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Traffic heat map of Drew County, Arkansas: 256 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Gaines Avenue and US 65

Drew County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Drew County, Arkansas? We measure 256 road miles, divided into 1,747 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. The average road here carries 3,200 vehicles a day, 35% less than the Arkansas average of 4,932. 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 Drew County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,200
Trucks

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

9.8%
Average travel time

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

30.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$49,154

A typical monitored road in Drew County, Arkansas sees 3,200 vehicles per day, while its 256 miles of monitored roads together handle 526,761 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈192 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Arkansas: 9.8% against 11.6%.

Shorter trips than 74% of counties in Arkansas

At 3,200 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Drew carries 35% less traffic than the state average of 4,932, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.6% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Drew carries more traffic than 68% of counties in Arkansas.

Journey times here (30.9 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Drew runs shorter than 74% of counties in Arkansas.

At 41% lower than the state level, the 7.5% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Drew County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day8,563
Trucks11.0%
Average travel time30.0 min
Congestion ratio14.9%
Drivers’ average age48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$48,338

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Drew County, Arkansas: 37% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,563 vehicles per day, 325% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,016 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 11% of the monitored road miles: 29 miles in 316 segments, carrying 196,750 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈71.8 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 83% of counties in Arkansas

At 11.0%, highway truck share is 35% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Drew's highway truck share (11.0%) is lower than 83% of counties in Arkansas. By raw truck volume, Drew carries fewer highway trucks than 67% of counties in Arkansas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Drew County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day2,016
Trucks9.0%
Average travel time31.1 min
Congestion ratio5.9%
Drivers’ average age46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$49,693

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Drew County, Arkansas (63% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 2,016 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 89% of the monitored road miles (227 miles in 1,431 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 330,010 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈120 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.0%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 84% of counties in Arkansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 19% lower than on highways.

At 52% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.9% signals easier movement on local roads.

Drew's average driver income is lower than 84% of counties in Arkansas. Drew's median driver age is lower than 51% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Drew County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Drew County runs 35% below the Arkansas average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 35% below.

MetricDrew CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic3,2004,932-35.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.8%11.6%-15.9%
Truck % (Highway)11.0%17.1%-35.4%
Avg. Travel Time30.9 min31.6 min-2.2%

How Drew County compares

Drew County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Drew County carries 58.5% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Drew County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Arkansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Drew County3,2009.8%526,76130.9 min7.5%
Lincoln County, Arkansas1,68710.2%365,08734.5 min6.1%
Desha County, Arkansas2,44611.6%329,81938.6 min7.6%
Bradley County, Arkansas1,9469.4%218,66629.9 min5.6%
Ashley County, Arkansas1,99610.2%414,40927.4 min5.4%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Drew County ranked within Arkansas

Average driver income places Drew County #63 of 75 in Arkansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Drew County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureDrew CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,200#25 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day196,750#47 of 64
Truck share on highways11.0%#53 of 64
Highway trucks per day945#43 of 64
Average travel time30.9 min#56 of 75
Average driver income$49,154#63 of 75
Average driver age47.5 yrs#39 of 75

Busiest roads in Drew County, Arkansas

The three busiest roads in Drew County average 7,503 vehicles a day, 2.3 times the county average of 3,200 across all its monitored roads.

Gaines Avenue is the busiest road, at 8,105 vehicles a day, 636 of them trucks (7.8%). US 65 carries the most trucks, 1,149 a day (14.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using US 65 are long: a median of 48.0 minutes against 30.9 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Freight stands out on US 65: trucks are 14.9% of the traffic there, against 9.8% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Gaines AvenuePrimary road · 8,105vehicles636trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.6%
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,073

Gaines Avenue carries 2.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.4 minutes.

2US 65Primary road · 7,720vehicles1,149trucks · 14.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.5%
Median trip time
48.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,661

At 2.4 times the county average, US 65 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $51,661 in household income.

3US 425Trunk road · 6,685vehicles738trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.9%
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,338

The busiest stretch of US 425 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 11.0% of it, above the county-wide 9.8%.

4US 278Primary road · 5,846vehicles531trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
6.3%
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$45,792

At 83% more than the county average, US 278 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $45,792 in household income.

5McCloy AvenuePrimary road · 5,465vehicles407trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.8%
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,481

McCloy Avenue is busy by local standards, at 71% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 65Primary road · #2 by traffic7,720vehicles1,149trucks · 14.9%
2US 425Trunk road · #3 by traffic6,685vehicles738trucks · 11.0%
3Gaines AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic8,105vehicles636trucks · 7.8%
4US 278Primary road · #4 by traffic5,846vehicles531trucks · 9.1%
5McCloy AvenuePrimary road · #5 by traffic5,465vehicles407trucks · 7.5%
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

DrewDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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