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Traffic heat map of Hancock County, Kentucky: 140 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 60 and Madison Street

Hancock County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Hancock County, Kentucky, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,031 road segments (140 road miles, about 718 ft each). Its busiest road, US 60, carries 10,197 vehicles a day, 5.8 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 Hancock County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,761
Trucks

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

9.3%
Average travel time

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

29.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,656

A typical monitored road in Hancock County, Kentucky sees 1,761 vehicles per day, while its 140 miles of monitored roads together handle 238,246 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈87.0 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Kentucky: 9.3% against 12.1%.

Traffic 63% below the Kentucky average

At 1,761 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Hancock carries 63% 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. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Kentucky's statewide total. By volume, Hancock's 1,761 vehicles per day trails 76% of counties in Kentucky.

Journey times run 7% lower than the state level, at 29.5 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 29.5 minutes is shorter than 71% of counties in Kentucky.

Congestion runs 54% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 6.8%, which means 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 Hancock County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day6,806
Trucks10.3%
Average travel time33.5 min
Congestion ratio16.2%
Drivers’ average age48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,598

A little more than half of the driving in Hancock County, Kentucky happens on highways: 65% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,806 vehicles per day, 572% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,013 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 20% of the road network, 28 miles in 133 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.

Lower highway truck share than 83% of counties in Kentucky

At 10.3%, 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.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 83% of counties in Kentucky. Hancock's highway truck count is lower than 75% of counties in Kentucky, at roughly 700 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Hancock County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,013
Trucks7.5%
Average travel time28.9 min
Congestion ratio5.4%
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,340

A significant share of driving in Hancock County, Kentucky, 35% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,013 vehicles per day.

Spread over 112 miles and 898 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 83,778 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈30.6 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.5%.

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

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 27% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.4% is 61% 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 older than 51% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 76% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 33% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -9% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Hancock County, Kentucky, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +4% in high season.

Hancock County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Hancock County runs 63% below the Kentucky average. Its highway truck share is also 35% below.

MetricHancock CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic1,7614,696-62.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.3%12.1%-22.7%
Truck % (Highway)10.3%15.9%-35.2%
Avg. Travel Time29.5 min31.7 min-7.0%

How Hancock County compares

Hancock County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Hancock County moves 27.6% of the total daily travel and is 39.3% less congested; 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.

Hancock 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
Hancock County1,7619.3%238,24629.5 min6.8%
Spencer County, Indiana2,24914.5%734,76634.9 min8.0%
Daviess County, Kentucky5,0088.1%1,814,50633.2 min17.8%
Perry County, Indiana2,40416.4%496,98334.2 min12.2%
Breckinridge County, Kentucky1,7279.8%407,70131.6 min6.8%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Hancock County ranked within Kentucky

Hancock County sits in the bottom quarter of the Kentucky field on truck share on highways, at #96 of 115.

Hancock County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureHancock CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,761#92 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day154,468#87 of 115
Truck share on highways10.3%#96 of 115
Highway trucks per day700#87 of 115
Average travel time29.5 min#85 of 120
Average driver income$70,656#22 of 120
Average driver age48.5 yrs#59 of 120

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #22 of 120 on average driver income, against #96 of 115 on truck share on highways.

Busiest roads in Hancock County, Kentucky

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Hancock County carry 7,446 vehicles a day on average, 4.2 times the typical road in the county (1,761).

US 60 leads with 10,197 vehicles a day, 926 of them trucks (9.1%). No other road comes close: Madison Street, in second place, carries 6,475. It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 60Trunk road · 10,197vehicles926trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.3%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,852

US 60 carries 5.8 times the county average at its busiest, 926 of them trucks (9.1%, in line with the county-wide 9.3%).

2Madison StreetPrimary road · 6,475vehicles464trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.2%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,011

Delays build on Madison Street: its congestion ratio of 15% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

3Lincoln Trail BridgePrimary road · 5,665vehicles439trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.7%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,039

Travel on Lincoln Trail Bridge's busiest stretch runs 18% over free-flow time, against 7% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4Clay StreetPrimary road · 5,060vehicles360trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.0%
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,964

At 2.9 times the county average, Clay Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $62,964 in household income.

5Harrison StreetSecondary road · 2,501vehicles171trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,397

Harrison Street carries 42% more than the county average at its busiest, 171 of them trucks (6.8%, below the county-wide 9.3%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 60Trunk road · #1 by traffic10,197vehicles926trucks · 9.1%
2Madison StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,475vehicles464trucks · 7.2%
3Lincoln Trail BridgePrimary road · #3 by traffic5,665vehicles439trucks · 7.8%
4Clay StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic5,060vehicles360trucks · 7.1%
5Harrison StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,501vehicles171trucks · 6.8%
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

HancockDepartment 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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