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Traffic heat map of Lee County, Arkansas: 176 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Chestnut Street and Forrest Avenue

Lee County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Chestnut Street, carries 5,286 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Lee County, Arkansas across 176 miles of monitored roads split into 1,113 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 Lee County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,449
Trucks

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

9.1%
Average travel time

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

36.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$43,381

Our data shows 1,449 vehicles per day on the average road in Lee County, Arkansas, and 189,991 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈69.3 million per year) across its 176 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Arkansas.

Quieter roads than 96% of counties in Arkansas

Lee's average daily traffic volume is 71% lower than the state average - 1,449 vehicles per day against 4,932 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Lee accounts for about 0.2% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Lee's 1,449 vehicles per day trails 96% of counties in Arkansas.

At 36.4 minutes, the average travel time is 15% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 36.4 minutes is longer than 82% of counties in Arkansas.

Congestion runs 56% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 5.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lee County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Lee County apart: 71% below the Arkansas average. Its truck share is also 22% below.

MetricLee CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic1,4494,932-70.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.1%11.6%-21.6%
Avg. Travel Time36.4 min31.6 min+14.9%

How Lee County compares

Lee County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Lee County moves 20.2% of the total daily travel and runs 10.0 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Lee 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
Lee County1,4499.1%189,99136.4 min5.6%
St. Francis County, Arkansas3,01725.9%1,972,27732.2 min7.5%
Tunica County, Mississippi2,08814.3%596,93130.3 min6.2%
Monroe County, Arkansas1,90227.2%837,97240.6 min4.7%
Phillips County, Arkansas2,0659.1%348,18129.6 min5.7%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Lee County ranked within Arkansas

Lee County sits in the bottom quarter of the Arkansas field on average daily traffic volume, at #72 of 75.

Lee County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest).
MeasureLee CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,449#72 of 75
Average travel time36.4 min#14 of 75
Average driver income$43,381#72 of 75
Average driver age46.6 yrs#51 of 75

Lee County ranks #14 of 75 on average travel time but #72 of 75 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Lee County, Arkansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lee County carry 4,788 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (1,449).

Chestnut Street leads with 5,286 vehicles a day, 253 of them trucks (4.8%). Forrest Avenue carries the most trucks, 423 a day (9.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Drivers on Martin Luther King Drive come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $28,505, 34% below the county average of $43,381.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Chestnut StreetSecondary road · 5,286vehicles253trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$36,787

Chestnut Street carries 3.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.2 minutes.

2Forrest AvenuePrimary road · 4,708vehicles423trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.3%
Median trip time
36.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,720

At 3.2 times the county average, Forrest Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $41,720 in household income.

3AR 1Primary road · 4,371vehicles414trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.7%
Median trip time
39.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,380

The busiest stretch of AR 1 carries 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.5% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.1%.

4Martin Luther King DriveTertiary road · 2,532vehicles99trucks · 3.9%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
5.5%
Median trip time
28.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$28,505

Martin Luther King Drive peaks at 2,532 vehicles a day, 75% more than the county average; trucks are 3.9% of it, below the county-wide 9.1%.

5US 79Primary road · 2,375vehicles202trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.7%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$40,887

US 79 carries 64% more than the county average at its busiest, 202 of them trucks (8.5%, below the county-wide 9.1%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Forrest AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic4,708vehicles423trucks · 9.0%
2AR 1Primary road · #3 by traffic4,371vehicles414trucks · 9.5%
3Chestnut StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic5,286vehicles253trucks · 4.8%
4US 79Primary road · #5 by traffic2,375vehicles202trucks · 8.5%
5Alabama StreetSecondary road · 2,088vehicles124trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
4.6%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$32,668

Alabama Street carries 44% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.9 minutes.

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

LeeDepartment 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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