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Traffic heat map of Lewis County, Kentucky: 156 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Lexington Avenue and AA Highway

Lewis County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Lewis County, Kentucky? We measure 156 road miles, divided into 1,225 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. The average road here carries 1,750 vehicles a day, 63% less than the Kentucky average of 4,696. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Lewis County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,750
Trucks

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

10.7%
Average travel time

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

28.1 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.

51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$48,659

Our data shows 1,750 vehicles per day on the average road in Lewis County, Kentucky, and 262,626 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈95.9 million per year) across its 156 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.7% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Shorter trips than 88% of counties in Kentucky

At 1,750 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lewis 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 0.2% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Lewis's 1,750 vehicles per day trails 77% of counties in Kentucky.

At 28.1 minutes, the average travel time is 11% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 28.1 minutes is shorter than 88% of counties in Kentucky.

Congestion runs 53% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 6.9%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lewis County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day3,587
Trucks13.3%
Average travel time42.1 min
Congestion ratio11.1%
Drivers’ average age52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$48,406

Highways carry about half of all travel in Lewis County, Kentucky, 55% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,587 vehicles per day, 180% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,281 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 29% of the monitored road miles (46 miles, 249 segments), so they carry more than their share: 143,468 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈52.4 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 89% of counties in Kentucky

Highway truck concentration here runs 16% lower than the state average, at 13.3%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 54% of counties in Kentucky. Lewis's highway truck count is lower than 89% of counties in Kentucky, at roughly 479 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lewis County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,281
Trucks7.4%
Average travel time24.5 min
Congestion ratio5.8%
Drivers’ average age50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$48,849

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Lewis County, Kentucky, 45% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,281 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 71% of the monitored road miles (110 miles in 976 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 119,158 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈43.5 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.4%.

Older drivers than 97% of counties in Kentucky

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 44% lower than the highway network.

At 58% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.8% signals easier movement on local roads.

81% of counties in Kentucky see higher average driver income among trip origins than Lewis. Lewis's median driver age is higher than 97% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lewis County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Lewis County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its average daily traffic per road, 63% below it. Its highway truck share is also 16% below.

MetricLewis CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic1,7504,696-62.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.7%12.1%-11.6%
Truck % (Highway)13.3%15.9%-15.9%
Avg. Travel Time28.1 min31.7 min-11.3%

How Lewis County compares

Lewis County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Lewis County is 37.0% less congested and carries 41.7% less traffic on a typical road; 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.

Lewis 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
Lewis County1,75010.7%262,62628.1 min6.9%
Fleming County, Kentucky2,2598.5%345,11230.3 min9.0%
Rowan County, Kentucky3,98013.6%754,22431.2 min14.0%
Mason County, Kentucky3,2488.9%478,11435.3 min10.0%
Carter County, Kentucky2,51615.9%786,31730.8 min10.7%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Lewis County ranked within Kentucky

Lewis County sits in the top quarter of the Kentucky field on average driver age, at #4 of 120.

Lewis County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureLewis CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,750#93 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day143,468#90 of 115
Truck share on highways13.3%#63 of 115
Highway trucks per day479#103 of 115
Average travel time28.1 min#106 of 120
Average driver income$48,659#97 of 120
Average driver age51.5 yrs#4 of 120

Lewis County ranks #4 of 120 on average driver age but #103 of 115 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Lewis County, Kentucky

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lewis County carry 3,250 vehicles a day on average, 86% more than the typical road in the county (1,750).

Lexington Avenue leads with 3,603 vehicles a day, 190 of them trucks (5.3%). AA Highway carries the most trucks, 415 a day (13.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

AA Highway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 42.1 minutes against 28.1 county-wide.

Few trucks use Lexington Avenue: 5.3% of its traffic, under half the county's 10.7%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lexington AvenueSecondary road · 3,603vehicles190trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
21.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$37,850

On its busiest stretch, Lexington Avenue carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 5.3% of it, below the county-wide 10.7%.

2AA HighwayTrunk road · 3,111vehicles415trucks · 13.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.1%
Median trip time
42.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,406

AA Highway peaks at 3,111 vehicles a day, 78% more than the county average; trucks are 13.3% of it, above the county-wide 10.7%.

3KY 8Secondary road · 3,035vehicles198trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.9%
Median trip time
25.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,461

KY 8 carries 73% more than the county average at its busiest, 198 of them trucks (6.5%, below the county-wide 10.7%).

42nd StreetSecondary road · 2,643vehicles130trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.1%
Median trip time
18.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,357

2nd Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 18.8 minutes, against 28.1 for the county.

5KY 57 / KY 1237Secondary road · 2,526vehicles223trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.0%
Median trip time
27.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,576

KY 57 / KY 1237 carries 44% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.2 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1AA HighwayTrunk road · #2 by traffic3,111vehicles415trucks · 13.3%
2KY 57Secondary road · 2,173vehicles229trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
4.7%
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,074

At 24% more than the county average, KY 57 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,074 in household income.

3KY 57 / KY 1237Secondary road · #5 by traffic2,526vehicles223trucks · 8.8%
4KY 8Secondary road · #3 by traffic3,035vehicles198trucks · 6.5%
5Lexington AvenueSecondary road · #1 by traffic3,603vehicles190trucks · 5.3%
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

LewisDepartment 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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