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Traffic heat map of Madison County, Kentucky: 327 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 75 and Eastern Bypass

Madison County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, I 75, carries 67,184 vehicles a day, 13.8 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Madison County, Kentucky across 327 miles of monitored roads split into 5,508 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 Madison County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,856
Trucks

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

13.2%
Average travel time

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

29.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

15.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

43.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,028

A typical monitored road in Madison County, Kentucky sees 4,856 vehicles per day, while its 327 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,356,316 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈860 million per year). Trucks are 13.2% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Busier roads than 87% of counties in Kentucky

Madison's average daily traffic volume of 4,856 vehicles per day is on par with the state average of 4,696. Across the whole network, that travel is about 2.0% of Kentucky's statewide total. Madison carries more traffic than 87% of counties in Kentucky.

At 29.7 minutes, the average travel time is 6% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 29.7 minutes is shorter than 67% of counties in Kentucky.

Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 15.7% (6% higher).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Madison County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day14,808
Trucks16.6%
Average travel time37.5 min
Congestion ratio27.4%
Drivers’ average age43.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,748

A little more than half of the driving in Madison County, Kentucky happens on highways: 70% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 14,808 vehicles per day, 280% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,899 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (85 miles, 483 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,649,368 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈602 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Madison outranks 94% of counties in Kentucky.

More highway trucks than 85% of counties in Kentucky

At 16.6%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kentucky: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

68% of counties in Kentucky see a lower highway truck share than Madison's 16.6%. By raw truck volume, Madison carries more highway trucks than 85% of counties in Kentucky.

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Non-highway Traffic in Madison County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day3,899
Trucks5.4%
Average travel time28.9 min
Congestion ratio14.5%
Drivers’ average age42.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,057

A significant share of driving in Madison County, Kentucky, 30% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 3,899 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 74% of the monitored road miles (242 miles in 5,025 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 706,947 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈258 million per year). About 1 in 19 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.4%).

Younger drivers than 97% of counties in Kentucky

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 68% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 14.5% is in line with the state level.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 79% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews younger than 97% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Madison County, Kentucky, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Madison County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Madison County stays close to the Kentucky average; the largest gap is its truck share, 10% above.

MetricMadison CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic4,8564,696+3.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.2%12.1%+9.9%
Truck % (Highway)16.6%15.9%+4.7%
Avg. Travel Time29.7 min31.7 min-6.3%

How Madison County compares

Madison County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Madison County moves 3.3 times the total daily travel and is 42.7% more congested; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Madison 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
Madison County4,85613.2%2,356,31629.7 min15.7%
Garrard County, Kentucky2,6797.7%402,25336.5 min9.2%
Clark County, Kentucky3,30714.2%1,296,91129.7 min10.1%
Estill County, Kentucky2,1397.7%178,04429.6 min9.2%
Jessamine County, Kentucky5,9125.9%961,34130.7 min15.3%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Madison County ranked within Kentucky

Average driver age places Madison County #117 of 120 in Kentucky - the bottom quarter of the state.

Madison County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureMadison CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,856#16 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,649,368#8 of 115
Truck share on highways16.6%#38 of 115
Highway trucks per day2,461#18 of 115
Average travel time29.7 min#81 of 120
Average driver income$70,028#26 of 120
Average driver age43.1 yrs#117 of 120

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #8 of 115 on highway travel volume, against #117 of 120 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Madison County, Kentucky

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 41,031 vehicles a day, against 4,856 on the average road in Madison County.

I 75 is the busiest road, at 67,184 vehicles a day, 12,643 of them trucks (18.8%). No other road comes close: Eastern Bypass, in second place, carries 30,808. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 75 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 46.4 minutes against 29.7 county-wide.

Few trucks use Eastern Bypass: 3.7% of its traffic, under half the county's 13.2%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · 67,184vehicles12,643trucks · 18.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
57.0%
Median trip time
46.4 min
Drivers’ median age
42.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,494

Delays build on I 75: its congestion ratio of 57% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.

2Eastern BypassTrunk road · 30,808vehicles1,135trucks · 3.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
36.1%
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,581

Eastern Bypass carries 6.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.2 minutes.

3Dr Robert R Martin BypassTrunk road · 25,100vehicles1,338trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
29.8%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,901

At 5.2 times the county average, Dr Robert R Martin Bypass draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $75,901 in household income.

4Lexington RoadTrunk road · 24,139vehicles1,711trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
30.7%
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,985

At 5.0 times the county average, Lexington Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $73,985 in household income.

5Main StreetPrimary road · 17,716vehicles931trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
42.1%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,980

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 42% over free-flow time, against 16% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · #1 by traffic67,184vehicles12,643trucks · 18.8%
2Lexington RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic24,139vehicles1,711trucks · 7.1%
3Dr Robert R Martin BypassTrunk road · #3 by traffic25,100vehicles1,338trucks · 5.3%
4Boonesborough RoadTrunk road · 10,710vehicles1,143trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
24.9%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,530

The busiest stretch of Boonesborough Road carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, below the county-wide 13.2%.

5Eastern BypassTrunk road · #2 by traffic30,808vehicles1,135trucks · 3.7%
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

MadisonDepartment 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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