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Traffic heat map of Washington County, Arkansas: 772 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 49 and Fulbright Expressway

Washington County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 772 road miles in Washington County, Arkansas, divided into 15,768 segments averaging 258 ft. It has the busiest roads of any county in Arkansas, averaging 8,633 vehicles a day. 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 Washington County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day8,633
Trucks

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

7.7%
Average travel time

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

32.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

19.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

40.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$77,610

The average monitored road in Washington County, Arkansas carries 8,633 vehicles per day. Across its 772 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 5,747,631 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.1 billion per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Arkansas.

The busiest roads of any county in Arkansas

Washington's average daily traffic volume is 75% higher than the state average - 8,633 vehicles per day against 4,932 - suggesting more traffic load per road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 6.5% of Arkansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. At 8,633 vehicles per day, Washington posts the highest average traffic volume in Arkansas.

At 32.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Washington runs shorter than 53% of counties in Arkansas.

Congestion runs 52% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 19.5%, which means more pronounced congestion - expect markedly slower peak-hour deliveries and unreliable arrival times.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Washington County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day25,741
Trucks11.9%
Average travel time36.7 min
Congestion ratio42.6%
Drivers’ average age40.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,643

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Washington County, Arkansas: 43% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 25,741 vehicles per day, 245% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,468 vehicles per day.

With 15% of the road miles (118 miles in 1,005 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,473,879 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈903 million per year).

That puts Washington among the top 3 counties in Arkansas for highway travel volume.

More highway trucks than 75% of counties in Arkansas

Highway truck concentration here runs 30% lower than the state average, at 11.9%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

70% of counties in Arkansas see a higher highway truck share than Washington's 11.9%. 75% of counties in Arkansas see fewer highway trucks per day than Washington's roughly 3,063.

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Non-highway Traffic in Washington County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day7,468
Trucks4.6%
Average travel time32.4 min
Congestion ratio17.9%
Drivers’ average age39.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,949

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Washington County, Arkansas (57% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 7,468 vehicles per day.

Spread over 654 miles and 14,763 segments, 85% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 3,273,752 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.2 billion per year). Trucks make up 4.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 22 vehicles.

The youngest drivers of any county in Arkansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 62% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 17.9% is 44% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 97% of counties in Arkansas. At 40 years, Washington's median driver age is the lowest in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Washington County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Washington County runs 75% above the Arkansas average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 34% below.

MetricWashington CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic8,6334,932+75.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.7%11.6%-33.5%
Truck % (Highway)11.9%17.1%-30.4%
Avg. Travel Time32.7 min31.6 min+3.3%

How Washington County compares

Washington County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Washington County is 71.0% more congested and carries 92.1% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Washington County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Arkansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Washington County8,6337.7%5,747,63132.7 min19.5%
Benton County, Arkansas7,8316.4%6,428,25933.5 min18.1%
Adair County, Oklahoma2,8999.7%346,39433.4 min6.7%
Madison County, Arkansas2,3949.8%485,76436.0 min7.8%
Crawford County, Arkansas4,85614.6%2,224,30729.7 min12.9%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Washington County ranked within Arkansas

No other county-level area in Arkansas records a higher average daily traffic volume than Washington County.

Washington County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureWashington CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)8,633#1 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day2,473,879#2 of 64
Truck share on highways11.9%#45 of 64
Highway trucks per day3,063#17 of 64
Average travel time32.7 min#40 of 75
Average driver income$77,610#3 of 75
Average driver age40.0 yrs#75 of 75

Washington County ranks #1 of 75 on average daily traffic volume but #75 of 75 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Washington County, Arkansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Washington County carry 57,965 vehicles a day on average, 6.7 times the typical road in the county (8,633).

I 49 leads with 80,842 vehicles a day, 9,663 of them trucks (11.9%). No other road comes close: Fulbright Expressway, in second place, carries 51,540. It also carries the most trucks.

Freight stands out on Bobby Hopper Tunnel: trucks are 18.3% of the traffic there, against 7.7% county-wide.

Trips using Bobby Hopper Tunnel are long: a median of 58.6 minutes against 32.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 7.7% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 49Motorway · 80,842vehicles9,663trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
46.8%
Median trip time
36.3 min
Drivers’ median age
41.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,048

I 49 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 47% longer than at free-flow speed, against 19% county-wide.

2Fulbright ExpresswayMotorway · 51,540vehicles4,989trucks · 9.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
42.1%
Median trip time
36.9 min
Drivers’ median age
40.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,002

Fulbright Expressway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.7% of it, above the county-wide 7.7%.

3Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardPrimary road · 41,511vehicles1,561trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
57.8%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
40.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,913

Delays build on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard: its congestion ratio of 58% over free-flow time is well above the county's 19%.

4College AvenueTrunk road · 37,082vehicles1,387trucks · 3.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
36.9%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
40.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,977

The busiest stretch of College Avenue carries 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 3.7% of it, below the county-wide 7.7%.

5Henri de Tonti BoulevardTrunk road · 34,961vehicles2,239trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
43.7%
Median trip time
36.4 min
Drivers’ median age
41.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,629

On its busiest stretch, Henri de Tonti Boulevard carries 4.0 times the county average; trucks are 6.4% of it, below the county-wide 7.7%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 49Motorway · #1 by traffic80,842vehicles9,663trucks · 11.9%
2Bobby Hopper TunnelMotorway · 29,282vehicles5,356trucks · 18.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
58.6 min
Drivers’ median age
40.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,384

Bobby Hopper Tunnel peaks at 29,282 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 18.3% of it, above the county-wide 7.7%.

3Fulbright ExpresswayMotorway · #2 by traffic51,540vehicles4,989trucks · 9.7%
4US 412Trunk road · 25,464vehicles2,720trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
24.2%
Median trip time
42.4 min
Drivers’ median age
41.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,535

US 412 carries 2.9 times the county average at its busiest, 2,720 of them trucks (10.7%, above the county-wide 7.7%).

5Henri de Tonti BoulevardTrunk road · #5 by traffic34,961vehicles2,239trucks · 6.4%
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

WashingtonDepartment 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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