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Traffic heat map of Richland Parish, Louisiana: 310 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 20 and US 425

Richland Parish, Louisiana Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Richland Parish, Louisiana? We measure 310 road miles, divided into 2,649 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 20, carries 22,416 vehicles a day, 11.0 times the average road. 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 Richland Parish, Louisiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,036
Trucks

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

16.0%
Average travel time

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

32.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,877

A typical monitored road in Richland Parish, Louisiana sees 2,036 vehicles per day, while its 310 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,023,711 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈374 million per year). At 16.0%, the truck share runs above the 11.2% across Louisiana: about 1 in 6 vehicles.

Traffic 66% below the Louisiana average

At 2,036 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Richland carries 66% less traffic than the state average of 6,061, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Richland accounts for about 0.8% of Louisiana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Richland carries less traffic than 83% of counties in Louisiana.

At 32.6 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 32.6 minutes is shorter than 54% of counties in Louisiana.

At 63% lower than the state level, the 6.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Richland Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day7,187
Trucks19.3%
Average travel time41.3 min
Congestion ratio12.9%
Drivers’ average age46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,512

Most travel in Richland Parish, Louisiana happens on highways, 71% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,187 vehicles per day, 341% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,629 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 25% of the monitored road miles (77 miles, 194 segments), so they carry more than their share: 727,619 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈266 million per year).

52% of counties in Louisiana move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 79% of counties in Louisiana

Highway truck concentration here runs 20% higher than the state average, at 19.3%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

79% of counties in Louisiana see a lower highway truck share than Richland's 19.3%. By raw truck volume, Richland carries more highway trucks than 52% of counties in Louisiana.

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Non-highway Traffic in Richland Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day1,629
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time31.9 min
Congestion ratio5.9%
Drivers’ average age47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,442

At 29% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Richland Parish, Louisiana than highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,629 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (233 miles in 2,455 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 296,092 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈108 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.9%.

Local congestion 65% below the Louisiana average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 59% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (5.9%) runs 65% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Richland's average driver income is lower than 68% of counties in Louisiana. The driver population here skews older than 70% of counties in Louisiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Richland Parish vs. Louisiana Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Richland Parish runs 66% below the Louisiana average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 43% above.

MetricRichland ParishLouisiana averageDifference
Traffic2,0366,061-66.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.0%11.2%+43.1%
Truck % (Highway)19.3%16.1%+20.2%
Avg. Travel Time32.6 min31.8 min+2.5%

How Richland Parish compares

Richland Parish has a higher truck share than any nearby parish

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Richland Parish carries 44.0% less traffic on a typical road and runs 7.0 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Richland 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
Richland Parish2,03616.0%1,023,71132.6 min6.4%
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana3,3608.8%521,47133.5 min6.6%
Franklin Parish, Louisiana1,8469.1%442,30528.5 min5.6%
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana7,7899.7%3,658,10331.7 min16.2%
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana1,5428.6%240,97729.1 min7.7%
Louisiana average6,06111.2%N/A31.8 min17.3%

Richland Parish ranked within Louisiana

Richland Parish sits in the bottom quarter of the Louisiana field on average daily traffic volume, at #53 of 64.

Richland Parish ranked among 64 county-level areas in Louisiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 57.
MeasureRichland ParishLouisiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,036#53 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day727,619#28 of 57
Truck share on highways19.3%#13 of 57
Highway trucks per day1,387#28 of 57
Average travel time32.6 min#35 of 64
Average driver income$56,877#44 of 64
Average driver age46.9 yrs#20 of 64

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #13 of 57 on truck share on highways, against #53 of 64 on average daily traffic volume.

Busiest roads in Richland Parish, Louisiana

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Richland Parish carry 15,293 vehicles a day on average, 7.5 times the typical road in the county (2,036).

I 20 leads with 22,416 vehicles a day, 4,748 of them trucks (21.2%). That is 66% more than the next road, US 425 (13,507). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 20 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 45.6 minutes against 32.6 county-wide.

Broadway Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 6.3% of its traffic is trucks, against 16.0% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 20Motorway · 22,416vehicles4,748trucks · 21.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
17.1%
Median trip time
45.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,386

Travel on I 20's busiest stretch runs 17% over free-flow time, against 6% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 425Trunk road · 13,507vehicles1,179trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.7%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,569

US 425 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 16% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

3Broadway StreetPrimary road · 9,956vehicles625trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.4%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,992

Broadway Street carries 4.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.3 minutes.

4Julia StreetPrimary road · 6,057vehicles309trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
25.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,426

At 3.0 times the county average, Julia Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,426 in household income.

5Main StreetPrimary road · 6,028vehicles420trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.9%
Median trip time
40.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,652

The busiest stretch of Main Street carries 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 7.0% of it, below the county-wide 16.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 20Motorway · #1 by traffic22,416vehicles4,748trucks · 21.2%
2US 425Trunk road · #2 by traffic13,507vehicles1,179trucks · 8.7%
3Broadway StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic9,956vehicles625trucks · 6.3%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic6,028vehicles420trucks · 7.0%
5State Route 17Primary road · 4,096vehicles331trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.9%
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,769

On its busiest stretch, State Route 17 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, below the county-wide 16.0%.

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

RichlandDepartment 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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