
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Kenton County, Kentucky
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day8,328 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.4 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. | 19.0% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 45.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $95,294 |
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The average monitored road in Kenton County, Kentucky carries 8,328 vehicles per day. Across its 301 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 3,453,899 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 8 across Kentucky.
Busier roads than 97% of counties in Kentucky
Kenton sees 77% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (8,328 vehicles per day against 4,696), suggesting more demand on each road - heavy exposure for roadside retail, and tight road space for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 2.9% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Kenton carries more traffic than 97% of counties in Kentucky.
Journey times run 6% higher than the state level, at 33.4 minutes on average. 79% of counties in Kentucky have a shorter average travel time than Kenton's 33.4 minutes.
At 29% higher than the state level, the 19.0% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Kenton County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day36,465 |
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| Trucks | 12.1% |
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| Average travel time | 40.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 42.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $93,672 |
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Travel in Kenton County, Kentucky splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 36,465 vehicles per day, 373% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,713 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 47 miles in 185 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 96% of counties in Kentucky.
More highway trucks than 94% of counties in Kentucky
The concentration of trucks on highways (12.1%) is 24% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Kenton still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
Kenton's highway truck share (12.1%) is lower than 66% of counties in Kentucky. 94% of counties in Kentucky see fewer highway trucks per day than Kenton's roughly 4,394.

Non-highway Traffic in Kenton County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,713 |
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| Trucks | 4.5% |
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| Average travel time | 33.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 18.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $96,377 |
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Travel in Kenton County, Kentucky splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 7,713 vehicles per day.
Spread over 254 miles and 8,468 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,586,126 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈579 million per year). Trucks make up 4.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 22 vehicles.
Drivers from higher-income areas than 97% of counties in Kentucky
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 63% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 18.5% is 33% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.
Kenton's average driver income is higher than 97% of counties in Kentucky. 92% of counties in Kentucky have an older driver population than Kenton.