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Traffic heat map of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana: 220 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 4th Street and US 84

Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 4th Street, carries 7,172 vehicles a day, 4.4 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana across 220 miles of monitored roads split into 1,405 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 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,621
Trucks

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

11.5%
Average travel time

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

36.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$50,187

A typical monitored road in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana sees 1,621 vehicles per day, while its 220 miles of monitored roads together handle 273,330 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈99.8 million per year). Trucks are 11.5% of traffic, close to the 11.2% across Louisiana.

Quieter roads than 94% of counties in Louisiana

Catahoula sees 73% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,621 vehicles per day against 6,061), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Louisiana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 94% of counties in Louisiana see more traffic than Catahoula's 1,621 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 36.2 minutes, 14% higher than the state level. 90% of counties in Louisiana have a shorter average travel time than Catahoula's 36.2 minutes.

Congestion runs 68% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 5.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day3,935
Trucks13.5%
Average travel time47.5 min
Congestion ratio9.2%
Drivers’ average age47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$48,832

Travel in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,935 vehicles per day, 306% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 968 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (53 miles, 309 segments), so they carry more than their share: 143,501 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈52.4 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in Louisiana

The concentration of trucks on highways (13.5%) is 16% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

64% of counties in Louisiana see a higher highway truck share than Catahoula's 13.5%. By raw truck volume, Catahoula carries fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in Louisiana.

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Non-highway Traffic in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day968
Trucks9.4%
Average travel time33.0 min
Congestion ratio4.6%
Drivers’ average age46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$51,223

Travel in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 968 vehicles per day.

Spread over 167 miles and 1,096 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 129,829 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.4 million per year). Trucks make up 9.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 11 vehicles.

Local congestion 73% below the Louisiana average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 30% fewer trucks by share.

At 73% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.6% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 86% of counties in Louisiana. The driver population here skews older than 81% of counties in Louisiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Catahoula Parish vs. Louisiana Traffic Comparison

Catahoula Parish's biggest difference from the Louisiana average is its average daily traffic per road, 73% below it. Its highway truck share is also 16% below.

MetricCatahoula ParishLouisiana averageDifference
Traffic1,6216,061-73.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.5%11.2%+3.1%
Truck % (Highway)13.5%16.1%-16.1%
Avg. Travel Time36.2 min31.8 min+13.7%

How Catahoula Parish compares

Catahoula Parish moves the least traffic of its nearby parishes

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Catahoula Parish carries 47.7% less traffic on a typical road and is 39.2% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Catahoula Parish and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Louisiana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Catahoula Parish1,62111.5%273,33036.2 min5.6%
LaSalle Parish, Louisiana1,91110.2%383,49831.4 min7.0%
Concordia Parish, Louisiana3,5889.1%546,65429.0 min10.4%
Adams County, Mississippi3,5799.4%519,02130.9 min10.6%
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana3,31910.3%950,00330.1 min8.8%
Louisiana average6,06111.2%N/A31.8 min17.3%

Catahoula Parish ranked within Louisiana

Catahoula Parish sits in the bottom quarter of the Louisiana field on highway truck volume, at #54 of 57.

Catahoula Parish ranked among 64 county-level areas in Louisiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 57.
MeasureCatahoula ParishLouisiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,621#60 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day143,501#50 of 57
Truck share on highways13.5%#37 of 57
Highway trucks per day530#54 of 57
Average travel time36.2 min#7 of 64
Average driver income$50,187#55 of 64
Average driver age47.6 yrs#13 of 64

Catahoula Parish ranks #7 of 64 on average travel time but #60 of 64 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in Louisiana on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

The three busiest roads in Catahoula Parish average 6,844 vehicles a day, 4.2 times the county average of 1,621 across all its monitored roads.

4th Street leads with 7,172 vehicles a day, 820 of them trucks (11.4%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

LA 28 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 55.1 minutes against 36.2 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetTrunk road · 7,172vehicles820trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.9%
Median trip time
43.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,930

4th Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 16% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

2US 84Trunk road · 6,708vehicles811trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
43.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,794

At 4.1 times the county average, US 84 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $49,794 in household income.

3Louisiana AvenueTrunk road · 6,651vehicles790trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
42.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,774

The busiest stretch of Louisiana Avenue carries 4.1 times the county average; trucks are 11.9% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.5%.

4LA 28Trunk road · 4,213vehicles576trucks · 13.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.1%
Median trip time
55.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,797

On its busiest stretch, LA 28 carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 13.7% of it, above the county-wide 11.5%.

5US 425Trunk road · 3,681vehicles534trucks · 14.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.2%
Median trip time
51.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,115

Drivers on US 425 are on long journeys, a median 51.2 minutes against 36.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic7,172vehicles820trucks · 11.4%
2US 84Trunk road · #2 by traffic6,708vehicles811trucks · 12.1%
3Louisiana AvenueTrunk road · #3 by traffic6,651vehicles790trucks · 11.9%
4LA 28Trunk road · #4 by traffic4,213vehicles576trucks · 13.7%
5US 425Trunk road · #5 by traffic3,681vehicles534trucks · 14.5%
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

CatahoulaDepartment 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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