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Traffic heat map of Knott County, Kentucky: 208 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Martin Road and Hindman Bypass

Knott County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 208 road miles in Knott County, Kentucky, divided into 1,225 segments averaging 897 ft. Its busiest road, Martin Road, carries 9,072 vehicles a day, 5.2 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Knott County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,742
Trucks

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

9.7%
Average travel time

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

26.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$47,013

Our data shows 1,742 vehicles per day on the average road in Knott County, Kentucky, and 353,553 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈129 million per year) across its 208 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Kentucky: 9.7% against 12.1%.

Shorter trips than 92% of counties in Kentucky

At 1,742 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Knott 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. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Knott's 1,742 vehicles per day trails 80% of counties in Kentucky.

The average trip takes 26.8 minutes, 15% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 26.8 minutes is shorter than 92% of counties in Kentucky.

At 53% lower than the state level, the 6.9% congestion ratio signals 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 Knott County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day3,935
Trucks11.3%
Average travel time35.5 min
Congestion ratio11.0%
Drivers’ average age49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$50,784

Highways carry about half of all travel in Knott County, Kentucky, 55% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,935 vehicles per day, 166% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,477 vehicles per day.

With 25% of the road miles (52 miles in 132 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 193,391 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.6 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 88% of counties in Kentucky

At 11.3%, highway truck share is 29% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Knott's highway truck share (11.3%) is lower than 70% of counties in Kentucky. Knott's highway truck count is lower than 88% of counties in Kentucky, at roughly 445 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Knott County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,477
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time25.8 min
Congestion ratio6.4%
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$44,541

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Knott County, Kentucky, 45% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,477 vehicles per day.

Spread over 156 miles and 1,093 segments, 75% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 160,161 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈58.5 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.8%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 87% of counties in Kentucky

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 31% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.4% is 54% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Knott's average driver income is lower than 87% of counties in Kentucky. 81% of counties in Kentucky have a younger driver population than Knott.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Knott County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Knott County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its average daily traffic per road, 63% below it. Its highway truck share is also 29% below.

MetricKnott CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic1,7424,696-62.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.7%12.1%-19.3%
Truck % (Highway)11.3%15.9%-28.7%
Avg. Travel Time26.8 min31.7 min-15.3%

How Knott County compares

Knott County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Knott County carries 32.7% less traffic on a typical road and is 25.2% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Knott 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
Knott County1,7429.7%353,55326.8 min6.9%
Floyd County, Kentucky2,6948.9%899,61226.1 min9.6%
Perry County, Kentucky3,0528.3%648,10131.0 min10.4%
Letcher County, Kentucky2,2989.1%406,66624.1 min7.4%
Breathitt County, Kentucky2,3179.7%303,65630.9 min9.5%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Knott County ranked within Kentucky

Average travel time places Knott County #111 of 120 in Kentucky - the bottom quarter of the state.

Knott County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureKnott CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,742#96 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day193,391#78 of 115
Truck share on highways11.3%#81 of 115
Highway trucks per day445#101 of 115
Average travel time26.8 min#111 of 120
Average driver income$47,013#104 of 120
Average driver age49.8 yrs#24 of 120

Knott County ranks #24 of 120 on average driver age but #111 of 120 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Knott County, Kentucky

The three busiest roads in Knott County average 7,320 vehicles a day, 4.2 times the county average of 1,742 across all its monitored roads.

Martin Road leads with 9,072 vehicles a day, 1,057 of them trucks (11.7%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

E HIGHWAY 80 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 40.0 minutes against 26.8 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Martin RoadTrunk road · 9,072vehicles1,057trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,156

Martin Road carries 5.2 times the county average at its busiest, 1,057 of them trucks (11.7%, above the county-wide 9.7%).

2Hindman BypassPrimary road · 7,217vehicles450trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
25.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,334

On its busiest stretch, Hindman Bypass carries 4.1 times the county average; trucks are 6.2% of it, below the county-wide 9.7%.

3E HIGHWAY 80Trunk road · 5,672vehicles617trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
40.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,023

E HIGHWAY 80 peaks at 5,672 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 10.9% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

4Smithsboro RoadTrunk road · 4,949vehicles522trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,406

Smithsboro Road carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 522 of them trucks (10.6%, above the county-wide 9.7%).

5Red Fox RoadTrunk road · 4,885vehicles608trucks · 12.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.5%
Median trip time
36.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$45,969

Red Fox Road carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 36.9 minutes, against 26.8 for the county.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Martin RoadTrunk road · #1 by traffic9,072vehicles1,057trucks · 11.7%
2E HIGHWAY 80Trunk road · #3 by traffic5,672vehicles617trucks · 10.9%
3Red Fox RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic4,885vehicles608trucks · 12.4%
4Smithsboro RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic4,949vehicles522trucks · 10.6%
5Hindman BypassPrimary road · #2 by traffic7,217vehicles450trucks · 6.2%
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

KnottDepartment 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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