Need segment-level traffic data?

Identify traffic patterns street by street and analyze the exact corridors that matter to your project.

Get insights →
Traffic heat map of Mason County, Kentucky: 200 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 62 and Coughlin Boulevard

Mason County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, US 62, carries 11,629 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Mason County, Kentucky across 200 miles of monitored roads split into 2,120 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
Find my place
total traffic icon

Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Mason County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,248
Trucks

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

8.9%
Average travel time

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

35.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.0%
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.

$57,859

A typical monitored road in Mason County, Kentucky sees 3,248 vehicles per day, while its 200 miles of monitored roads together handle 478,114 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈175 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 8 across Kentucky.

Longer trips than 90% of counties in Kentucky

Mason sees 31% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,248 vehicles per day against 4,696), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Kentucky's statewide total. Mason carries more traffic than 71% of counties in Kentucky.

The average trip takes 35.3 minutes, 11% higher than the state level. 90% of counties in Kentucky have a shorter average travel time than Mason's 35.3 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 10.0% is 32% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

highway traffic icon

Highway Traffic in Mason County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day5,955
Trucks10.8%
Average travel time37.8 min
Congestion ratio10.8%
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,187

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Mason County, Kentucky (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 5,955 vehicles per day, 150% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,378 vehicles per day.

With 26% of the road miles (53 miles in 516 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 293,741 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈107 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 77% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on highways (10.8%) is 32% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 77% of counties in Kentucky. By raw truck volume, Mason carries fewer highway trucks than 71% of counties in Kentucky.

non-highway traffic icon

Non-highway Traffic in Mason County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day2,378
Trucks5.8%
Average travel time34.5 min
Congestion ratio9.8%
Drivers’ average age49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,520

A significant share of driving in Mason County, Kentucky, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 2,378 vehicles per day.

Spread over 147 miles and 1,604 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 184,373 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈67.3 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.8%).

Older drivers than 82% of counties in Kentucky

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 46% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (9.8%) runs 30% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 57% of counties in Kentucky. Mason's median driver age is higher than 82% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Mason County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Mason County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its highway truck share, 32% below it. Its average daily traffic per road is also 31% below.

MetricMason CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic3,2484,696-30.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.9%12.1%-26.5%
Truck % (Highway)10.8%15.9%-32.1%
Avg. Travel Time35.3 min31.7 min+11.5%

How Mason County compares

Mason County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Mason County carries 94.6% more traffic on a typical road and is 39.4% more congested; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Mason 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
Mason County3,2488.9%478,11435.3 min10.0%
Robertson County, Kentucky81710.6%38,81737.3 min4.5%
Bracken County, Kentucky1,48212.3%216,65530.6 min5.8%
Brown County, Ohio2,1188.1%1,060,21034.2 min9.5%
Fleming County, Kentucky2,2598.5%345,11230.3 min9.0%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Mason County ranked within Kentucky

Average travel time places Mason County #13 of 120 in Kentucky - the top quarter of the state.

Mason County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureMason CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,248#36 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day293,741#67 of 115
Truck share on highways10.8%#89 of 115
Highway trucks per day641#82 of 115
Average travel time35.3 min#13 of 120
Average driver income$57,859#69 of 120
Average driver age49.8 yrs#22 of 120

Mason County ranks #13 of 120 on average travel time but #89 of 115 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Mason County, Kentucky

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 10,166 vehicles a day, against 3,248 on the average road in Mason County.

US 62 is the busiest road, at 11,629 vehicles a day, 513 of them trucks (4.4%). AA Highway carries the most trucks, 927 a day (10.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Maysville Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 46.1 minutes against 35.3 county-wide.

US 62 is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.4% of its traffic is trucks, against 8.9% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 62Primary road · 11,629vehicles513trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.2%
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,794

At 3.6 times the county average, US 62 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,794 in household income.

2Coughlin BoulevardPrimary road · 9,984vehicles512trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
24.1%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,472

Delays build on Coughlin Boulevard: its congestion ratio of 24% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

33rd StreetPrimary road · 8,886vehicles514trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
20.8%
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,504

Travel on 3rd Street's busiest stretch runs 21% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4AA HighwayTrunk road · 8,861vehicles927trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.6%
Median trip time
37.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,013

The busiest stretch of AA Highway carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 10.5% of it, above the county-wide 8.9%.

5KY 11Trunk road · 6,269vehicles670trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.6%
Median trip time
41.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,223

KY 11 carries 93% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 41.7 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1AA HighwayTrunk road · #4 by traffic8,861vehicles927trucks · 10.5%
2KY 11Trunk road · #5 by traffic6,269vehicles670trucks · 10.7%
3Maysville RoadTrunk road · 5,606vehicles658trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
46.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,943

At 73% more than the county average, Maysville Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $54,943 in household income.

43rd StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic8,886vehicles514trucks · 5.8%
5US 62Primary road · #1 by traffic11,629vehicles513trucks · 4.4%
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

MasonDepartment 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.
link arrow icon
Data current as of:
Q3 2026

Explore further

TrafficZoom platform

— street-level analytics and custom corridor reports.

Map AI

— demographics, housing and mobility data.

Counties near Mason County

The same traffic breakdown for the areas closest to Mason County, Kentucky.

Need segment-level traffic data?

Identify traffic patterns street by street and analyze the exact corridors that matter to your project.