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Traffic heat map of Benton County, Indiana: 142 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 52 and US 41

Benton County, Indiana Traffic Counts

Its roads are the quietest of any county in Indiana, at 1,312 vehicles a day on average. This page breaks down traffic in Benton County, Indiana across 142 miles of monitored roads split into 913 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 Benton County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,312
Trucks

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

11.8%
Average travel time

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

34.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$63,178

The average monitored road in Benton County, Indiana carries 1,312 vehicles per day. Across its 142 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 232,067 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈84.7 million per year). Trucks are 11.8% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Indiana.

The quietest roads of any county in Indiana

At 1,312 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Benton carries 77% less traffic than the state average of 5,704, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.1% of Indiana's statewide total. In fact, Benton has the lowest average traffic volume of any county in Indiana, at 1,312 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (34.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 62% of counties in Indiana have a shorter average travel time than Benton's 34.6 minutes.

At 75% lower than the state level, the 4.0% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Benton County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day2,339
Trucks13.2%
Average travel time47.0 min
Congestion ratio4.8%
Drivers’ average age46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,801

Highways carry most of the traffic in Benton County, Indiana: 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,339 vehicles per day, 125% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,042 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 56% of the monitored road miles (80 miles, 190 segments), so they carry more than their share: 176,926 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈64.6 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 99% of counties in Indiana

Highway truck concentration here runs 33% lower than the state average, at 13.2%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Benton's highway truck share (13.2%) is lower than 85% of counties in Indiana. Benton's highway truck count is lower than 99% of counties in Indiana, at roughly 309 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Benton County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day1,042
Trucks7.5%
Average travel time31.4 min
Congestion ratio3.7%
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,405

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Benton County, Indiana, 24% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,042 vehicles per day.

Spread over 62 miles and 723 segments, 44% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 55,141 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.1 million per year). Trucks make up 7.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

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

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 44% lower than on highways.

At 75% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 3.7% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 91% of counties in Indiana. 65% of counties in Indiana have an older driver population than Benton.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Benton County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Benton County apart: 77% below the Indiana average. Its highway truck share is also 33% below.

MetricBenton CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic1,3125,704-77.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.8%12.1%-2.1%
Truck % (Highway)13.2%19.6%-32.6%
Avg. Travel Time34.6 min33.5 min+3.3%

How Benton County compares

Benton County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Benton County moves 17.5% of the total daily travel and is 57.2% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Benton County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Indiana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Benton County1,31211.8%232,06734.6 min4.0%
Newton County, Indiana2,46419.0%472,82242.7 min6.7%
Warren County, Indiana1,92410.1%244,14732.8 min5.5%
White County, Indiana3,62221.2%1,103,45536.1 min9.7%
Tippecanoe County, Indiana5,81813.1%3,477,24934.8 min15.2%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Benton County ranked within Indiana

No county-level area in Indiana records a lower average daily traffic volume than Benton County.

Benton County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasureBenton CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,312#92 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day176,926#66 of 79
Truck share on highways13.2%#67 of 79
Highway trucks per day309#78 of 79
Average travel time34.6 min#35 of 92
Average driver income$63,178#84 of 92
Average driver age47.2 yrs#60 of 92

Benton County ranks #35 of 92 on average travel time but #92 of 92 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Benton County, Indiana

The three busiest roads in Benton County average 4,782 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average of 1,312 across all its monitored roads.

US 52 is the busiest road, at 5,526 vehicles a day, 501 of them trucks (9.1%). US 41 carries the most trucks, 770 a day (15.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using South 300 West are long: a median of 83.6 minutes against 34.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 52Trunk road · 5,526vehicles501trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.9%
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,604

US 52 carries 4.2 times the county average at its busiest, 501 of them trucks (9.1%, below the county-wide 11.8%).

2US 41Trunk road · 4,853vehicles770trucks · 15.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.6%
Median trip time
76.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,675

US 41 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 76.9 minutes, against 34.6 for the county.

3South 300 WestTrunk road · 3,967vehicles632trucks · 15.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.5%
Median trip time
83.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,689

South 300 West carries 3.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 83.6 minutes.

4Benton StreetSecondary road · 3,834vehicles207trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
28.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,628

At 2.9 times the county average, Benton Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,628 in household income.

5East 600 SouthSecondary road · 2,515vehicles141trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
5.4%
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,291

At 92% more than the county average, East 600 South draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $62,291 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 41Trunk road · #2 by traffic4,853vehicles770trucks · 15.9%
2South 300 WestTrunk road · #3 by traffic3,967vehicles632trucks · 15.9%
3US 52Trunk road · #1 by traffic5,526vehicles501trucks · 9.1%
4Benton StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic3,834vehicles207trucks · 5.4%
5East 600 SouthSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,515vehicles141trucks · 5.6%
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

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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