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Traffic heat map of Hickman County, Kentucky: 150 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Purchase Parkway

Hickman County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Our Hickman County, Kentucky traffic data covers 827 road segments over 150 road miles, with an average segment of just 959 ft. Its busiest road, Purchase Parkway, carries 10,918 vehicles a day, 10.8 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Hickman County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,007
Trucks

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

11.6%
Average travel time

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

29.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,748

Our data shows 1,007 vehicles per day on the average road in Hickman County, Kentucky, and 185,543 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈67.7 million per year) across its 150 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 11.6% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Quieter roads than 99% of counties in Kentucky

At 1,007 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Hickman carries 79% 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. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Hickman carries less traffic than 99% of counties in Kentucky.

Journey times run 8% lower than the state level, at 29.2 minutes on average. On travel time, Hickman runs shorter than 76% of counties in Kentucky.

Congestion runs 74% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 3.9%, 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 Hickman County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day2,431
Trucks14.8%
Average travel time37.8 min
Congestion ratio5.5%
Drivers’ average age51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,636

Highways carry about half of all travel in Hickman County, Kentucky, 54% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,431 vehicles per day, 205% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 797 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 18% of the road network, 27 miles in 106 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.

Fewer highway trucks than 77% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on highways (14.8%) is 6% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kentucky: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Hickman's highway truck share (14.8%) is higher than 58% of counties in Kentucky. By raw truck volume, Hickman carries fewer highway trucks than 77% of counties in Kentucky.

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Non-highway Traffic in Hickman County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day797
Trucks7.7%
Average travel time27.9 min
Congestion ratio3.7%
Drivers’ average age51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,641

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Hickman County, Kentucky, 46% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 797 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (124 miles in 721 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 85,477 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.2 million per year). Trucks make up 7.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Older drivers than 98% of counties in Kentucky

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 48% lower than the highway network.

At 74% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 3.7% signals easier movement on local roads.

56% of counties in Kentucky see lower average driver income among trip origins than Hickman. The driver population here skews older than 98% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Hickman County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Hickman County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its average daily traffic per road, 79% below it.

MetricHickman CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic1,0074,696-78.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.6%12.1%-4.1%
Truck % (Highway)14.8%15.9%-6.5%
Avg. Travel Time29.2 min31.7 min-7.9%

How Hickman County compares

Hickman County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Hickman County carries 48.9% less traffic on a typical road and moves 40.5% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Hickman 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
Hickman County1,00711.6%185,54329.2 min3.9%
Fulton County, Kentucky1,68410.4%203,17230.2 min5.6%
Carlisle County, Kentucky1,2149.8%145,49633.6 min5.8%
Graves County, Kentucky2,5909.5%1,085,16529.7 min8.2%
Mississippi County, Missouri2,40021.3%398,85332.8 minN/A
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Hickman County ranked within Kentucky

On average driver age, Hickman County is among the three highest county-level areas in Kentucky.

Hickman County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureHickman CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,007#119 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day100,066#100 of 115
Truck share on highways14.8%#49 of 115
Highway trucks per day361#89 of 115
Average travel time29.2 min#92 of 120
Average driver income$62,748#53 of 120
Average driver age51.5 yrs#3 of 120

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #3 of 120 on average driver age, against #119 of 120 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Hickman County, Kentucky

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 5,640 vehicles a day, against 1,007 on the average road in Hickman County.

Purchase Parkway leads with 10,918 vehicles a day, 1,729 of them trucks (15.8%). That is 3.1 times the next road, Washington Street (3,577). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Purchase Parkway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 48.2 minutes against 29.2 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Purchase ParkwayMotorway · 10,918vehicles1,729trucks · 15.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
13.9%
Median trip time
48.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,166

Purchase Parkway carries 10.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 48.2 minutes.

2Washington StreetTrunk road · 3,577vehicles354trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.6%
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,645

Washington Street carries 3.6 times the county average at its busiest, 354 of them trucks (9.9%, below the county-wide 11.6%).

3US 45Primary road · 2,424vehicles246trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.6%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,602

US 45 carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.3 minutes.

4Mayfield RoadSecondary road · 2,396vehicles164trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
3.8%
Median trip time
24.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,284

At 2.4 times the county average, Mayfield Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,284 in household income.

5US 51Trunk road · 2,284vehicles259trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.1%
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,651

The busiest stretch of US 51 carries 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 11.3% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Purchase ParkwayMotorway · #1 by traffic10,918vehicles1,729trucks · 15.8%
2Washington StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic3,577vehicles354trucks · 9.9%
3US 51Trunk road · #5 by traffic2,284vehicles259trucks · 11.3%
4US 45Primary road · #3 by traffic2,424vehicles246trucks · 10.2%
5Mayfield RoadSecondary road · #4 by traffic2,396vehicles164trucks · 6.9%
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

HickmanDepartment 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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