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Traffic heat map of Russell County, Kentucky: 228 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Cumberland Parkway and US 127

Russell County, Kentucky Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 228 road miles in Russell County, Kentucky, divided into 2,148 segments averaging 561 ft. Its busiest road, Cumberland Parkway, carries 16,529 vehicles a day, 6.7 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Russell County, Kentucky

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,474
Trucks

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

11.8%
Average travel time

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

27.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$50,690

The average monitored road in Russell County, Kentucky carries 2,474 vehicles per day. Across its 228 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 782,365 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈286 million per year). Trucks are 11.8% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Kentucky.

Shorter trips than 90% of counties in Kentucky

Russell's average daily traffic volume is 47% lower than the state average - 2,474 vehicles per day against 4,696 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Russell accounts for about 0.7% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Russell's 2,474 vehicles per day outpaces 51% of counties in Kentucky.

Journey times run 13% lower than the state level, at 27.7 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 27.7 minutes is shorter than 90% of counties in Kentucky.

Congestion runs 36% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.4%, which means 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 Russell County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day7,519
Trucks13.7%
Average travel time29.5 min
Congestion ratio12.9%
Drivers’ average age49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$50,500

Most travel in Russell County, Kentucky happens on highways, 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,519 vehicles per day, 287% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,941 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 33% of the monitored road miles (75 miles, 205 segments), so they carry more than their share: 579,754 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈212 million per year).

68% of counties in Kentucky move less traffic on their highways.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

Highway truck concentration here runs 14% lower than the state average, at 13.7%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kentucky: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

54% of counties in Kentucky see a lower highway truck share than Russell's 13.7%. By raw truck volume, Russell carries more highway trucks than 57% of counties in Kentucky.

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Non-highway Traffic in Russell County, Kentucky

Trafficvehicles per day1,941
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time27.5 min
Congestion ratio9.0%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$51,093

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Russell County, Kentucky, 26% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,941 vehicles per day.

Spread over 153 miles and 1,943 segments, 67% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 202,611 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈74.0 million per year). Trucks make up 6.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 75% of counties in Kentucky

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 53% fewer trucks by share.

At 35% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 9.0% signals easier movement on local roads.

Russell's average driver income is lower than 75% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews older than 55% of counties in Kentucky.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Russell County vs. Kentucky Traffic Comparison

Russell County's biggest difference from the Kentucky average is its average daily traffic per road, 47% below it.

MetricRussell CountyKentucky averageDifference
Traffic2,4744,696-47.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.8%12.1%-1.9%
Truck % (Highway)13.7%15.9%-13.6%
Avg. Travel Time27.7 min31.7 min-12.6%

How Russell County compares

Russell County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Russell County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, simply more of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is larger.

Russell 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
Russell County2,47411.8%782,36527.7 min9.4%
Adair County, Kentucky2,34112.8%804,78029.7 min10.1%
Wayne County, Kentucky2,9468.9%344,76528.1 min9.7%
Clinton County, Kentucky2,25110.5%229,78529.4 min9.4%
Casey County, Kentucky1,5999.4%258,83831.3 min5.9%
Kentucky average4,69612.1%N/A31.7 min14.7%

Russell County ranked within Kentucky

Average travel time places Russell County #108 of 120 in Kentucky - the bottom quarter of the state.

Russell County ranked among 120 county-level areas in Kentucky (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 115.
MeasureRussell CountyKentucky rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,474#59 of 120
Highway vehicle-miles per day579,754#37 of 115
Truck share on highways13.7%#54 of 115
Highway trucks per day1,031#50 of 115
Average travel time27.7 min#108 of 120
Average driver income$50,690#90 of 120
Average driver age48.5 yrs#54 of 120

Busiest roads in Russell County, Kentucky

The three busiest roads in Russell County average 10,698 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the county average of 2,474 across all its monitored roads.

Cumberland Parkway leads with 16,529 vehicles a day, 2,420 of them trucks (14.6%). That is 2.0 times the next road, US 127 (8,339). It also carries the most trucks.

Cumberland Parkway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 47.3 minutes against 27.7 county-wide.

Few trucks use Main Street: 5.2% of its traffic, under half the county's 11.8%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Cumberland ParkwayMotorway · 16,529vehicles2,420trucks · 14.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
17.0%
Median trip time
47.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,424

Cumberland Parkway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 17% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

2US 127Trunk road · 8,339vehicles724trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.7%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,412

US 127 carries 3.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.5 minutes.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 7,226vehicles380trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.7%
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$43,798

At 2.9 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $43,798 in household income.

4Steve Warriner DrivePrimary road · 6,246vehicles366trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.4%
Median trip time
25.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,928

Delays build on Steve Warriner Drive: its congestion ratio of 19% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.

5Liberty RoadTrunk road · 6,034vehicles661trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.3%
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,257

The busiest stretch of Liberty Road carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 11.0% of it, below the county-wide 11.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Cumberland ParkwayMotorway · #1 by traffic16,529vehicles2,420trucks · 14.6%
2US 127Trunk road · #2 by traffic8,339vehicles724trucks · 8.7%
3Liberty RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic6,034vehicles661trucks · 11.0%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic7,226vehicles380trucks · 5.2%
5Steve Wariner DrivePrimary road · 6,006vehicles373trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
25.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,702

On its busiest stretch, Steve Wariner Drive carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 6.2% of it, below the county-wide 11.8%.

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

RussellDepartment 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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