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Traffic heat map of Cumberland County, Illinois: 191 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 57 and I 70

Cumberland County, Illinois Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Cumberland County, Illinois, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 966 road segments (191 road miles, about 1,043 ft each). About 1 in 4 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Illinois. 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 Cumberland County, Illinois

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,511
Trucks

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

27.2%
Average travel time

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

37.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,269

A typical monitored road in Cumberland County, Illinois sees 2,511 vehicles per day, while its 191 miles of monitored roads together handle 965,242 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈352 million per year). About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 10.2% across Illinois - a freight-heavy mix.

Longer trips than 89% of counties in Illinois

Cumberland sees 70% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,511 vehicles per day against 8,480), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Cumberland accounts for about 0.4% of Illinois's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Cumberland carries less traffic than 63% of counties in Illinois.

Journey times run 10% higher than the state level, at 37.4 minutes on average. 89% of counties in Illinois have a shorter average travel time than Cumberland's 37.4 minutes.

Congestion runs 66% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.1%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Cumberland County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day8,720
Trucks33.0%
Average travel time59.9 min
Congestion ratio18.2%
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,502

Highways carry most of the traffic in Cumberland County, Illinois: 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,720 vehicles per day, 342% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,973 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 36% of the monitored road miles (69 miles, 77 segments), so they carry more than their share: 735,862 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈269 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Cumberland outranks 69% of counties in Illinois.

A major freight corridor

The concentration of trucks on highways (33.0%) is 91% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Cumberland as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Cumberland's highway truck share (33.0%) is higher than 94% of counties in Illinois. By raw truck volume, Cumberland carries more highway trucks than 84% of counties in Illinois.

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Non-highway Traffic in Cumberland County, Illinois

Trafficvehicles per day1,973
Trucks8.5%
Average travel time35.4 min
Congestion ratio6.2%
Drivers’ average age50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,789

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Cumberland County, Illinois, 24% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,973 vehicles per day.

Spread over 122 miles and 889 segments, 64% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 229,381 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈83.7 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.5%.

Local congestion 70% below the Illinois average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 74% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (6.2%) runs 70% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 56% of counties in Illinois. Cumberland's median driver age is higher than 61% of counties in Illinois.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Cumberland County vs. Illinois Traffic Comparison

Cumberland County's biggest difference from the Illinois average is its truck share, 167% above it. Its highway truck share is also 91% above.

MetricCumberland CountyIllinois averageDifference
Traffic2,5118,480-70.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)27.2%10.2%+167.1%
Truck % (Highway)33.0%17.3%+90.5%
Avg. Travel Time37.4 min34.1 min+9.6%

How Cumberland County compares

Cumberland County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Cumberland County is 34.4% less congested and carries 37.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Cumberland County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Illinois average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Cumberland County2,51127.2%965,24237.4 min7.1%
Jasper County, Illinois2,5538.7%233,79039.1 min9.6%
Coles County, Illinois4,00121.3%1,202,60433.3 min10.6%
Clark County, Illinois3,28026.8%966,64634.0 min8.9%
Effingham County, Illinois6,19424.4%1,977,06734.0 min14.3%
Illinois average8,48010.2%N/A34.1 min20.6%

Cumberland County ranked within Illinois

Cumberland County sits in the top quarter of the Illinois field on truck share on highways, at #6 of 82.

Cumberland County ranked among 102 county-level areas in Illinois (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureCumberland CountyIllinois rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,511#65 of 102
Highway vehicle-miles per day735,862#26 of 82
Truck share on highways33.0%#6 of 82
Highway trucks per day2,880#14 of 82
Average travel time37.4 min#12 of 102
Average driver income$74,269#45 of 102
Average driver age49.9 yrs#40 of 102

Busiest roads in Cumberland County, Illinois

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 15,912 vehicles a day, against 2,511 on the average road in Cumberland County.

I 57 leads with 21,377 vehicles a day, 6,021 of them trucks (28.2%). I 70 is practically level with it at 21,309. I 70 carries the most trucks, 7,603 a day (35.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

I 70 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 64.0 minutes against 37.4 county-wide.

Few trucks use Haughton Highway: 8.7% of its traffic, under half the county's 27.2%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 57Motorway · 21,377vehicles6,021trucks · 28.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
16.7%
Median trip time
52.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,504

Travel on I 57's busiest stretch runs 17% over free-flow time, against 7% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2I 70Motorway · 21,309vehicles7,603trucks · 35.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
19.3%
Median trip time
64.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,500

I 70 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 19% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

3Haughton HighwaySecondary road · 5,049vehicles437trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,898

Haughton Highway carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 437 of them trucks (8.7%, below the county-wide 27.2%).

4County Road 500 EPrimary road · 4,453vehicles841trucks · 18.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.6%
Median trip time
37.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,392

County Road 500 E is busy by local standards, at 77% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 18.9% of it, below the county-wide 27.2%.

5Cumberland StreetSecondary road · 4,270vehicles288trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
10.0%
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,282

Cumberland Street peaks at 4,270 vehicles a day, 70% more than the county average; trucks are 6.7% of it, below the county-wide 27.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #2 by traffic21,309vehicles7,603trucks · 35.7%
2I 57Motorway · #1 by traffic21,377vehicles6,021trucks · 28.2%
3County Road 500 EPrimary road · #4 by traffic4,453vehicles841trucks · 18.9%
4County Road 000 NPrimary road · 3,907vehicles589trucks · 15.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.2%
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,768

County Road 000 N carries 56% more than the county average at its busiest, 589 of them trucks (15.1%, below the county-wide 27.2%).

5Haughton HighwaySecondary road · #3 by traffic5,049vehicles437trucks · 8.7%
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

CumberlandDepartment 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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