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Traffic heat map of Pike County, Indiana: 154 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 69 and SR 56

Pike County, Indiana Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 154 road miles in Pike County, Indiana, divided into 1,998 segments averaging 407 ft. Its busiest road, I 69, carries 8,109 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Pike County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,096
Trucks

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

12.3%
Average travel time

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

36.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,081

Our data shows 2,096 vehicles per day on the average road in Pike County, Indiana, and 359,334 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈131 million per year) across its 154 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 8 vehicles is a truck, in line with Indiana (12.1%).

Quieter roads than 93% of counties in Indiana

At 2,096 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Pike carries 63% less traffic than the state average of 5,704, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Indiana's statewide total. By volume, Pike's 2,096 vehicles per day trails 93% of counties in Indiana.

Journey times run 8% higher than the state level, at 36.3 minutes on average. On travel time, Pike runs longer than 82% of counties in Indiana.

The congestion ratio of 7.1% is 54% 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 Pike County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day3,939
Trucks20.5%
Average travel time69.7 min
Congestion ratio9.1%
Drivers’ average age49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$83,495

A significant share of driving in Pike County, Indiana, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 3,939 vehicles per day, 92% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,046 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 20% of the monitored road miles (30 miles, 52 segments), so they carry more than their share: 122,232 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈44.6 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 81% of counties in Indiana

The concentration of trucks on highways (20.5%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Indiana: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 53% of counties in Indiana. 81% of counties in Indiana see more highway trucks per day than Pike's roughly 807.

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Non-highway Traffic in Pike County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day2,046
Trucks8.0%
Average travel time35.4 min
Congestion ratio7.0%
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,223

A little more than half of the driving in Pike County, Indiana happens on local roads: 66% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,046 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 80% (124 miles in 1,946 segments), carrying 237,102 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈86.5 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.0%.

Older drivers than 92% of counties in Indiana

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 61% fewer trucks by share.

At 53% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.0% signals easier movement on local roads.

62% of counties in Indiana see higher average driver income among trip origins than Pike. The driver population here skews older than 92% of counties in Indiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Pike County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Pike County runs 63% below the Indiana average.

MetricPike CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic2,0965,704-63.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.3%12.1%+1.4%
Truck % (Highway)20.5%19.6%+4.6%
Avg. Travel Time36.3 min33.5 min+8.2%

How Pike County compares

Pike County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Pike County carries 40.9% less traffic on a typical road and is 32.2% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Pike 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
Pike County2,09612.3%359,33436.3 min7.1%
Gibson County, Indiana3,79914.2%1,189,65730.7 min10.4%
Knox County, Indiana3,09711.1%859,63731.4 min8.8%
Dubois County, Indiana4,58810.3%923,12730.9 min13.2%
Daviess County, Indiana2,70614.1%699,40736.6 min9.6%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Pike County ranked within Indiana

Average daily traffic volume places Pike County #86 of 92 in Indiana - the bottom quarter of the state.

Pike County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasurePike CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,096#86 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day122,232#72 of 79
Truck share on highways20.5%#38 of 79
Highway trucks per day807#64 of 79
Average travel time36.3 min#17 of 92
Average driver income$71,081#57 of 92
Average driver age50.1 yrs#8 of 92

Pike County ranks #8 of 92 on average driver age but #86 of 92 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Pike County, Indiana

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 5,975 vehicles a day, against 2,096 on the average road in Pike County.

I 69 is the busiest road, at 8,109 vehicles a day, 1,661 of them trucks (20.5%). It also carries the most trucks on the list.

Trips using I 69 are long: a median of 69.7 minutes against 36.3 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Freight stands out on I 69: trucks are 20.5% of the traffic there, against 12.3% county-wide.

SR 56 is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 12.3% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 69Motorway · 8,109vehicles1,661trucks · 20.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
9.1%
Median trip time
69.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,495

At 3.9 times the county average, I 69 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $83,495 in household income.

2SR 56Secondary road · 5,630vehicles329trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.3%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,706

The busiest stretch of SR 56 carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 5.8% of it, below the county-wide 12.3%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 4,186vehicles317trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.0%
Median trip time
35.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,594

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 7.6% of it, below the county-wide 12.3%.

4SR 57Primary road · 3,642vehicles333trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.5%
Median trip time
37.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,039

SR 57 carries 74% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 37.4 minutes.

5SR 61Secondary road · 2,952vehicles222trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.3%
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,826

At 41% more than the county average, SR 61 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,826 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Only named roads are listed. Some unnamed segments, such as ramps or unlabeled carriageways, may carry as much traffic as the roads shown.

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 69Motorway · #1 by traffic8,109vehicles1,661trucks · 20.5%
2SR 57Primary road · #4 by traffic3,642vehicles333trucks · 9.2%
3SR 56Secondary road · #2 by traffic5,630vehicles329trucks · 5.8%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic4,186vehicles317trucks · 7.6%
5SR 61Secondary road · #5 by traffic2,952vehicles222trucks · 7.5%
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

PikeDepartment 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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