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Traffic heat map of Paulding County, Ohio: 289 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 24 and Lincoln Highway

Paulding County, Ohio Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Paulding County, Ohio, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,661 road segments (289 road miles, about 573 ft each). About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Ohio. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Paulding County, Ohio

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,531
Trucks

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

18.1%
Average travel time

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

35.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,507

A typical monitored road in Paulding County, Ohio sees 1,531 vehicles per day, while its 289 miles of monitored roads together handle 561,819 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈205 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.1% of traffic, against 9.9% across Ohio.

Quieter roads than 99% of counties in Ohio

Paulding's average daily traffic volume is 73% lower than the state average - 1,531 vehicles per day against 5,773 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Ohio's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 99% of counties in Ohio see more traffic than Paulding's 1,531 vehicles per day.

At 35.4 minutes, the average travel time is 8% higher than the state level. On travel time, Paulding runs longer than 84% of counties in Ohio.

At 67% lower than the state level, the 5.4% congestion ratio signals 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 Paulding County, Ohio

Trafficvehicles per day5,855
Trucks27.6%
Average travel time60.0 min
Congestion ratio16.0%
Drivers’ average age49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,762

Travel in Paulding County, Ohio splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 5,855 vehicles per day, 317% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,406 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 15% of the road network, 45 miles in 75 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.

A major freight corridor

Highway truck concentration here runs 86% higher than the state average, at 27.6%. That marks Paulding as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

91% of counties in Ohio see a lower highway truck share than Paulding's 27.6%. By raw truck volume, Paulding carries fewer highway trucks than 57% of counties in Ohio.

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Non-highway Traffic in Paulding County, Ohio

Trafficvehicles per day1,406
Trucks8.6%
Average travel time34.6 min
Congestion ratio5.1%
Drivers’ average age49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$71,210

Travel in Paulding County, Ohio splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 1,406 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 85% of the monitored road miles (244 miles in 2,586 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 280,838 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈103 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.6%.

Local congestion 68% below the Ohio average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 69% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (5.1%) runs 68% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 51% of counties in Ohio. Paulding's median driver age is higher than 54% of counties in Ohio.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Paulding County vs. Ohio Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Paulding County apart: 86% above the Ohio average. Its truck share is also 82% above.

MetricPaulding CountyOhio averageDifference
Traffic1,5315,773-73.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)18.1%9.9%+82.5%
Truck % (Highway)27.6%14.9%+85.7%
Avg. Travel Time35.4 min32.9 min+7.6%

How Paulding County compares

Paulding County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Paulding County is 43.2% less congested and carries 44.8% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Paulding County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Ohio average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Paulding County1,53118.1%561,81935.4 min5.4%
Defiance County, Ohio2,59511.9%858,62032.3 min10.7%
Van Wert County, Ohio2,58313.9%787,47737.6 min8.7%
Putnam County, Ohio2,1289.9%580,31134.7 min7.5%
DeKalb County, Indiana3,79611.8%1,442,07128.6 min11.2%
Ohio average5,7739.9%N/A32.9 min16.5%

Paulding County ranked within Ohio

Paulding County sits in the bottom quarter of the Ohio field on average daily traffic volume, at #87 of 88.

Paulding County ranked among 88 county-level areas in Ohio (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 83.
MeasurePaulding CountyOhio rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,531#87 of 88
Highway vehicle-miles per day280,981#73 of 83
Truck share on highways27.6%#8 of 83
Highway trucks per day1,619#48 of 83
Average travel time35.4 min#15 of 88
Average driver income$71,507#45 of 88
Average driver age49.2 yrs#41 of 88

Paulding County ranks #8 of 83 on truck share on highways but #87 of 88 on average daily traffic volume. It is a freight corridor without the traffic to match: trucks dominate the mix precisely because there is so little local car traffic to dilute them.

Busiest roads in Paulding County, Ohio

The three busiest roads in Paulding County average 10,820 vehicles a day, 7.1 times the county average of 1,531 across all its monitored roads.

US 24 is the busiest road, at 15,161 vehicles a day, 3,844 of them trucks (25.4%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Lincoln Highway are long: a median of 59.6 minutes against 35.4 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use Williams Street: 8.2% of its traffic, under half the county's 18.1%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 24Motorway · 15,161vehicles3,844trucks · 25.4%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
57.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,331

Drivers on US 24 are on long journeys, a median 57.0 minutes against 35.4 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

2Lincoln HighwayTrunk road · 12,120vehicles2,424trucks · 20.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.8%
Median trip time
59.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,730

At 7.9 times the county average, Lincoln Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $72,730 in household income.

3Williams StreetPrimary road · 5,177vehicles424trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
34.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,564

The busiest stretch of Williams Street carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.2% of it, below the county-wide 18.1%.

4US 127Primary road · 4,052vehicles373trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.1%
Median trip time
38.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,603

On its busiest stretch, US 127 carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 9.2% of it, below the county-wide 18.1%.

5Perry StreetPrimary road · 3,733vehicles310trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.9%
Median trip time
42.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,727

Perry Street peaks at 3,733 vehicles a day, 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.3% of it, below the county-wide 18.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 24Motorway · #1 by traffic15,161vehicles3,844trucks · 25.4%
2Lincoln HighwayTrunk road · #2 by traffic12,120vehicles2,424trucks · 20.0%
3Williams StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic5,177vehicles424trucks · 8.2%
4US 127Primary road · #4 by traffic4,052vehicles373trucks · 9.2%
5Perry StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,733vehicles310trucks · 8.3%
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

PauldingDepartment 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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