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Traffic heat map of Rowan County, Kentucky: 187 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Flemingsburg Road and I 64

Rowan County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Rowan County, Kentucky? We measure 187 road miles, divided into 1,702 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Flemingsburg Road, carries 17,737 vehicles a day, 4.5 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 Rowan County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,980
Trucks

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

13.6%
Average travel time

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

31.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

14.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,708

A typical monitored road in Rowan County, Kentucky sees 3,980 vehicles per day, while its 187 miles of monitored roads together handle 754,224 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈275 million per year). Trucks are 13.6% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Busier roads than 82% of counties in Kentucky

At 3,980 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Rowan carries 15% less traffic than the state average of 4,696, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.6% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 82% of counties in Kentucky see less traffic than Rowan's 3,980 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (31.2 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 55% of counties in Kentucky have a shorter average travel time than Rowan's 31.2 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 14.0% runs slightly lower than the state level (5% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Rowan County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day7,795
Trucks22.5%
Average travel time49.6 min
Congestion ratio16.4%
Drivers’ average age45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,628

Travel in Rowan County, Kentucky splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 7,795 vehicles per day, 100% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,907 vehicles per day.

With 23% of the road miles (42 miles in 32 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 347,918 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈127 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 91% of counties in Kentucky

Highway truck concentration here runs 42% higher than the state average, at 22.5%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Rowan's highway truck share (22.5%) is higher than 91% of counties in Kentucky. By raw truck volume, Rowan carries more highway trucks than 75% of counties in Kentucky.

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Non-highway Traffic in Rowan County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day3,907
Trucks6.0%
Average travel time30.8 min
Congestion ratio13.9%
Drivers’ average age45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,949

Travel in Rowan County, Kentucky splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 3,907 vehicles per day.

Spread over 144 miles and 1,670 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 406,306 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈148 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.0%).

Younger drivers than 92% of counties in Kentucky

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 74% fewer trucks by share.

At 13.9%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.

Rowan's average driver income is lower than 59% of counties in Kentucky. 92% of counties in Kentucky have an older driver population than Rowan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Rowan County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Rowan County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its highway truck share, 42% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 15% below.

MetricRowan CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic3,9804,696-15.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.6%12.1%+12.8%
Truck % (Highway)22.5%15.9%+41.8%
Avg. Travel Time31.2 min31.7 min-1.5%

How Rowan County compares

Rowan County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Rowan County carries 131.5% more traffic on a typical road and is 83.7% more congested; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Rowan County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kentucky average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Rowan County3,98013.6%754,22431.2 min14.0%
Fleming County, Kentucky2,2598.5%345,11230.3 min9.0%
Bath County, Kentucky2,07816.8%613,23930.7 min9.4%
Elliott County, Kentucky1,0899.6%78,89023.0 min4.3%
Menifee County, Kentucky1,4518.4%88,79732.9 min7.6%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Rowan County ranked within Kentucky

Rowan County sits in the bottom quarter of the Kentucky field on average driver age, at #111 of 120.

Rowan County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureRowan CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,980#23 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day347,918#60 of 115
Truck share on highways22.5%#11 of 115
Highway trucks per day1,754#29 of 115
Average travel time31.2 min#54 of 120
Average driver income$56,708#71 of 120
Average driver age45.1 yrs#111 of 120

Rowan County ranks #11 of 115 on truck share on highways but #111 of 120 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Rowan County, Kentucky

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 16,032 vehicles a day, against 3,980 on the average road in Rowan County.

Flemingsburg Road leads with 17,737 vehicles a day, 826 of them trucks (4.7%). I 64 carries the most trucks, 3,704 a day (22.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using I 64 are long: a median of 49.6 minutes against 31.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use Flemingsburg Road: 4.7% of its traffic, under half the county's 13.6%.

Freight stands out on I 64: trucks are 22.5% of the traffic there, against 13.6% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Flemingsburg RoadPrimary road · 17,737vehicles826trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
35.0%
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,420

Flemingsburg Road is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 35% longer than at free-flow speed, against 14% county-wide.

2I 64Motorway · 16,468vehicles3,704trucks · 22.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
16.4%
Median trip time
49.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,628

I 64 carries 4.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 49.6 minutes.

3Wilkinson BoulevardPrimary road · 13,893vehicles854trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
34.5%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,914

Delays build on Wilkinson Boulevard: its congestion ratio of 34% over free-flow time is well above the county's 14%.

4Main StreetPrimary road · 11,378vehicles663trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,037

At 2.9 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $50,037 in household income.

5Clearfield RoadPrimary road · 8,097vehicles488trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
24.6%
Median trip time
33.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,838

The busiest stretch of Clearfield Road carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 6.0% of it, below the county-wide 13.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · #2 by traffic16,468vehicles3,704trucks · 22.5%
2Wilkinson BoulevardPrimary road · #3 by traffic13,893vehicles854trucks · 6.2%
3Flemingsburg RoadPrimary road · #1 by traffic17,737vehicles826trucks · 4.7%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic11,378vehicles663trucks · 5.8%
5Clearfield RoadPrimary road · #5 by traffic8,097vehicles488trucks · 6.0%
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

RowanDepartment 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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