

Bath County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureBath CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,078#80 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day473,292#49 of 115
Truck share on highways19.6%#23 of 115
Highway trucks per day1,057#30 of 115
Average travel time30.7 min#65 of 120
Average driver income$58,634#67 of 120
Average driver age46.6 yrs#95 of 120

Busiest roads in Bath County, Kentucky

The three busiest roads in Bath County average 11,723 vehicles a day, 5.6 times the county average of 2,078 across all its monitored roads.

I 64 leads with 21,001 vehicles a day, 4,311 of them trucks (20.5%). That is 2.5 times the next road, Slate Avenue (8,271). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Mount Sterling Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 50.8 minutes against 30.7 county-wide.

Slate Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.0% of its traffic is trucks, against 16.8% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · 21,001vehicles4,311trucks · 20.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
25.5%
Median trip time
48.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,457

Travel on I 64's busiest stretch runs 25% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Slate AvenueSecondary road · 8,271vehicles411trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
18.8%
Median trip time
27.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,850

Slate Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 19% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

3High StreetPrimary road · 5,898vehicles372trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,929

High Street carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 372 of them trucks (6.3%, below the county-wide 16.8%).

4KY 11 / KY 1198Trunk road · 5,456vehicles595trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,395

KY 11 / KY 1198 carries 2.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 36.5 minutes.

5Flemingsburg RoadTrunk road · 5,068vehicles593trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.6%
Median trip time
37.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,818

At 2.4 times the county average, Flemingsburg Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $52,818 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · #1 by traffic21,001vehicles4,311trucks · 20.5%
2KY 11 / KY 1198Trunk road · #4 by traffic5,456vehicles595trucks · 10.9%
3Flemingsburg RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic5,068vehicles593trucks · 11.7%
4Mount Sterling RoadTrunk road · 3,310vehicles541trucks · 16.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
50.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,767

Mount Sterling Road carries 59% more than the county average at its busiest, 541 of them trucks (16.4%, in line with the county-wide 16.8%).

5KY 11Trunk road · 4,880vehicles539trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,975

The busiest stretch of KY 11 carries 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 11.1% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

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

BathDepartment 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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