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Traffic | vehicles per day3,751 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 20.8% |
Average travel time | 28.4 min |
Congestion ratio | 14.4% |
Drivers’ average age | 44.3 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $66,013 |
Our data shows 3,751 vehicles per day on the average road in Simpson County, Kentucky, and 842,754 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈308 million per year) across its 178 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 12.1% across Kentucky - a freight-heavy mix.
Simpson's average daily traffic volume is 20% lower than the state average - 3,751 vehicles per day against 4,696 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of Kentucky's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 77% of counties in Kentucky see less traffic than Simpson's 3,751 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 28.4 minutes, 10% lower than the state level. 86% of counties in Kentucky have a longer average travel time than Simpson's 28.4 minutes.
At 14.4%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
| Traffic | vehicles per day17,588 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 29.3% |
| Average travel time | 58.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 28.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 42.2 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $70,778 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Simpson County, Kentucky (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 17,588 vehicles per day, 390% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,586 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 15% of the monitored road miles: 27 miles in 34 segments, carrying 515,352 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈188 million per year).
61% of counties in Kentucky move less traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (29.3%) is 85% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Simpson as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By share, Simpson has the highest highway truck concentration in Kentucky, at 29.3%. 97% of counties in Kentucky see fewer highway trucks per day than Simpson's roughly 5,158.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,586 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.5% |
| Average travel time | 28.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 14.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $63,187 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Simpson County, Kentucky: 39% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,586 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 85% of the monitored road miles (151 miles in 2,857 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 327,402 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈120 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.5%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 74% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 14.2% is in line with the state level.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 69% of counties in Kentucky. The driver population here skews younger than 96% of counties in Kentucky.
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