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Traffic heat map of Ohio County, Kentucky: 372 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on N Main Street and Hartford Road

Ohio County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Ohio County, Kentucky? We measure 372 road miles, divided into 2,207 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, N Main Street, carries 15,898 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the average road. 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 Ohio County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,318
Trucks

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

16.1%
Average travel time

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

30.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,443

The average monitored road in Ohio County, Kentucky carries 2,318 vehicles per day. Across its 372 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 983,664 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈359 million per year). At 16.1%, the truck share runs above the 12.1% across Kentucky: about 1 in 6 vehicles.

Congestion 57% below the Kentucky average

At 2,318 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ohio carries 51% less traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Ohio accounts for about 0.8% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 56% of counties in Kentucky see more traffic than Ohio's 2,318 vehicles per day.

At 30.1 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 30.1 minutes is shorter than 60% of counties in Kentucky.

Congestion runs 57% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 6.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ohio County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day4,496
Trucks20.9%
Average travel time61.4 min
Congestion ratio11.1%
Drivers’ average age46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,618

A little more than half of the driving in Ohio County, Kentucky happens on highways: 62% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,496 vehicles per day, 101% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,233 vehicles per day.

With 30% of the road miles (113 miles in 83 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 611,112 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈223 million per year).

70% of counties in Kentucky move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 87% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on highways (20.9%) is 32% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Ohio's highway truck share (20.9%) is higher than 87% of counties in Kentucky. 61% of counties in Kentucky see fewer highway trucks per day than Ohio's roughly 942.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ohio County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day2,233
Trucks8.1%
Average travel time28.9 min
Congestion ratio6.1%
Drivers’ average age47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,989

A significant share of driving in Ohio County, Kentucky, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,233 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 70% of the monitored road miles (259 miles in 2,124 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 372,552 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈136 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.1%).

Local congestion 56% below the Kentucky average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 62% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.1% is 56% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Ohio's average driver income is higher than 55% of counties in Kentucky. Ohio's median driver age is lower than 62% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Ohio County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Ohio County runs 51% below the Kentucky average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 33% above.

MetricOhio CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic2,3184,696-50.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.1%12.1%+33.4%
Truck % (Highway)20.9%15.9%+32.0%
Avg. Travel Time30.1 min31.7 min-4.9%

How Ohio County compares

Ohio County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Ohio County is 34.0% less congested; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Ohio 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
Ohio County2,31816.1%983,66430.1 min6.3%
McLean County, Kentucky1,6438.5%221,27336.6 min7.2%
Butler County, Kentucky1,45016.0%594,96231.7 min6.1%
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky2,23612.2%769,39233.0 min7.1%
Daviess County, Kentucky5,0088.1%1,814,50633.2 min17.8%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Ohio County ranked within Kentucky

Ohio County sits in the top quarter of the Kentucky field on truck share on highways, at #16 of 115.

Ohio County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureOhio CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,318#68 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day611,112#35 of 115
Truck share on highways20.9%#16 of 115
Highway trucks per day942#46 of 115
Average travel time30.1 min#72 of 120
Average driver income$62,443#55 of 120
Average driver age47.6 yrs#75 of 120

Busiest roads in Ohio County, Kentucky

The three busiest roads in Ohio County average 14,977 vehicles a day, 6.5 times the county average of 2,318 across all its monitored roads.

N Main Street leads with 15,898 vehicles a day, 830 of them trucks (5.2%). Hartford Road is practically level with it at 15,890. I 165 carries the most trucks, 2,404 a day (20.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trips using Western Kentucky Parkway are long: a median of 73.8 minutes against 30.1 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Hartford Road is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.2% of its traffic is trucks, against 16.1% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1N Main StreetPrimary road · 15,898vehicles830trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,957

N Main Street carries 6.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.0 minutes.

2Hartford RoadPrimary road · 15,890vehicles820trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.4%
Median trip time
26.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,599

Delays build on Hartford Road: its congestion ratio of 18% over free-flow time is well above the county's 6%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 13,143vehicles785trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
29.4%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,680

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 29% over free-flow time, against 6% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4I 165Motorway · 11,852vehicles2,404trucks · 20.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
12.7%
Median trip time
53.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,919

I 165 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 53.3 minutes, against 30.1 for the county.

5Western Kentucky ParkwayMotorway · 9,897vehicles2,145trucks · 21.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
9.9%
Median trip time
73.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,567

Western Kentucky Parkway peaks at 9,897 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 21.7% of it, above the county-wide 16.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 165Motorway · #4 by traffic11,852vehicles2,404trucks · 20.3%
2Western Kentucky ParkwayMotorway · #5 by traffic9,897vehicles2,145trucks · 21.7%
3N Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic15,898vehicles830trucks · 5.2%
4Hartford RoadPrimary road · #2 by traffic15,890vehicles820trucks · 5.2%
5Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic13,143vehicles785trucks · 6.0%
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

OhioDepartment 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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