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Traffic heat map of Putnam County, Ohio: 337 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 30 and Perry Street

Putnam County, Ohio Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Putnam County, Ohio, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 4,224 road segments (337 road miles, about 421 ft each). Its busiest road, US 30, carries 13,667 vehicles a day, 6.4 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 Putnam County, Ohio

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,128
Trucks

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

9.9%
Average travel time

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

34.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.5%
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.

$84,044

Our data shows 2,128 vehicles per day on the average road in Putnam County, Ohio, and 580,311 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈212 million per year) across its 337 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.9% of traffic, close to the 9.9% across Ohio.

Quieter roads than 84% of counties in Ohio

At 2,128 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Putnam carries 63% less traffic than the state average of 5,773, 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 Ohio's statewide total. Putnam carries less traffic than 84% of counties in Ohio.

At 34.7 minutes, the average travel time is 6% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 34.7 minutes is longer than 70% of counties in Ohio.

The congestion ratio of 7.5% is 55% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - 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 Putnam County, Ohio

Trafficvehicles per day6,911
Trucks28.1%
Average travel time57.1 min
Congestion ratio15.8%
Drivers’ average age49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,463

Highways carry only a small share of the traffic in Putnam County, Ohio, 7% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,911 vehicles per day, 230% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,093 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 2% of the road network, 6 miles in 30 segments, so each mile of them is 4.0 times as busy as the average road mile.

A major freight corridor

Highway truck concentration here runs 89% higher than the state average, at 28.1%. That marks Putnam as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

94% of counties in Ohio see a lower highway truck share than Putnam's 28.1%. Putnam's highway truck count is higher than 51% of counties in Ohio, at roughly 1,941 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Putnam County, Ohio

Trafficvehicles per day2,093
Trucks8.4%
Average travel time34.5 min
Congestion ratio7.4%
Drivers’ average age49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$84,425

Nearly all driving in Putnam County, Ohio happens on local roads: 93% of every vehicle-mile. A typical local road sees 2,093 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 98% (331 miles in 4,194 segments), carrying 538,055 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈196 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.4%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 80% of counties in Ohio

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 70% fewer trucks by share.

At 53% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.4% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 80% of counties in Ohio. 55% of counties in Ohio have a younger driver population than Putnam.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Putnam County vs. Ohio Traffic Comparison

Putnam County's biggest difference from the Ohio average is its highway truck share, 89% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 63% below.

MetricPutnam CountyOhio averageDifference
Traffic2,1285,773-63.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.9%9.9%-0.6%
Truck % (Highway)28.1%14.9%+88.6%
Avg. Travel Time34.7 min32.9 min+5.6%

How Putnam County compares

Putnam County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Putnam County moves 33.9% of the total daily travel and runs 6.4 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Putnam 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
Putnam County2,1289.9%580,31134.7 min7.5%
Henry County, Ohio1,67613.9%1,059,22432.1 min8.1%
Allen County, Ohio3,28216.7%2,610,21134.8 min12.3%
Hancock County, Ohio4,27316.5%2,615,23436.6 min13.1%
Paulding County, Ohio1,53118.1%561,81935.4 min5.4%
Ohio average5,7739.9%N/A32.9 min16.5%

Putnam County ranked within Ohio

Highway travel volume places Putnam County #79 of 83 in Ohio - the bottom quarter of the state.

Putnam County ranked among 88 county-level areas in Ohio (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 83.
MeasurePutnam CountyOhio rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,128#74 of 88
Highway vehicle-miles per day42,256#79 of 83
Truck share on highways28.1%#6 of 83
Highway trucks per day1,941#41 of 83
Average travel time34.7 min#27 of 88
Average driver income$84,044#18 of 88
Average driver age49.2 yrs#40 of 88

Putnam County ranks #6 of 83 on truck share on highways but #79 of 83 on highway travel volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Putnam County, Ohio

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Putnam County carry 10,712 vehicles a day on average, 5.0 times the typical road in the county (2,128).

US 30 is the busiest road, at 13,667 vehicles a day, 3,837 of them trucks (28.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 28.1% of traffic on US 30, against 9.9% across all roads in the county.

US 30 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 57.1 minutes against 34.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 30Motorway · 13,667vehicles3,837trucks · 28.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
15.8%
Median trip time
57.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,463

US 30 carries 6.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 57.1 minutes.

2Perry StreetPrimary road · 9,246vehicles644trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
21.9%
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,141

Perry Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 22% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

3Elm StreetPrimary road · 9,223vehicles652trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
21.7%
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,807

Delays build on Elm Street: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

4North StreetPrimary road · 7,431vehicles816trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.6%
Median trip time
40.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$93,252

North Street peaks at 7,431 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 11.0% of it, above the county-wide 9.9%.

5Main StreetPrimary road · 6,752vehicles422trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.4%
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,217

Main Street carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 422 of them trucks (6.2%, below the county-wide 9.9%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 30Motorway · #1 by traffic13,667vehicles3,837trucks · 28.1%
2North StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic7,431vehicles816trucks · 11.0%
3Elm StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic9,223vehicles652trucks · 7.1%
4Perry StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic9,246vehicles644trucks · 7.0%
5Broad StreetSecondary road · 6,521vehicles612trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
15.9%
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$97,781

Broad Street carries 3.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.8 minutes.

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

PutnamDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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