
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Boyd County, Kentucky
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,003 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.8 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 14.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $63,045 |
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Our data shows 6,003 vehicles per day on the average road in Boyd County, Kentucky, and 1,012,449 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈370 million per year) across its 192 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Kentucky: 9.2% against 12.1%.
Busier roads than 95% of counties in Kentucky
Boyd's average daily traffic volume is 28% higher than the state average - 6,003 vehicles per day against 4,696 - suggesting more traffic load per road - a busier backdrop for retail sites, at the cost of slower access. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.9% of Kentucky's statewide total. By volume, Boyd's 6,003 vehicles per day outpaces 95% of counties in Kentucky.
The average trip takes 34.8 minutes, 10% higher than the state level. 88% of counties in Kentucky have a shorter average travel time than Boyd's 34.8 minutes.
Congestion here (14.1%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Boyd County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,385 |
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| Trucks | 13.6% |
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| Average travel time | 35.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,294 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Boyd County, Kentucky, 48% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,385 vehicles per day, 51% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,565 vehicles per day.
With 35% of the road miles (68 miles in 311 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 487,953 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈178 million per year).
60% of counties in Kentucky move less traffic on their highways.
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
At 13.6%, highway truck share is 15% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kentucky: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 51% of counties in Kentucky. By raw truck volume, Boyd carries more highway trucks than 54% of counties in Kentucky.

Non-highway Traffic in Boyd County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,565 |
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| Trucks | 5.1% |
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| Average travel time | 34.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $63,768 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Boyd County, Kentucky, 52% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 5,565 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 65% of the monitored road miles (125 miles in 1,692 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 524,496 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈191 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.1%.
Older drivers than 71% of counties in Kentucky
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 62% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion here (13.8%) closely tracks the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 57% of counties in Kentucky. Boyd's median driver age is higher than 71% of counties in Kentucky.