
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 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.5 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 6.8% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.5 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $70,656 |
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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

Highway Traffic in Hancock County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,806 |
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| Trucks | 10.3% |
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| Average travel time | 33.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 16.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,598 |
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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.

Non-highway Traffic in Hancock County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,013 |
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| Trucks | 7.5% |
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| Average travel time | 28.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $72,340 |
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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.