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Traffic heat map of Benton County, Arkansas: 851 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 49 and Southeast Walton Boulevard

Benton County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Benton County, Arkansas? We measure 851 road miles, divided into 17,430 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its drivers come from the highest-income neighborhoods of any county in Arkansas, averaging $97,876. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Benton County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day7,831
Trucks

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

6.4%
Average travel time

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

33.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

18.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

41.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$97,876

The average monitored road in Benton County, Arkansas carries 7,831 vehicles per day. Across its 851 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 6,428,259 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.3 billion per year). Traffic here is mostly passenger cars: only 6.4% trucks, against 11.6% across Arkansas.

Busier roads than 97% of counties in Arkansas

Benton's average daily traffic volume is 59% higher than the state average - 7,831 vehicles per day against 4,932 - suggesting more traffic load per road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 7.3% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 97% of counties in Arkansas see less traffic than Benton's 7,831 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 33.5 minutes, 6% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 33.5 minutes is longer than 62% of counties in Arkansas.

Congestion runs 42% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 18.1%, which means more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Benton County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day18,396
Trucks9.9%
Average travel time37.7 min
Congestion ratio32.6%
Drivers’ average age41.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$92,156

Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Benton County, Arkansas, 27% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 18,396 vehicles per day, 144% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,554 vehicles per day.

With 12% of the road miles (103 miles in 445 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,764,324 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈644 million per year).

That puts Benton among the top 5 counties in Arkansas for highway travel volume.

Lower highway truck share than 95% of counties in Arkansas

At 9.9%, highway truck share is 42% lower than the state average. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

Benton's highway truck share (9.9%) is lower than 95% of counties in Arkansas. 70% of counties in Arkansas see fewer highway trucks per day than Benton's roughly 1,814.

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Non-highway Traffic in Benton County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day7,554
Trucks5.2%
Average travel time33.4 min
Congestion ratio17.7%
Drivers’ average age41.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$99,821

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Benton County, Arkansas: 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 7,554 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 88% (747 miles in 16,985 segments), carrying 4,663,935 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.7 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.2%.

The highest driver income of any county in Arkansas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 48% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (17.7%) runs 43% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.

At $97,876, the average driver income for trips originating here is the highest in Arkansas. The driver population here skews younger than 99% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Benton County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Benton County apart: 59% above the Arkansas average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 45% below.

MetricBenton CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic7,8314,932+58.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.4%11.6%-44.5%
Truck % (Highway)9.9%17.1%-42.3%
Avg. Travel Time33.5 min31.6 min+5.9%

How Benton County compares

Benton County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Benton County moves 3.1 times the total daily travel and carries 74.9% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second 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.

Benton 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
Benton County7,8316.4%6,428,25933.5 min18.1%
Washington County, Arkansas8,6337.7%5,747,63132.7 min19.5%
McDonald County, Missouri2,42511.2%840,02334.9 min10.6%
Delaware County, Oklahoma4,3369.0%994,87435.1 min11.6%
Barry County, Missouri2,5197.7%725,03837.6 min9.1%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Benton County ranked within Arkansas

On average driver income, Benton County tops the Arkansas field outright.

Benton County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureBenton CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)7,831#3 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,764,324#4 of 64
Truck share on highways9.9%#61 of 64
Highway trucks per day1,814#20 of 64
Average travel time33.5 min#29 of 75
Average driver income$97,876#1 of 75
Average driver age41.7 yrs#74 of 75

Benton County ranks #4 of 64 on highway travel volume but #61 of 64 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Arkansas, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in Benton County, Arkansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 52,918 vehicles a day, against 7,831 on the average road in Benton County.

I 49 is the busiest road, at 85,015 vehicles a day, 9,240 of them trucks (10.9%). No other road comes close: Southeast Walton Boulevard, in second place, carries 38,254. It also carries the most trucks.

Drivers on Collins Avenue come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $72,438, 26% below the county average of $97,876.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 49Motorway · 85,015vehicles9,240trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$100,036

I 49 carries 10.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.8 minutes.

2Southeast Walton BoulevardPrimary road · 38,254vehicles2,047trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
39.8%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
41.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$108,800

Southeast Walton Boulevard carries 4.9 times the county average at its busiest, 2,047 of them trucks (5.3%, below the county-wide 6.4%).

3Southeast 14th StreetPrimary road · 35,486vehicles1,970trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
79.4%
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$99,691

Travel on Southeast 14th Street's busiest stretch runs 79% over free-flow time, against 18% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4Southwest 14th StreetSecondary road · 34,957vehicles1,578trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
78.9%
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$106,465

Southwest 14th Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 79% longer than at free-flow speed, against 18% county-wide.

5Hudson RoadPrimary road · 32,121vehicles2,032trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
41.7%
Median trip time
33.7 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,556

Hudson Road carries 4.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.7 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 49Motorway · #1 by traffic85,015vehicles9,240trucks · 10.9%
2US 412Trunk road · 20,816vehicles2,227trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.1%
Median trip time
43.4 min
Drivers’ median age
42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,286

At 2.7 times the county average, US 412 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $74,286 in household income.

3Collins AvenuePrimary road · 18,369vehicles2,080trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
47.5%
Median trip time
39.8 min
Drivers’ median age
42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,438

The busiest stretch of Collins Avenue carries 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 11.3% of it, above the county-wide 6.4%.

4Southeast Walton BoulevardPrimary road · #2 by traffic38,254vehicles2,047trucks · 5.3%
5Hudson RoadPrimary road · #5 by traffic32,121vehicles2,032trucks · 6.3%
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

BentonDepartment 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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