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Traffic heat map of Phillips County, Arkansas: 240 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 49B and US 49

Phillips County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Phillips County, Arkansas, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,098 road segments (240 road miles, about 604 ft each). Its busiest road, US 49B, carries 9,986 vehicles a day, 4.8 times the average road. 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 Phillips County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,065
Trucks

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

9.1%
Average travel time

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

29.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$48,008

A typical monitored road in Phillips County, Arkansas sees 2,065 vehicles per day, while its 240 miles of monitored roads together handle 348,181 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈127 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Arkansas: 9.1% against 11.6%.

Shorter trips than 95% of counties in Arkansas

Phillips's average daily traffic volume is 58% lower than the state average - 2,065 vehicles per day against 4,932 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Phillips carries less traffic than 73% of counties in Arkansas.

At 29.6 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. On travel time, Phillips runs shorter than 95% of counties in Arkansas.

At 56% lower than the state level, the 5.7% 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 Phillips County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day5,542
Trucks11.0%
Average travel time30.9 min
Congestion ratio8.0%
Drivers’ average age51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$50,938

Highways carry about half of all travel in Phillips County, Arkansas, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,542 vehicles per day, 288% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,428 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 15% of the monitored road miles: 36 miles in 325 segments, carrying 164,030 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈59.9 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 90% of counties in Arkansas

At 11.0%, highway truck share is 36% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

86% of counties in Arkansas see a higher highway truck share than Phillips's 11.0%. 90% of counties in Arkansas see more highway trucks per day than Phillips's roughly 610.

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Non-highway Traffic in Phillips County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day1,428
Trucks7.3%
Average travel time29.4 min
Congestion ratio5.2%
Drivers’ average age50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$45,797

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Phillips County, Arkansas, 53% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,428 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 85% of the monitored road miles (204 miles in 1,773 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 184,151 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈67.2 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.3%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 89% of counties in Arkansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 34% lower than on highways.

At 58% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.2% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 89% of counties in Arkansas. The driver population here skews older than 80% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Phillips County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Phillips County runs 58% below the Arkansas average. Its highway truck share is also 36% below.

MetricPhillips CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic2,0654,932-58.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.1%11.6%-22.0%
Truck % (Highway)11.0%17.1%-35.6%
Avg. Travel Time29.6 min31.6 min-6.5%

How Phillips County compares

Phillips County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Phillips County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Phillips 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
Phillips County2,0659.1%348,18129.6 min5.7%
Coahoma County, Mississippi3,29211.4%582,00537.9 min10.5%
Lee County, Arkansas1,4499.1%189,99136.4 min5.6%
Tunica County, Mississippi2,08814.3%596,93130.3 min6.2%
Quitman County, Mississippi1,7339.2%167,57635.1 min7.1%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Phillips County ranked within Arkansas

Phillips County sits in the bottom quarter of the Arkansas field on average travel time, at #71 of 75.

Phillips County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasurePhillips CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,065#55 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day164,030#50 of 64
Truck share on highways11.0%#55 of 64
Highway trucks per day610#58 of 64
Average travel time29.6 min#71 of 75
Average driver income$48,008#67 of 75
Average driver age50.7 yrs#16 of 75

Phillips County ranks #16 of 75 on average driver age but #71 of 75 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Phillips County, Arkansas

The three busiest roads in Phillips County average 9,059 vehicles a day, 4.4 times the county average of 2,065 across all its monitored roads.

US 49B leads with 9,986 vehicles a day, 485 of them trucks (4.9%). US 49 carries the most trucks, 848 a day (9.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 49BSecondary road · 9,986vehicles485trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.1%
Median trip time
26.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,022

US 49B carries 4.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 26.4 minutes.

2US 49Trunk road · 8,951vehicles848trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.2%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,935

At 4.3 times the county average, US 49 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $51,935 in household income.

3Richmond DrivePrimary road · 8,241vehicles467trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,229

The busiest stretch of Richmond Drive carries 4.0 times the county average; trucks are 5.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.1%.

4Sebastian StreetSecondary road · 7,276vehicles317trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.5%
Median trip time
27.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$43,792

On its busiest stretch, Sebastian Street carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 4.4% of it, below the county-wide 9.1%.

5Martin Luther King Jr DriveTrunk road · 6,814vehicles680trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.7%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,042

Martin Luther King Jr Drive peaks at 6,814 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 10.0% of it, above the county-wide 9.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 49Trunk road · #2 by traffic8,951vehicles848trucks · 9.5%
2Martin Luther King Jr DriveTrunk road · #5 by traffic6,814vehicles680trucks · 10.0%
3US 49BSecondary road · #1 by traffic9,986vehicles485trucks · 4.9%
4Richmond DrivePrimary road · #3 by traffic8,241vehicles467trucks · 5.7%
5AR 1Primary road · 4,728vehicles442trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.2%
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,718

AR 1 carries 2.3 times the county average at its busiest, 442 of them trucks (9.3%, in line with the county-wide 9.1%).

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

PhillipsDepartment 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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