
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in McCracken County, Kentucky
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day5,726 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.6 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 14.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $68,382 |
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The average monitored road in McCracken County, Kentucky carries 5,726 vehicles per day. Across its 366 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,855,585 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈677 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 8 across Kentucky.
Busier roads than 93% of counties in Kentucky
At 5,726 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in McCracken carries 22% more traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, McCracken accounts for about 1.6% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. McCracken carries more traffic than 93% of counties in Kentucky.
The average trip takes 31.6 minutes, on par with the state level. 60% of counties in Kentucky have a shorter average travel time than McCracken's 31.6 minutes.
Congestion here (14.4%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in McCracken County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,679 |
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| Trucks | 13.4% |
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| Average travel time | 32.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 28.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,539 |
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Travel in McCracken County, Kentucky splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 12,679 vehicles per day, 164% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,794 vehicles per day.
With 22% of the road miles (81 miles in 436 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 917,322 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈335 million per year).
82% of counties in Kentucky move less traffic on their highways.
More highway trucks than 71% of counties in Kentucky
The concentration of trucks on highways (13.4%) is 15% 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.
McCracken's highway truck share (13.4%) is lower than 52% of counties in Kentucky. 71% of counties in Kentucky see fewer highway trucks per day than McCracken's roughly 1,705.

Non-highway Traffic in McCracken County, Kentucky
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,794 |
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| Trucks | 5.6% |
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| Average travel time | 31.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,270 |
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Travel in McCracken County, Kentucky splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 4,794 vehicles per day.
Spread over 285 miles and 3,255 segments, 78% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 938,263 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈342 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.6%.
Older drivers than 84% of counties in Kentucky
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 58% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (12.5%) runs slightly lower than the state level (10% lower).
Trip origins here have higher average income than 76% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews older than 84% of counties in Kentucky.