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Traffic heat map of Whitley County, Indiana: 307 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 30 and US 24

Whitley County, Indiana Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Whitley County, Indiana, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 5,167 road segments (307 road miles, about 314 ft each). Its busiest road, US 30, carries 19,290 vehicles a day, 7.2 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Whitley County, Indiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,671
Trucks

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

11.4%
Average travel time

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

33.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,097

The average monitored road in Whitley County, Indiana carries 2,671 vehicles per day. Across its 307 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,031,847 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈377 million per year). Trucks are 11.4% of traffic, close to the 12.1% across Indiana.

Quieter roads than 78% of counties in Indiana

Whitley sees 53% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,671 vehicles per day against 5,704), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.6% of Indiana's statewide total. Whitley carries less traffic than 78% of counties in Indiana.

Journey times here (33.2 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 67% of counties in Indiana have a longer average travel time than Whitley's 33.2 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 9.0% is 42% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Whitley County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day11,076
Trucks16.3%
Average travel time48.9 min
Congestion ratio25.1%
Drivers’ average age46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$81,063

Highways carry about half of all travel in Whitley County, Indiana, 45% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 11,076 vehicles per day, 353% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,444 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 40 miles in 136 segments, so each mile of them is 3.5 times as busy as the average road mile.

Lower highway truck share than 73% of counties in Indiana

At 16.3%, highway truck share is 17% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Whitley's highway truck share (16.3%) is lower than 73% of counties in Indiana. By raw truck volume, Whitley carries fewer highway trucks than 58% of counties in Indiana.

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Non-highway Traffic in Whitley County, Indiana

Trafficvehicles per day2,444
Trucks7.4%
Average travel time32.8 min
Congestion ratio8.6%
Drivers’ average age49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$81,114

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Whitley County, Indiana, 55% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,444 vehicles per day.

Spread over 267 miles and 5,031 segments, 87% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 563,619 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈206 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.4%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 80% of counties in Indiana

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 55% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 8.6% is 43% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 80% of counties in Indiana. 57% of counties in Indiana have an older driver population than Whitley.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Whitley County, Indiana, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Whitley County vs. Indiana Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Whitley County runs 53% below the Indiana average. Its highway truck share is also 17% below.

MetricWhitley CountyIndiana averageDifference
Traffic2,6715,704-53.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.4%12.1%-5.5%
Truck % (Highway)16.3%19.6%-16.6%
Avg. Travel Time33.2 min33.5 min-0.9%

How Whitley County compares

Whitley County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Whitley County moves 33.9% of the total daily travel and is 26.9% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Whitley 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
Whitley County2,67111.4%1,031,84733.2 min9.0%
Noble County, Indiana2,6098.3%997,29337.6 min11.2%
Kosciusko County, Indiana3,42210.0%1,694,85336.8 min9.8%
Huntington County, Indiana3,28715.6%1,292,32834.8 min9.5%
Allen County, Indiana6,3999.0%8,201,23332.2 min19.0%
Indiana average5,70412.1%N/A33.5 min15.6%

Whitley County ranked within Indiana

Average driver income places Whitley County #19 of 92 in Indiana - the top quarter of the state.

Whitley County ranked among 92 county-level areas in Indiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 79.
MeasureWhitley CountyIndiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,671#72 of 92
Highway vehicle-miles per day468,228#44 of 79
Truck share on highways16.3%#58 of 79
Highway trucks per day1,809#46 of 79
Average travel time33.2 min#62 of 92
Average driver income$81,097#19 of 92
Average driver age47.6 yrs#53 of 92

Busiest roads in Whitley County, Indiana

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Whitley County carry 15,182 vehicles a day on average, 5.7 times the typical road in the county (2,671).

US 30 is the busiest road, at 19,290 vehicles a day, 3,129 of them trucks (16.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Lake City Highway are long: a median of 52.7 minutes against 33.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Freight stands out on Lake City Highway: trucks are 17.9% of the traffic there, against 11.4% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 30Trunk road · 19,290vehicles3,129trucks · 16.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
26.7%
Median trip time
48.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,568

Travel on US 30's busiest stretch runs 27% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 24Trunk road · 15,504vehicles1,199trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.4%
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,005

US 24 carries 5.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 37.5 minutes.

3Lake City HighwayTrunk road · 10,752vehicles1,922trucks · 17.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.4%
Median trip time
52.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,282

Lake City Highway peaks at 10,752 vehicles a day, 4.0 times the county average; trucks are 17.9% of it, above the county-wide 11.4%.

4Lincoln HighwayPrimary road · 9,762vehicles774trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
30.5%
Median trip time
26.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,576

Lincoln Highway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 30% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

5Main StreetPrimary road · 9,506vehicles907trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.2%
Median trip time
41.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,247

Main Street carries 3.6 times the county average at its busiest, 907 of them trucks (9.5%, below the county-wide 11.4%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 30Trunk road · #1 by traffic19,290vehicles3,129trucks · 16.2%
2Lake City HighwayTrunk road · #3 by traffic10,752vehicles1,922trucks · 17.9%
3US 24Trunk road · #2 by traffic15,504vehicles1,199trucks · 7.7%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic9,506vehicles907trucks · 9.5%
5Lincoln HighwayPrimary road · #4 by traffic9,762vehicles774trucks · 7.9%
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

WhitleyDepartment 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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