
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Sharp County, Arkansas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,010 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.1% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 37.1 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 9.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 53.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $45,955 |
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A typical monitored road in Sharp County, Arkansas sees 3,010 vehicles per day, while its 164 miles of monitored roads together handle 431,269 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈157 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Arkansas.
Longer trips than 84% of counties in Arkansas
At 3,010 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Sharp carries 39% less traffic than the state average of 4,932, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.5% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Sharp carries more traffic than 54% of counties in Arkansas.
Journey times run 17% higher than the state level, at 37.1 minutes on average. On travel time, Sharp runs longer than 84% of counties in Arkansas.
The congestion ratio of 9.6% is 25% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Sharp County, Arkansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,531 |
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| Trucks | 9.9% |
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| Average travel time | 43.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 54.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $41,344 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Sharp County, Arkansas, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,531 vehicles per day, 279% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,986 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 27 miles in 296 segments, so each mile of them is 3.0 times as busy as the average road mile.
Lower highway truck share than 94% of counties in Arkansas
The concentration of trucks on highways (9.9%) is 42% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.
94% of counties in Arkansas see a higher highway truck share than Sharp's 9.9%. Sharp's highway truck count is lower than 59% of counties in Arkansas, at roughly 746 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Sharp County, Arkansas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,986 |
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| Trucks | 8.3% |
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| Average travel time | 35.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 8.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $49,714 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Sharp County, Arkansas, 50% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,986 vehicles per day.
Spread over 137 miles and 1,307 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 215,455 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈78.6 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.3%).
Drivers from lower-income areas than 93% of counties in Arkansas
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 16% fewer trucks by share.
At 29% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 8.8% signals easier movement on local roads.
93% of counties in Arkansas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Sharp. 93% of counties in Arkansas have a younger driver population than Sharp.