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Traffic heat map of Howard County, Arkansas: 182 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Issac C Perkins Bypass

Howard County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Issac C Perkins Bypass, carries 7,510 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Howard County, Arkansas across 182 miles of monitored roads split into 1,461 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Howard County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,192
Trucks

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

10.6%
Average travel time

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

31.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$51,880

The average monitored road in Howard County, Arkansas carries 2,192 vehicles per day. Across its 182 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 316,663 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈116 million per year). About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with Arkansas (11.6%).

Traffic 56% below the Arkansas average

Howard sees 56% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,192 vehicles per day against 4,932), 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 0.4% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 68% of counties in Arkansas see more traffic than Howard's 2,192 vehicles per day.

At 31.2 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Howard runs shorter than 72% of counties in Arkansas.

The congestion ratio of 6.7% is 48% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Howard County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Howard County apart: 56% below the Arkansas average.

MetricHoward CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic2,1924,932-55.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.6%11.6%-8.8%
Avg. Travel Time31.2 min31.6 min-1.4%

How Howard County compares

Howard County against nearby counties

Howard 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 fourth busiest roads of the five.

Howard County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Arkansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Howard County2,19210.6%316,66331.2 min6.7%
Sevier County, Arkansas3,17211.1%457,22030.6 min8.1%
Pike County, Arkansas1,8818.3%273,56337.6 min6.5%
Hempstead County, Arkansas2,80517.9%1,309,89332.1 min8.7%
Little River County, Arkansas3,0949.8%404,89432.6 min7.6%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Howard County ranked within Arkansas

Howard County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest).
MeasureHoward CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,192#51 of 75
Average travel time31.2 min#54 of 75
Average driver income$51,880#51 of 75
Average driver age47.5 yrs#41 of 75

Busiest roads in Howard County, Arkansas

The three busiest roads in Howard County average 6,845 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the county average of 2,192 across all its monitored roads.

Issac C Perkins Bypass is the busiest road, at 7,510 vehicles a day, 596 of them trucks (7.9%). Front Street carries the most trucks, 720 a day (14.3% of its traffic), although it is not among the 5 busiest roads overall.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Issac C Perkins BypassPrimary road · 7,510vehicles596trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,518

At 3.4 times the county average, Issac C Perkins Bypass draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,518 in household income.

2Dodson StreetSecondary road · 6,586vehicles605trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
8.2%
Median trip time
26.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,765

The busiest stretch of Dodson Street carries 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.2% of it, below the county-wide 10.6%.

3Main StreetSecondary road · 6,440vehicles384trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.4%
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,246

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.0% of it, below the county-wide 10.6%.

4Sunset AvenuePrimary road · 5,948vehicles466trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,151

Sunset Avenue peaks at 5,948 vehicles a day, 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 7.8% of it, below the county-wide 10.6%.

5US 278Primary road · 5,924vehicles574trucks · 9.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.9%
Median trip time
37.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,265

US 278 carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 574 of them trucks (9.7%, below the county-wide 10.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Front StreetPrimary road · 5,049vehicles720trucks · 14.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.4%
Median trip time
27.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$39,142

Front Street carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.4 minutes.

2AR 27Primary road · 4,996vehicles617trucks · 12.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.4%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,818

At 2.3 times the county average, AR 27 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,818 in household income.

3Dodson StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic6,586vehicles605trucks · 9.2%
4Issac C Perkins BypassPrimary road · #1 by traffic7,510vehicles596trucks · 7.9%
5US 278Primary road · #5 by traffic5,924vehicles574trucks · 9.7%
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

HowardDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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