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Traffic heat map of Fulton County, Kentucky: 138 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Purchase Parkway and Highland Drive

Fulton County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Fulton County, Kentucky, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 977 road segments (138 road miles, about 748 ft each). Its busiest road, Purchase Parkway, carries 9,466 vehicles a day, 5.6 times the average road. 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 Fulton County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,684
Trucks

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

10.4%
Average travel time

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

30.2 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.

50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$50,488

Our data shows 1,684 vehicles per day on the average road in Fulton County, Kentucky, and 203,172 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈74.2 million per year) across its 138 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Kentucky (12.1%).

Traffic 64% below the Kentucky average

At 1,684 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Fulton carries 64% less traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Fulton accounts for about 0.2% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Fulton carries less traffic than 82% of counties in Kentucky.

At 30.2 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 59% of counties in Kentucky have a longer average travel time than Fulton's 30.2 minutes.

At 62% lower than the state level, the 5.6% congestion ratio signals 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 Fulton County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day2,484
Trucks13.5%
Average travel time42.8 min
Congestion ratio6.3%
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,012

Highways carry about half of all travel in Fulton County, Kentucky, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,484 vehicles per day, 54% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,608 vehicles per day.

With 17% of the road miles (23 miles in 85 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 93,096 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.0 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 80% of counties in Kentucky

Highway truck concentration here runs 15% lower than the state average, at 13.5%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kentucky: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Fulton's highway truck share (13.5%) is higher than 50% of counties in Kentucky. 80% of counties in Kentucky see more highway trucks per day than Fulton's roughly 336.

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Non-highway Traffic in Fulton County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,608
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time29.0 min
Congestion ratio5.5%
Drivers’ average age50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$46,894

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Fulton County, Kentucky, 54% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,608 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (115 miles in 892 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 110,075 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈40.2 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.8%).

Older drivers than 88% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 43% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (5.5%) runs 60% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 76% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews older than 88% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Fulton County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Fulton County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its average daily traffic per road, 64% below it.

MetricFulton CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic1,6844,696-64.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.4%12.1%-13.7%
Truck % (Highway)13.5%15.9%-14.8%
Avg. Travel Time30.2 min31.7 min-4.7%

How Fulton County compares

Fulton County against nearby counties

Fulton County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Fulton 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
Fulton County1,68410.4%203,17230.2 min5.6%
Hickman County, Kentucky1,00711.6%185,54329.2 min3.9%
Obion County, Tennessee2,9169.6%757,75633.4 min8.2%
Carlisle County, Kentucky1,2149.8%145,49633.6 min5.8%
Mississippi County, Missouri2,40021.3%398,85332.8 minN/A
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Fulton County ranked within Kentucky

Fulton County sits in the top quarter of the Kentucky field on average driver age, at #15 of 120.

Fulton County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureFulton CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,684#99 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day93,096#101 of 115
Truck share on highways13.5%#58 of 115
Highway trucks per day336#92 of 115
Average travel time30.2 min#71 of 120
Average driver income$50,488#91 of 120
Average driver age50.3 yrs#15 of 120

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #15 of 120 on average driver age, against #101 of 115 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Fulton County, Kentucky

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Fulton County carry 6,318 vehicles a day on average, 3.8 times the typical road in the county (1,684).

Purchase Parkway is the busiest road, at 9,466 vehicles a day, 1,364 of them trucks (14.4%). No other road comes close: Highland Drive, in second place, carries 5,118. It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Purchase Parkway are long: a median of 52.0 minutes against 30.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Purchase ParkwayMotorway · 9,466vehicles1,364trucks · 14.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
6.2%
Median trip time
52.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,119

Purchase Parkway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 14.4% of it, above the county-wide 10.4%.

2Highland DrivePrimary road · 5,118vehicles309trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.3%
Median trip time
26.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,556

Highland Drive carries 3.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 26.0 minutes.

3Nolan AvenuePrimary road · 4,371vehicles280trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,310

At 2.6 times the county average, Nolan Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $52,310 in household income.

4US 51Trunk road · 3,526vehicles348trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.0%
Median trip time
26.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,481

The busiest stretch of US 51 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, below the county-wide 10.4%.

5Martin L King Jr DriveSecondary road · 2,701vehicles174trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
26.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$43,726

Martin L King Jr Drive is busy by local standards, at 60% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.5% of it, below the county-wide 10.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Purchase ParkwayMotorway · #1 by traffic9,466vehicles1,364trucks · 14.4%
2US 51Trunk road · #4 by traffic3,526vehicles348trucks · 9.9%
3Highland DrivePrimary road · #2 by traffic5,118vehicles309trucks · 6.0%
4Nolan AvenuePrimary road · #3 by traffic4,371vehicles280trucks · 6.4%
5Martin L King Jr DriveSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,701vehicles174trucks · 6.5%
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

FultonDepartment 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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