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Traffic heat map of Clark County, Kentucky: 228 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 64 and Bypass Road

Clark County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Clark County, Kentucky? We measure 228 road miles, divided into 3,891 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 64, carries 34,870 vehicles a day, 10.5 times the average road. 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 Clark County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,307
Trucks

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

14.2%
Average travel time

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

29.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,572

A typical monitored road in Clark County, Kentucky sees 3,307 vehicles per day, while its 228 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,296,911 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈473 million per year). Trucks are 14.2% of traffic, more than the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Busier roads than 72% of counties in Kentucky

At 3,307 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Clark carries 30% less traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.1% of Kentucky's statewide total. Clark carries more traffic than 72% of counties in Kentucky.

Journey times run 6% lower than the state level, at 29.7 minutes on average. On travel time, Clark runs shorter than 66% of counties in Kentucky.

At 31% lower than the state level, the 10.1% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Clark County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day14,660
Trucks17.0%
Average travel time35.6 min
Congestion ratio26.1%
Drivers’ average age46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,169

Most travel in Clark County, Kentucky happens on highways, 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 14,660 vehicles per day, 438% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,724 vehicles per day.

With 33% of the road miles (75 miles in 190 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 953,289 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈348 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Clark outranks 84% of counties in Kentucky.

More highway trucks than 77% of counties in Kentucky

Highway truck concentration here runs 7% higher than the state average, at 17.0%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kentucky: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

68% of counties in Kentucky see a lower highway truck share than Clark's 17.0%. By raw truck volume, Clark carries more highway trucks than 77% of counties in Kentucky.

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Non-highway Traffic in Clark County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day2,724
Trucks6.5%
Average travel time29.4 min
Congestion ratio9.3%
Drivers’ average age47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,036

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Clark County, Kentucky, 26% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,724 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 67% of the monitored road miles (153 miles in 3,701 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 343,622 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈125 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.5%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 82% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 62% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 9.3% is 33% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 82% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews younger than 76% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Clark County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Clark County apart: 30% below the Kentucky average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 18% above.

MetricClark CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic3,3074,696-29.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.2%12.1%+18.2%
Truck % (Highway)17.0%15.9%+7.3%
Avg. Travel Time29.7 min31.7 min-6.2%

How Clark County compares

Clark County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Clark County is 32.7% less congested and carries 35.1% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Clark 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
Clark County3,30714.2%1,296,91129.7 min10.1%
Montgomery County, Kentucky3,83211.8%756,01030.5 min11.8%
Bourbon County, Kentucky2,0688.9%466,06833.6 min8.2%
Fayette County, Kentucky9,64110.1%7,084,53833.1 min24.6%
Madison County, Kentucky4,85613.2%2,356,31629.7 min15.7%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Clark County ranked within Kentucky

Highway travel volume places Clark County #19 of 115 in Kentucky - the top quarter of the state.

Clark County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureClark CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,307#34 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day953,289#19 of 115
Truck share on highways17.0%#37 of 115
Highway trucks per day2,497#27 of 115
Average travel time29.7 min#79 of 120
Average driver income$70,572#23 of 120
Average driver age46.9 yrs#91 of 120

Busiest roads in Clark County, Kentucky

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Clark County carry 23,583 vehicles a day on average, 7.1 times the typical road in the county (3,307).

I 64 leads with 34,870 vehicles a day, 6,820 of them trucks (19.6%). No other road comes close: Bypass Road, in second place, carries 20,714. It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Mountain Parkway are long: a median of 44.9 minutes against 29.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use Bypass Road: 5.7% of its traffic, under half the county's 14.2%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · 34,870vehicles6,820trucks · 19.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
31.4%
Median trip time
44.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,669

I 64 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 31% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

2Bypass RoadTrunk road · 20,714vehicles1,188trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
17.4%
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,186

Bypass Road carries 6.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.6 minutes.

3Mountain ParkwayMotorway · 15,166vehicles2,461trucks · 16.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
18.9%
Median trip time
44.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,641

Mountain Parkway carries 4.6 times the county average at its busiest, 2,461 of them trucks (16.2%, above the county-wide 14.2%).

4Lexington AvenuePrimary road · 14,750vehicles665trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
33.0%
Median trip time
28.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,660

Delays build on Lexington Avenue: its congestion ratio of 33% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

5Maple StreetPrimary road · 13,682vehicles1,194trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.7%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,111

Maple Street carries 4.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.9 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · #1 by traffic34,870vehicles6,820trucks · 19.6%
2Mountain ParkwayMotorway · #3 by traffic15,166vehicles2,461trucks · 16.2%
3Maple StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic13,682vehicles1,194trucks · 8.7%
4Bypass RoadTrunk road · #2 by traffic20,714vehicles1,188trucks · 5.7%
5Boonesboro RoadTrunk road · 10,814vehicles925trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.2%
Median trip time
33.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,283

At 3.3 times the county average, Boonesboro Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $80,283 in household income.

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

ClarkDepartment 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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