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Traffic heat map of Elkhart County, Indiana: 898 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Saint Joseph Valley Parkway

Elkhart County, Indiana Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Elkhart County, Indiana? We measure 898 road miles, divided into 22,538 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in Indiana. 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 Elkhart County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,756
Trucks

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

14.3%
Average travel time

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

33.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

14.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$77,211

A typical monitored road in Elkhart County, Indiana sees 5,756 vehicles per day, while its 898 miles of monitored roads together handle 5,039,789 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.8 billion per year). At 14.3%, the truck share runs above the 12.1% across Indiana: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Busier roads than 84% of counties in Indiana

At 5,756 vehicles per day, the average road in Elkhart tracks closely with the state average of 5,704 vehicles per day. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 3.1% of Indiana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Elkhart's 5,756 vehicles per day outpaces 84% of counties in Indiana.

Journey times here (33.0 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.0 minutes is shorter than 71% of counties in Indiana.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 14.7% (6% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Elkhart County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day15,282
Trucks33.7%
Average travel time44.3 min
Congestion ratio28.2%
Drivers’ average age46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,445

Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Elkhart County, Indiana, 25% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 15,282 vehicles per day, 171% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,639 vehicles per day.

With 10% of the road miles (90 miles in 275 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,256,268 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈459 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 83% of counties in Indiana.

Higher highway truck share than 97% of counties in Indiana

At 33.7%, highway truck share is 72% higher than the state average. That marks Elkhart as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

97% of counties in Indiana see a lower highway truck share than Elkhart's 33.7%. 85% of counties in Indiana see fewer highway trucks per day than Elkhart's roughly 5,148.

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Non-highway Traffic in Elkhart County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day5,639
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time32.9 min
Congestion ratio14.5%
Drivers’ average age45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,694

Most travel in Elkhart County, Indiana happens on local roads, 75% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 5,639 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 90% of the monitored road miles: 808 miles in 22,263 segments, together carrying 3,783,521 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year). Trucks make up 7.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Younger drivers than 85% of counties in Indiana

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 77% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion here (14.5%) closely tracks the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 68% of counties in Indiana. The driver population here skews younger than 85% of counties in Indiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Elkhart County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Elkhart County apart: 72% above the Indiana average. Its truck share is also 18% above.

MetricElkhart CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic5,7565,704+0.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.3%12.1%+18.3%
Truck % (Highway)33.7%19.6%+72.1%
Avg. Travel Time33.0 min33.5 min-1.6%

How Elkhart County compares

Elkhart County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Elkhart County moves 2.2 times the total daily travel; it has the second 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.

Elkhart County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Indiana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Elkhart County5,75614.3%5,039,78933.0 min14.7%
Cass County, Michigan3,2836.6%1,073,02132.9 min10.4%
St. Joseph County, Indiana6,99112.8%5,428,16234.9 min16.1%
LaGrange County, Indiana2,87125.8%1,461,50242.4 min9.9%
St. Joseph County, Michigan3,4797.5%1,323,92436.2 min10.8%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Elkhart County ranked within Indiana

On truck share on highways, Elkhart County is among the three highest county-level areas in Indiana.

Elkhart County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasureElkhart CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,756#16 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,256,268#14 of 79
Truck share on highways33.7%#3 of 79
Highway trucks per day5,148#13 of 79
Average travel time33.0 min#66 of 92
Average driver income$77,211#30 of 92
Average driver age45.7 yrs#78 of 92

Elkhart County ranks #3 of 79 on truck share on highways but #78 of 92 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Elkhart County, Indiana

The three busiest roads in Elkhart County average 25,960 vehicles a day, 4.5 times the county average of 5,756 across all its monitored roads.

Saint Joseph Valley Parkway leads with 28,357 vehicles a day, 6,300 of them trucks (22.2%). Indiana Toll Road carries the most trucks, 10,848 a day (43.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on Indiana Toll Road and Saint Joseph Valley Parkway: trucks are 43.5% and 22.2% of the traffic there, against 14.3% county-wide.

Indiana Toll Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 73.2 minutes against 33.0 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Saint Joseph Valley ParkwayMotorway · 28,357vehicles6,300trucks · 22.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
24.0%
Median trip time
40.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,974

Saint Joseph Valley Parkway carries 4.9 times the county average at its busiest, 6,300 of them trucks (22.2%, above the county-wide 14.3%).

2Indiana Toll RoadMotorway · 24,923vehicles10,848trucks · 43.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
28.8%
Median trip time
73.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,673

Indiana Toll Road carries 4.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 73.2 minutes.

3Nappanee StreetPrimary road · 24,599vehicles2,646trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
28.9%
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,561

At 4.3 times the county average, Nappanee Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $69,561 in household income.

4County Road 17Trunk road · 24,479vehicles3,426trucks · 14.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
29.2%
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,621

The busiest stretch of County Road 17 carries 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 14.0% of it, in line with the county-wide 14.3%.

5Pike StreetPrimary road · 24,278vehicles1,644trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
35.5%
Median trip time
34.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,017

Pike Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 35% longer than at free-flow speed, against 15% county-wide.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Indiana Toll RoadMotorway · #2 by traffic24,923vehicles10,848trucks · 43.5%
2Saint Joseph Valley ParkwayMotorway · #1 by traffic28,357vehicles6,300trucks · 22.2%
3County Road 17Trunk road · #4 by traffic24,479vehicles3,426trucks · 14.0%
4Nappanee StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic24,599vehicles2,646trucks · 10.8%
5US 20Primary road · 22,963vehicles2,584trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
32.9%
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,727

Delays build on US 20: its congestion ratio of 33% over free-flow time is well above the county's 15%.

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

ElkhartDepartment 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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