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Traffic heat map of Scott County, Indiana: 111 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 65 and McClain Avenue

Scott County, Indiana Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 111 road miles in Scott County, Indiana, divided into 1,044 segments averaging 562 ft. Its busiest road, I 65, carries 35,160 vehicles a day, 6.1 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 Scott County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,754
Trucks

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

16.5%
Average travel time

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

32.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

16.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,534

A typical monitored road in Scott County, Indiana sees 5,754 vehicles per day, while its 111 miles of monitored roads together handle 700,737 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈256 million per year). At 16.5%, the truck share runs above the 12.1% across Indiana: about 1 in 6 vehicles.

Busier roads than 82% of counties in Indiana

The average road in Scott carries 5,754 vehicles per day, essentially matching the state average of 5,704. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Indiana's statewide total. Scott carries more traffic than 82% of counties in Indiana.

At 32.5 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Scott runs shorter than 78% of counties in Indiana.

The congestion ratio of 16.7% runs slightly higher than the state level (7% higher).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Scott County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day15,728
Trucks22.9%
Average travel time57.7 min
Congestion ratio31.8%
Drivers’ average age46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$77,923

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Scott County, Indiana (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 15,728 vehicles per day, 186% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,500 vehicles per day.

With 22% of the road miles (24 miles in 26 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 425,202 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈155 million per year).

More highway trucks than 76% of counties in Indiana

The concentration of trucks on highways (22.9%) is 17% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 60% of counties in Indiana. By raw truck volume, Scott carries more highway trucks than 76% of counties in Indiana.

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Non-highway Traffic in Scott County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day5,500
Trucks6.6%
Average travel time31.9 min
Congestion ratio16.3%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$67,148

A significant share of driving in Scott County, Indiana, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 5,500 vehicles per day.

Spread over 87 miles and 1,018 segments, 78% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 275,535 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈101 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.6%.

Local roads carry 71% fewer trucks by share than highways

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 71% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (16.3%) runs slightly higher than the state level (8% higher).

Trip origins here have lower average income than 63% of counties in Indiana. The driver population here skews younger than 53% of counties in Indiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Scott County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

Scott County's biggest difference from the Indiana average is its truck share, 36% above it. Its highway truck share is also 17% above.

MetricScott CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic5,7545,704+0.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.5%12.1%+36.2%
Truck % (Highway)22.9%19.6%+16.9%
Avg. Travel Time32.5 min33.5 min-3.0%

How Scott County compares

Scott County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Scott County runs 5.3 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the second 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.

Scott 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
Scott County5,75416.5%700,73732.5 min16.7%
Jefferson County, Indiana4,6457.0%548,20231.9 min11.8%
Clark County, Indiana6,30911.6%2,682,14732.0 min17.7%
Washington County, Indiana3,3648.0%418,77634.0 min11.1%
Jackson County, Indiana4,92118.3%1,608,66035.2 min15.3%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Scott County ranked within Indiana

Average daily traffic volume places Scott County #17 of 92 in Indiana - the top quarter of the state.

Scott County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasureScott CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,754#17 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day425,202#49 of 79
Truck share on highways22.9%#32 of 79
Highway trucks per day3,600#20 of 79
Average travel time32.5 min#72 of 92
Average driver income$70,534#58 of 92
Average driver age47.8 yrs#49 of 92

Scott County ranks #17 of 92 on average daily traffic volume but #72 of 92 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Scott County, Indiana

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 19,916 vehicles a day, against 5,754 on the average road in Scott County.

I 65 leads with 35,160 vehicles a day, 8,050 of them trucks (22.9%). That is 2.5 times the next road, McClain Avenue (14,321). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using I 65 are long: a median of 57.7 minutes against 32.5 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Few trucks use McClain Avenue: 4.1% of its traffic, under half the county's 16.5%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 65Motorway · 35,160vehicles8,050trucks · 22.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
31.8%
Median trip time
57.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,923

Delays build on I 65: its congestion ratio of 32% over free-flow time is well above the county's 17%.

2McClain AvenuePrimary road · 14,321vehicles588trucks · 4.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
34.0%
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,380

Travel on McClain Avenue's busiest stretch runs 34% over free-flow time, against 17% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Gardner StreetPrimary road · 10,265vehicles490trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
20.5%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,590

Gardner Street carries 78% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.5 minutes.

4US 31Primary road · 7,022vehicles433trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.4%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,338

At 22% more than the county average, US 31 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $59,338 in household income.

5SR 56Primary road · 6,659vehicles507trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.0%
Median trip time
34.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,260

SR 56 is busy by local standards, at 16% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.6% of it, below the county-wide 16.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 65Motorway · #1 by traffic35,160vehicles8,050trucks · 22.9%
2McClain AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic14,321vehicles588trucks · 4.1%
3SR 56Primary road · #5 by traffic6,659vehicles507trucks · 7.6%
4Gardner StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic10,265vehicles490trucks · 4.8%
5State Road 56Primary road · 6,011vehicles488trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.6%
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,850

State Road 56 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, below the county-wide 16.5%.

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

ScottDepartment 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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