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Traffic heat map of Red River Parish, Louisiana: 183 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Ringgold Avenue and Cutoff Road

Red River Parish, Louisiana Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Red River Parish, Louisiana? We measure 183 road miles, divided into 921 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in Louisiana. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Red River Parish, Louisiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,841
Trucks

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

12.8%
Average travel time

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

35.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$52,814

Our data shows 1,841 vehicles per day on the average road in Red River Parish, Louisiana, and 323,647 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈118 million per year) across its 183 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 12.8% of traffic, close to the 11.2% across Louisiana.

Quieter roads than 89% of counties in Louisiana

At 1,841 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Red River carries 70% less traffic than the state average of 6,061, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Louisiana's statewide total. Red River carries less traffic than 89% of counties in Louisiana.

Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 35.7 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 35.7 minutes is longer than 83% of counties in Louisiana.

The congestion ratio of 8.1% is 53% 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 Red River Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day1,148
Trucks26.1%
Average travel time30.6 min
Congestion ratio2.7%
Drivers’ average age52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,037

Highways play a minor role in Red River Parish, Louisiana, carrying just 0% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,148 vehicles per day, 38% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,843 vehicles per day.

Spread over 0 miles and 2 segments, less than 1% of the road network, highways carry a lighter load per mile: 30 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈10,950 per year).

The fewest highway trucks of any county in Louisiana

Highway truck concentration here runs 63% higher than the state average, at 26.1%. That marks Red River as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 98% of counties in Louisiana. At roughly 261 trucks per day, Red River carries the lowest volume of highway trucks in Louisiana.

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Non-highway Traffic in Red River Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day1,843
Trucks12.8%
Average travel time35.7 min
Congestion ratio8.1%
Drivers’ average age50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,814

Local roads carry nearly all of the traffic in Red River Parish, Louisiana, 100% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,843 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 100% (183 miles in 919 segments), carrying 323,617 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈118 million per year). Trucks make up 12.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Older drivers than 98% of counties in Louisiana

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 51% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (8.1%) runs 52% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Red River's average driver income is lower than 76% of counties in Louisiana. 98% of counties in Louisiana have a younger driver population than Red River.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Red River Parish, Louisiana, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Red River Parish vs. Louisiana Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Red River Parish apart: 70% below the Louisiana average. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 63% above.

MetricRed River ParishLouisiana averageDifference
Traffic1,8416,061-69.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.8%11.2%+14.6%
Truck % (Highway)26.1%16.1%+62.8%
Avg. Travel Time35.7 min31.8 min+12.1%

How Red River Parish compares

Red River Parish moves the least traffic of its nearby parishes

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Red River Parish moves 26.1% of the total daily travel and carries 34.1% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Red River Parish and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Louisiana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Red River Parish1,84112.8%323,64735.7 min8.1%
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana3,82215.2%1,607,51932.7 min15.5%
Bienville Parish, Louisiana2,03718.3%1,031,69235.7 min7.8%
De Soto Parish, Louisiana3,20217.2%1,731,65431.6 min8.5%
Sabine Parish, Louisiana2,11610.6%581,37029.7 min5.6%
Louisiana average6,06111.2%N/A31.8 min17.3%

Red River Parish ranked within Louisiana

Red River Parish sits in Louisiana's top three on truck share on highways and average driver age.

Red River Parish ranked among 64 county-level areas in Louisiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 57.
MeasureRed River ParishLouisiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,841#57 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day30#57 of 57
Truck share on highways26.1%#2 of 57
Highway trucks per day300#57 of 57
Average travel time35.7 min#12 of 64
Average driver income$52,814#49 of 64
Average driver age50.4 yrs#2 of 64

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #2 of 64 on average driver age, against #57 of 57 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Red River Parish, Louisiana

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Red River Parish carry 7,574 vehicles a day on average, 4.1 times the typical road in the county (1,841).

Ringgold Avenue leads with 7,679 vehicles a day, 905 of them trucks (11.8%). Cutoff Road is practically level with it at 7,600. US 84 carries the most trucks, 1,205 a day (16.2% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

LA 177 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 48.4 minutes against 35.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Ringgold AvenuePrimary road · 7,679vehicles905trucks · 11.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.9%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,896

Delays build on Ringgold Avenue: its congestion ratio of 19% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

2Cutoff RoadPrimary road · 7,600vehicles608trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.9%
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,729

On its busiest stretch, Cutoff Road carries 4.1 times the county average; trucks are 8.0% of it, below the county-wide 12.8%.

3US 84Primary road · 7,442vehicles1,205trucks · 16.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.6%
Median trip time
41.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,469

Travel on US 84's busiest stretch runs 17% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4LA 177Primary road · 4,670vehicles828trucks · 17.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
48.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,290

LA 177 peaks at 4,670 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 17.7% of it, above the county-wide 12.8%.

5LA 1 / US 84Primary road · 4,368vehicles616trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.2%
Median trip time
41.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,861

LA 1 / US 84 carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 616 of them trucks (14.1%, above the county-wide 12.8%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 84Primary road · #3 by traffic7,442vehicles1,205trucks · 16.2%
2Ringgold AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic7,679vehicles905trucks · 11.8%
3LA 177Primary road · #4 by traffic4,670vehicles828trucks · 17.7%
4LA 1 / US 84Primary road · #5 by traffic4,368vehicles616trucks · 14.1%
5Cutoff RoadPrimary road · #2 by traffic7,600vehicles608trucks · 8.0%
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

Red RiverDepartment 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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