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Traffic heat map of Ripley County, Indiana: 196 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 74 and US 50

Ripley County, Indiana Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Ripley County, Indiana? We measure 196 road miles, divided into 2,987 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 74, carries 24,467 vehicles a day, 6.6 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 Ripley County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,699
Trucks

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

14.2%
Average travel time

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

34.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$75,886

Our data shows 3,699 vehicles per day on the average road in Ripley County, Indiana, and 800,144 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈292 million per year) across its 196 miles of monitored roads. At 14.2%, the truck share runs above the 12.1% across Indiana: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Traffic 35% below the Indiana average

Ripley sees 35% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,699 vehicles per day against 5,704), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Indiana's statewide total. By volume, Ripley's 3,699 vehicles per day outpaces 52% of counties in Indiana.

The average trip takes 34.3 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Ripley runs longer than 55% of counties in Indiana.

At 33% lower than the state level, the 10.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ripley County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day11,270
Trucks27.0%
Average travel time64.2 min
Congestion ratio23.3%
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$84,380

A significant share of driving in Ripley County, Indiana, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 11,270 vehicles per day, 210% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,632 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 11% of the road network, 21 miles in 26 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.

Higher highway truck share than 81% of counties in Indiana

At 27.0%, highway truck share is 38% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

81% of counties in Indiana see a lower highway truck share than Ripley's 27.0%. By raw truck volume, Ripley carries more highway trucks than 69% of counties in Indiana.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ripley County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day3,632
Trucks8.1%
Average travel time34.0 min
Congestion ratio10.2%
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,590

A little more than half of the driving in Ripley County, Indiana happens on local roads: 68% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,632 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 89% of the monitored road miles (175 miles in 2,961 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 542,363 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈198 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.1%.

Older drivers than 84% of counties in Indiana

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 70% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (10.2%) runs 32% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 57% of counties in Indiana. 84% of counties in Indiana have a younger driver population than Ripley.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Ripley County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Ripley County runs 38% above the Indiana average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 35% below.

MetricRipley CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic3,6995,704-35.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.2%12.1%+17.5%
Truck % (Highway)27.0%19.6%+38.1%
Avg. Travel Time34.3 min33.5 min+2.2%

How Ripley County compares

Ripley County against nearby counties

Ripley County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Ripley 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
Ripley County3,69914.2%800,14434.3 min10.4%
Dearborn County, Indiana5,10811.2%1,407,75929.7 min13.6%
Jennings County, Indiana5,5728.3%450,87034.8 min16.8%
Ohio County, Indiana1,9376.6%88,93730.0 min9.9%
Decatur County, Indiana2,40016.6%1,118,90738.1 min10.4%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Ripley County ranked within Indiana

Ripley County sits in the top quarter of the Indiana field on average driver age, at #15 of 92.

Ripley County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasureRipley CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,699#45 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day257,781#60 of 79
Truck share on highways27.0%#16 of 79
Highway trucks per day3,047#25 of 79
Average travel time34.3 min#42 of 92
Average driver income$75,886#40 of 92
Average driver age49.6 yrs#15 of 92

Ripley County ranks #15 of 92 on average driver age but #60 of 79 on highway travel volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Ripley County, Indiana

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 15,148 vehicles a day, against 3,699 on the average road in Ripley County.

I 74 is the busiest road, at 24,467 vehicles a day, 6,615 of them trucks (27.0%). No other road comes close: US 50, in second place, carries 10,637. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using I 74 are long: a median of 64.2 minutes against 34.3 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 27.0% of traffic on I 74, against 14.2% across all roads in the county.

SR 229 is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.2% of its traffic is trucks, against 14.2% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 74Motorway · 24,467vehicles6,615trucks · 27.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
23.3%
Median trip time
64.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,380

Delays build on I 74: its congestion ratio of 23% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

2US 50Primary road · 10,637vehicles794trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
25.3%
Median trip time
39.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,841

Travel on US 50's busiest stretch runs 25% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3SR 229Secondary road · 10,341vehicles542trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
18.5%
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,330

On its busiest stretch, SR 229 carries 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 5.2% of it, below the county-wide 14.2%.

4Adams StreetPrimary road · 7,767vehicles534trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
20.5%
Median trip time
38.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,685

Adams Street peaks at 7,767 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 14.2%.

5SR 129Secondary road · 7,225vehicles387trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
17.5%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,212

SR 129 carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 387 of them trucks (5.4%, below the county-wide 14.2%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 74Motorway · #1 by traffic24,467vehicles6,615trucks · 27.0%
2US 50Primary road · #2 by traffic10,637vehicles794trucks · 7.5%
3SR 229Secondary road · #3 by traffic10,341vehicles542trucks · 5.2%
4Adams StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic7,767vehicles534trucks · 6.9%
5US 421Primary road · 3,876vehicles421trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.7%
Median trip time
50.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,301

Drivers on US 421 are on long journeys, a median 50.1 minutes against 34.3 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

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

RipleyDepartment 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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