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Traffic heat map of Switzerland County, Indiana: 109 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and SR 156

Switzerland County, Indiana Traffic Counts

About 1 in 15 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 8 across Indiana. This page breaks down traffic in Switzerland County, Indiana across 109 miles of monitored roads split into 1,113 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Switzerland County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,711
Trucks

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

6.9%
Average travel time

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

30.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,549

A typical monitored road in Switzerland County, Indiana sees 1,711 vehicles per day, while its 109 miles of monitored roads together handle 159,958 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈58.4 million per year). Traffic here is mostly passenger cars: only 6.9% trucks, against 12.1% across Indiana.

Quieter roads than 99% of counties in Indiana

Switzerland sees 70% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,711 vehicles per day against 5,704), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Switzerland accounts for less than 0.1% of Indiana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 99% of counties in Indiana see more traffic than Switzerland's 1,711 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 8% lower than the state level, at 30.7 minutes on average. 91% of counties in Indiana have a longer average travel time than Switzerland's 30.7 minutes.

At 49% lower than the state level, the 7.9% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Switzerland County, Indiana, the peak hour concentrates about 9% of the day's traffic.

Switzerland County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Switzerland County runs 70% below the Indiana average. Its truck share is also 43% below.

MetricSwitzerland CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic1,7115,704-70.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.9%12.1%-43.2%
Avg. Travel Time30.7 min33.5 min-8.4%

How Switzerland County compares

Switzerland County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Switzerland County moves 10.4% of the total daily travel and carries 58.7% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Switzerland 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
Switzerland County1,7116.9%159,95830.7 min7.9%
Gallatin County, Kentucky2,40623.8%958,37039.6 min8.4%
Ohio County, Indiana1,9376.6%88,93730.0 min9.9%
Carroll County, Kentucky3,18822.1%912,82134.5 min15.6%
Boone County, Kentucky9,04612.8%4,211,39230.0 min19.4%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Switzerland County ranked within Indiana

Average daily traffic volume places Switzerland County #91 of 92 in Indiana - the bottom quarter of the state.

Switzerland County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest).
MeasureSwitzerland CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,711#91 of 92
Average travel time30.7 min#83 of 92
Average driver income$68,549#62 of 92
Average driver age49.2 yrs#24 of 92

Switzerland County ranks #24 of 92 on average driver age but #91 of 92 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Switzerland County, Indiana

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Switzerland County carry 3,702 vehicles a day on average, 2.2 times the typical road in the county (1,711).

Main Street leads with 5,570 vehicles a day, 324 of them trucks (5.8%). That is 78% more than the next road, SR 156 (3,124). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetSecondary road · 5,570vehicles324trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.4%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,228

Main Street carries 3.3 times the county average at its busiest, 324 of them trucks (5.8%, below the county-wide 6.9%).

2SR 156Secondary road · 3,124vehicles196trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,396

SR 156 peaks at 3,124 vehicles a day, 83% more than the county average; trucks are 6.3% of it, below the county-wide 6.9%.

3Ferry StreetSecondary road · 2,410vehicles152trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
5.8%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,293

Ferry Street carries 41% more than the county average at its busiest, 152 of them trucks (6.3%, below the county-wide 6.9%).

4SR 56Secondary road · 2,180vehicles146trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
5.1%
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,297

SR 56 carries 27% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.2 minutes.

5SR 129Secondary road · 1,532vehicles127trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
4.1%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,508

Even at its busiest, SR 129 carries 10% less than the county average; trucks are 8.3% of it, above the county-wide 6.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic5,570vehicles324trucks · 5.8%
2SR 156Secondary road · #2 by traffic3,124vehicles196trucks · 6.3%
3Ferry StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic2,410vehicles152trucks · 6.3%
4SR 101Primary road · 1,488vehicles147trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.1%
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,418

SR 101 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 13% less than the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, above the county-wide 6.9%.

5SR 56Secondary road · #4 by traffic2,180vehicles146trucks · 6.7%
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

SwitzerlandDepartment 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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