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Traffic heat map of Butler County, Kentucky: 257 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 165 and Western Kentucky Parkway

Butler County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Butler County, Kentucky, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,622 road segments (257 road miles, about 835 ft each). Its busiest road, I 165, carries 12,976 vehicles a day, 8.9 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Butler County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,450
Trucks

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

16.0%
Average travel time

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

31.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$60,148

A typical monitored road in Butler County, Kentucky sees 1,450 vehicles per day, while its 257 miles of monitored roads together handle 594,962 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈217 million per year). Trucks are 16.0% of traffic, more than the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Quieter roads than 92% of counties in Kentucky

Butler sees 69% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,450 vehicles per day against 4,696), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Butler accounts for about 0.5% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Butler carries less traffic than 92% of counties in Kentucky.

The average trip takes 31.7 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Butler runs longer than 61% of counties in Kentucky.

At 58% lower than the state level, the 6.1% 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 Butler County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day5,453
Trucks20.1%
Average travel time58.3 min
Congestion ratio11.6%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,640

A little more than half of the driving in Butler County, Kentucky happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,453 vehicles per day, 298% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,370 vehicles per day.

With 24% of the road miles (62 miles in 32 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 390,373 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈142 million per year).

54% of counties in Kentucky move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 82% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on highways (20.1%) is 26% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

82% of counties in Kentucky see a lower highway truck share than Butler's 20.1%. 64% of counties in Kentucky see fewer highway trucks per day than Butler's roughly 1,094.

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Non-highway Traffic in Butler County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,370
Trucks8.2%
Average travel time31.2 min
Congestion ratio6.0%
Drivers’ average age47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,642

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Butler County, Kentucky: 34% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,370 vehicles per day.

Spread over 195 miles and 1,590 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 204,588 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈74.7 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.2%).

Younger drivers than 80% of counties in Kentucky

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 59% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.0% is 57% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Butler's average driver income is higher than 50% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews younger than 80% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Butler County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Butler County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its average daily traffic per road, 69% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 33% above.

MetricButler CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic1,4504,696-69.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.0%12.1%+32.6%
Truck % (Highway)20.1%15.9%+26.4%
Avg. Travel Time31.7 min31.7 min+0.1%

How Butler County compares

Butler County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Butler County carries 58.0% less traffic on a typical road and is 50.2% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Butler 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
Butler County1,45016.0%594,96231.7 min6.1%
Ohio County, Kentucky2,31816.1%983,66430.1 min6.3%
Warren County, Kentucky7,04914.8%4,012,35932.1 min19.7%
Edmonson County, Kentucky2,14015.8%383,41829.7 min13.1%
Grayson County, Kentucky2,32213.2%835,72729.0 min10.0%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Butler County ranked within Kentucky

Average daily traffic volume places Butler County #110 of 120 in Kentucky - the bottom quarter of the state.

Butler County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureButler CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,450#110 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day390,373#54 of 115
Truck share on highways20.1%#21 of 115
Highway trucks per day1,094#42 of 115
Average travel time31.7 min#48 of 120
Average driver income$60,148#61 of 120
Average driver age46.4 yrs#96 of 120

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #21 of 115 on truck share on highways, against #110 of 120 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Butler County, Kentucky

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Butler County carry 10,722 vehicles a day on average, 7.4 times the typical road in the county (1,450).

I 165 leads with 12,976 vehicles a day, 2,549 of them trucks (19.6%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Western Kentucky Parkway are long: a median of 76.6 minutes against 31.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use US 231: 7.5% of its traffic, under half the county's 16.0%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 165Motorway · 12,976vehicles2,549trucks · 19.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
10.8%
Median trip time
57.3 min
Drivers’ median age
43.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,053

Drivers on I 165 are on long journeys, a median 57.3 minutes against 31.7 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

2Western Kentucky ParkwayMotorway · 11,523vehicles2,458trucks · 21.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
13.2%
Median trip time
76.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,048

Western Kentucky Parkway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 7.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 21.3% of it, above the county-wide 16.0%.

3US 231Primary road · 7,667vehicles575trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.3%
Median trip time
30.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,549

Travel on US 231's busiest stretch runs 18% over free-flow time, against 6% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4G L Smith StreetPrimary road · 7,205vehicles489trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.9%
Median trip time
31.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,109

G L Smith Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 19% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

5Main StreetPrimary road · 6,288vehicles462trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,893

At 4.3 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $59,893 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 165Motorway · #1 by traffic12,976vehicles2,549trucks · 19.6%
2Western Kentucky ParkwayMotorway · #2 by traffic11,523vehicles2,458trucks · 21.3%
3US 231Primary road · #3 by traffic7,667vehicles575trucks · 7.5%
4G L Smith StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic7,205vehicles489trucks · 6.8%
5Main StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic6,288vehicles462trucks · 7.3%
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

ButlerDepartment 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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