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Traffic heat map of Monroe County, Arkansas: 230 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 40 and Main Street

Monroe County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Monroe County, Arkansas? We measure 230 road miles, divided into 1,351 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in Arkansas. 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 Monroe County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,902
Trucks

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

27.2%
Average travel time

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

40.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$51,272

A typical monitored road in Monroe County, Arkansas sees 1,902 vehicles per day, while its 230 miles of monitored roads together handle 837,972 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈306 million per year). About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 11.6% across Arkansas - a freight-heavy mix.

Longer trips than 96% of counties in Arkansas

At 1,902 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Monroe carries 61% less traffic than the state average of 4,932, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.9% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Monroe's 1,902 vehicles per day trails 82% of counties in Arkansas.

Journey times run 28% higher than the state level, at 40.6 minutes on average. 96% of counties in Arkansas have a shorter average travel time than Monroe's 40.6 minutes.

Congestion runs 63% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.7%, 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 Monroe County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day5,108
Trucks31.8%
Average travel time54.4 min
Congestion ratio6.1%
Drivers’ average age47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,435

Highways carry most of the traffic in Monroe County, Arkansas: 79% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,108 vehicles per day, 332% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,182 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 27% of the monitored road miles (62 miles, 248 segments), so they carry more than their share: 658,911 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈241 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Monroe outranks 63% of counties in Arkansas.

Higher highway truck share than 98% of counties in Arkansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 86% higher than the state average, at 31.8%. That marks Monroe as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Monroe's highway truck share (31.8%) is higher than 98% of counties in Arkansas. Monroe's highway truck count is higher than 87% of counties in Arkansas, at roughly 1,626 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Monroe County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,182
Trucks10.2%
Average travel time37.5 min
Congestion ratio4.4%
Drivers’ average age52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$48,481

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Monroe County, Arkansas, 21% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,182 vehicles per day.

Spread over 168 miles and 1,103 segments, 73% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 179,060 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈65.4 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.2%.

Local congestion 65% below the Arkansas average

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 68% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 4.4% is 65% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Monroe's average driver income is lower than 72% of counties in Arkansas. Monroe's median driver age is higher than 59% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Monroe County, Arkansas, traffic is spread evenly through the day, with the busiest hour carrying only about 6%.

Monroe County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Monroe County's biggest difference from the Arkansas average is its truck share, 134% above it. Its highway truck share is also 86% above.

MetricMonroe CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic1,9024,932-61.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)27.2%11.6%+134.5%
Truck % (Highway)31.8%17.1%+86.2%
Avg. Travel Time40.6 min31.6 min+28.3%

How Monroe County compares

Monroe County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Monroe County runs 15.1 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. A freight-heavy mix on roads that stay clear - the combination anything moving to a schedule is looking for.

Monroe 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
Monroe County1,90227.2%837,97240.6 min4.7%
Prairie County, Arkansas1,88021.5%1,056,05538.0 min6.1%
Lee County, Arkansas1,4499.1%189,99136.4 min5.6%
Arkansas County, Arkansas2,2349.0%416,54832.0 min6.7%
Phillips County, Arkansas2,0659.1%348,18129.6 min5.7%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Monroe County ranked within Arkansas

On truck share on highways, Monroe County is among the three highest county-level areas in Arkansas.

Monroe County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureMonroe CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,902#62 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day658,911#24 of 64
Truck share on highways31.8%#2 of 64
Highway trucks per day1,626#9 of 64
Average travel time40.6 min#4 of 75
Average driver income$51,272#54 of 75
Average driver age48.4 yrs#31 of 75

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #2 of 64 on truck share on highways, against #62 of 75 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Monroe County, Arkansas

The three busiest roads in Monroe County average 14,697 vehicles a day, 7.7 times the county average of 1,902 across all its monitored roads.

I 40 leads with 33,243 vehicles a day, 10,997 of them trucks (33.1%). No other road comes close: Main Street, in second place, carries 7,078. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 40 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 58.6 minutes against 40.6 county-wide.

Main Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 10.6% of its traffic is trucks, against 27.2% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · 33,243vehicles10,997trucks · 33.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
36.1%
Median trip time
58.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,640

Delays build on I 40: its congestion ratio of 36% over free-flow time is well above the county's 5%.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 7,078vehicles750trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$40,515

Main Street carries 3.7 times the county average at its busiest, 750 of them trucks (10.6%, below the county-wide 27.2%).

3US 79Primary road · 3,770vehicles441trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.1%
Median trip time
43.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,806

US 79 carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 43.0 minutes.

42nd StreetPrimary road · 3,687vehicles438trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.3%
Median trip time
36.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,032

2nd Street is busy by local standards, at 94% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.9% of it, below the county-wide 27.2%.

5Old Military RoadPrimary road · 3,453vehicles350trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.7%
Median trip time
35.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$39,960

Old Military Road peaks at 3,453 vehicles a day, 81% more than the county average; trucks are 10.1% of it, below the county-wide 27.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #1 by traffic33,243vehicles10,997trucks · 33.1%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic7,078vehicles750trucks · 10.6%
3US 79Primary road · #3 by traffic3,770vehicles441trucks · 11.7%
42nd StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic3,687vehicles438trucks · 11.9%
5Old Military RoadPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,453vehicles350trucks · 10.1%
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

MonroeDepartment 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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