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Traffic heat map of Perry County, Kentucky: 211 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on KY 15 / KY 80 and KY 15

Perry County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, KY 15 / KY 80, carries 19,985 vehicles a day, 6.5 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Perry County, Kentucky across 211 miles of monitored roads split into 1,920 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Perry County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,052
Trucks

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

8.3%
Average travel time

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

31.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$51,042

The average monitored road in Perry County, Kentucky carries 3,052 vehicles per day. Across its 211 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 648,101 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈237 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 8 across Kentucky.

Traffic 35% below the Kentucky average

At 3,052 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Perry carries 35% less traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.5% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 66% of counties in Kentucky see less traffic than Perry's 3,052 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (31.0 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Perry runs longer than 52% of counties in Kentucky.

The congestion ratio of 10.4% is 29% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Perry County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day7,631
Trucks8.9%
Average travel time32.8 min
Congestion ratio19.7%
Drivers’ average age48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$51,639

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Perry County, Kentucky (68% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,631 vehicles per day, 344% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,719 vehicles per day.

With 30% of the road miles (63 miles in 433 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 438,650 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈160 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 57% of counties in Kentucky.

Lower highway truck share than 94% of counties in Kentucky

The concentration of trucks on highways (8.9%) is 44% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 94% of counties in Kentucky. Perry's highway truck count is lower than 68% of counties in Kentucky, at roughly 681 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Perry County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,719
Trucks7.1%
Average travel time30.4 min
Congestion ratio7.7%
Drivers’ average age47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$49,809

A significant share of driving in Perry County, Kentucky, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,719 vehicles per day.

Spread over 149 miles and 1,487 segments, 70% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 209,451 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈76.4 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.1%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 73% of counties in Kentucky

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 20% fewer trucks by share.

At 45% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.7% signals easier movement on local roads.

73% of counties in Kentucky see higher average driver income among trip origins than Perry. The driver population here skews younger than 54% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Perry County, Kentucky, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Perry County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Perry County runs 44% below the Kentucky average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 35% below.

MetricPerry CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic3,0524,696-35.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.3%12.1%-30.7%
Truck % (Highway)8.9%15.9%-43.7%
Avg. Travel Time31.0 min31.7 min-2.2%

How Perry County compares

Perry County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Perry County is 43.7% more congested and carries 53.3% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Perry 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
Perry County3,0528.3%648,10131.0 min10.4%
Leslie County, Kentucky1,60612.4%208,04832.6 min5.1%
Knott County, Kentucky1,7429.7%353,55326.8 min6.9%
Letcher County, Kentucky2,2989.1%406,66624.1 min7.4%
Breathitt County, Kentucky2,3179.7%303,65630.9 min9.5%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Perry County ranked within Kentucky

Perry County sits in the bottom quarter of the Kentucky field on truck share on highways, at #108 of 115.

Perry County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasurePerry CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,052#41 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day438,650#50 of 115
Truck share on highways8.9%#108 of 115
Highway trucks per day681#78 of 115
Average travel time31.0 min#58 of 120
Average driver income$51,042#88 of 120
Average driver age48.3 yrs#65 of 120

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #41 of 120 on average daily traffic volume, against #108 of 115 on truck share on highways.

Busiest roads in Perry County, Kentucky

The three busiest roads in Perry County average 17,492 vehicles a day, 5.7 times the county average of 3,052 across all its monitored roads.

KY 15 / KY 80 leads with 19,985 vehicles a day, 1,207 of them trucks (6.0%). KY 15 is practically level with it at 19,495. KY 15 carries the most trucks, 1,309 a day (6.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 13.8% of traffic on Martin Road, against 8.3% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1KY 15 / KY 80Trunk road · 19,985vehicles1,207trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.7%
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,317

Delays build on KY 15 / KY 80: its congestion ratio of 20% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

2KY 15Trunk road · 19,495vehicles1,309trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.3%
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,574

Travel on KY 15's busiest stretch runs 27% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3KY 15 (Bus)Trunk road · 12,997vehicles1,156trucks · 8.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.3%
Median trip time
32.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,626

KY 15 (Bus) peaks at 12,997 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 8.9% of it, above the county-wide 8.3%.

4KY 80Trunk road · 11,363vehicles982trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.9%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,336

KY 80 carries 3.7 times the county average at its busiest, 982 of them trucks (8.6%, in line with the county-wide 8.3%).

5Main StreetSecondary road · 8,564vehicles264trucks · 3.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
18.4%
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,389

Main Street carries 2.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.2 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1KY 15Trunk road · #2 by traffic19,495vehicles1,309trucks · 6.7%
2KY 15 / KY 80Trunk road · #1 by traffic19,985vehicles1,207trucks · 6.0%
3KY 15 (Bus)Trunk road · #3 by traffic12,997vehicles1,156trucks · 8.9%
4Martin RoadTrunk road · 8,105vehicles1,115trucks · 13.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
38.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,542

At 2.7 times the county average, Martin Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,542 in household income.

5KY 80Trunk road · #4 by traffic11,363vehicles982trucks · 8.6%
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

PerryDepartment 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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