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Traffic heat map of Newton County, Indiana: 173 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 65 and SR 10

Newton County, Indiana Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Newton County, Indiana? We measure 173 road miles, divided into 1,680 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Trips here are the longest of any county in Indiana, a median 42.7 minutes. 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 Newton County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,464
Trucks

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

19.0%
Average travel time

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

42.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$72,671

Our data shows 2,464 vehicles per day on the average road in Newton County, Indiana, and 472,822 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈173 million per year) across its 173 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 12.1% across Indiana - a freight-heavy mix.

The longest trips of any county in Indiana

At 2,464 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Newton carries 57% less traffic than the state average of 5,704, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Indiana's statewide total. 82% of counties in Indiana see more traffic than Newton's 2,464 vehicles per day.

At 42.7 minutes, the average travel time is 27% higher than the state level. At 42.7 minutes, Newton also has the highest average travel time in Indiana.

The congestion ratio of 6.7% is 57% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Newton County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day3,371
Trucks24.7%
Average travel time71.6 min
Congestion ratio5.6%
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$73,352

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Newton County, Indiana (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 3,371 vehicles per day, 49% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,268 vehicles per day.

With 38% of the road miles (67 miles in 298 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 282,136 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈103 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 78% of counties in Indiana

The concentration of trucks on highways (24.7%) is 26% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Newton's highway truck share (24.7%) is higher than 71% of counties in Indiana. Newton's highway truck count is lower than 78% of counties in Indiana, at roughly 831 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Newton County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day2,268
Trucks10.7%
Average travel time36.5 min
Congestion ratio6.9%
Drivers’ average age50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,169

A significant share of driving in Newton County, Indiana, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 2,268 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 62% of the monitored road miles (107 miles in 1,382 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 190,686 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈69.6 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.7%.

Local congestion 54% below the Indiana average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 56% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.9% is 54% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Newton's average driver income is lower than 54% of counties in Indiana. Newton's median driver age is higher than 76% of counties in Indiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Newton County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Newton County apart: 57% above the Indiana average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 57% below.

MetricNewton CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic2,4645,704-56.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)19.0%12.1%+57.4%
Truck % (Highway)24.7%19.6%+25.9%
Avg. Travel Time42.7 min33.5 min+27.5%

How Newton County compares

Trips in Newton County run longer than in any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Newton County moves 35.0% of the total daily travel and sees 25.9% longer typical trips; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Trips here run longer without running slower: distance, not congestion, is what drivers spend their time on.

Newton County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Indiana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Newton County2,46419.0%472,82242.7 min6.7%
Jasper County, Indiana4,33726.5%1,696,13433.1 min11.2%
Benton County, Indiana1,31211.8%232,06734.6 min4.0%
Iroquois County, Illinois2,41820.9%1,228,45033.8 min7.1%
Kankakee County, Illinois5,19413.0%2,240,81634.3 min13.4%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Newton County ranked within Indiana

Newton County posts the highest average travel time of any county-level area in Indiana.

Newton County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasureNewton CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,464#76 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day282,136#57 of 79
Truck share on highways24.7%#24 of 79
Highway trucks per day831#62 of 79
Average travel time42.7 min#1 of 92
Average driver income$72,671#50 of 92
Average driver age49.4 yrs#23 of 92

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #1 of 92 on average travel time, against #76 of 92 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Newton County, Indiana

The three busiest roads in Newton County average 16,450 vehicles a day, 6.7 times the county average of 2,464 across all its monitored roads.

I 65 is the busiest road, at 38,607 vehicles a day, 12,924 of them trucks (33.5%). No other road comes close: SR 10, in second place, carries 5,812. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using I 65 are long: a median of 74.5 minutes against 42.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

State Road 10 draws drivers from lower-income areas: their neighborhoods average $41,855 in household income, 42% below the county's $72,671.

Freight stands out on I 65: trucks are 33.5% of the traffic there, against 19.0% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 65Motorway · 38,607vehicles12,924trucks · 33.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
48.3%
Median trip time
74.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,664

Delays build on I 65: its congestion ratio of 48% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

2SR 10Secondary road · 5,812vehicles528trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.6%
Median trip time
34.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,030

SR 10 peaks at 5,812 vehicles a day, 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, below the county-wide 19.0%.

3US 41Trunk road · 4,931vehicles810trucks · 16.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.4%
Median trip time
63.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,699

Drivers on US 41 are on long journeys, a median 63.4 minutes against 42.7 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4US 24Primary road · 3,139vehicles387trucks · 12.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.7%
Median trip time
46.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,638

US 24 peaks at 3,139 vehicles a day, 27% more than the county average; trucks are 12.3% of it, below the county-wide 19.0%.

5State Road 10Secondary road · 3,081vehicles397trucks · 12.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
47.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,855

State Road 10 carries 25% more than the county average at its busiest, 397 of them trucks (12.9%, below the county-wide 19.0%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 65Motorway · #1 by traffic38,607vehicles12,924trucks · 33.5%
2US 41Trunk road · #3 by traffic4,931vehicles810trucks · 16.4%
3SR 10Secondary road · #2 by traffic5,812vehicles528trucks · 9.1%
4State Road 10Secondary road · #5 by traffic3,081vehicles397trucks · 12.9%
5US 24Primary road · #4 by traffic3,139vehicles387trucks · 12.3%
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

NewtonDepartment 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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