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Traffic heat map of Yell County, Arkansas: 213 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on AR 7 and Union Street

Yell County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Yell County, Arkansas? We measure 213 road miles, divided into 1,834 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, AR 7, carries 28,829 vehicles a day, 9.8 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Yell County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,933
Trucks

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

8.8%
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.

45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$58,003

The average monitored road in Yell County, Arkansas carries 2,933 vehicles per day. Across its 213 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 457,013 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈167 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Arkansas.

Shorter trips than 78% of counties in Arkansas

Yell's average daily traffic volume is 41% lower than the state average - 2,933 vehicles per day against 4,932 - suggesting less traffic load per 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. Yell carries more traffic than 51% of counties in Arkansas.

Journey times here (30.7 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Yell runs shorter than 78% of counties in Arkansas.

Congestion runs 38% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.9%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Yell County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day6,474
Trucks11.2%
Average travel time31.6 min
Congestion ratio14.9%
Drivers’ average age45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,806

At 26% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Yell County, Arkansas than local roads. The average highway carries 6,474 vehicles per day, 181% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,300 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 11% of the monitored road miles (22 miles, 278 segments), so they carry more than their share: 119,250 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈43.5 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 78% of counties in Arkansas

The concentration of trucks on highways (11.2%) is 35% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 76% of counties in Arkansas. Yell's highway truck count is lower than 78% of counties in Arkansas, at roughly 724 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Yell County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day2,300
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time30.5 min
Congestion ratio6.7%
Drivers’ average age45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,496

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Yell County, Arkansas: 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,300 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 89% of the monitored road miles: 190 miles in 1,556 segments, together carrying 337,762 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈123 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.9%).

Younger drivers than 85% of counties in Arkansas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 29% lower than the highway network.

At 46% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 6.7% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 59% of counties in Arkansas. Yell's median driver age is lower than 85% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Yell County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Yell County runs 41% below the Arkansas average. Its highway truck share is also 35% below.

MetricYell CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic2,9334,932-40.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.8%11.6%-24.5%
Truck % (Highway)11.2%17.1%-34.6%
Avg. Travel Time30.7 min31.6 min-3.1%

How Yell County compares

Yell County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Yell County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Yell 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
Yell County2,9338.8%457,01330.7 min7.9%
Logan County, Arkansas2,6638.8%403,59632.9 min7.9%
Perry County, Arkansas1,5167.9%204,65333.1 min5.2%
Pope County, Arkansas4,36511.9%1,734,27631.1 min10.7%
Johnson County, Arkansas2,86719.0%1,161,37029.7 min9.6%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Yell County ranked within Arkansas

Highway travel volume places Yell County #55 of 64 in Arkansas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Yell County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureYell CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,933#37 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day119,250#55 of 64
Truck share on highways11.2%#49 of 64
Highway trucks per day724#50 of 64
Average travel time30.7 min#59 of 75
Average driver income$58,003#31 of 75
Average driver age45.2 yrs#64 of 75

Busiest roads in Yell County, Arkansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 19,424 vehicles a day, against 2,933 on the average road in Yell County.

AR 7 is the busiest road, at 28,829 vehicles a day, 2,633 of them trucks (9.1%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1AR 7Trunk road · 28,829vehicles2,633trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,181

AR 7 carries 9.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.5 minutes.

2Union StreetTrunk road · 19,679vehicles1,893trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
39.2%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,589

Travel on Union Street's busiest stretch runs 39% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3State Highway 7Trunk road · 9,763vehicles1,008trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
26.3%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,972

State Highway 7 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 26% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

4Quay StreetSecondary road · 7,600vehicles471trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
12.0%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,032

At 2.6 times the county average, Quay Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $64,032 in household income.

5AR 27Secondary road · 6,421vehicles406trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.9%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,883

The busiest stretch of AR 27 carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 6.3% of it, below the county-wide 8.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1AR 7Trunk road · #1 by traffic28,829vehicles2,633trucks · 9.1%
2Union StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic19,679vehicles1,893trucks · 9.6%
3State Highway 7Trunk road · #3 by traffic9,763vehicles1,008trucks · 10.3%
4Scenic 7 DriveTrunk road · 5,739vehicles693trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.2%
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,655

On its busiest stretch, Scenic 7 Drive carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 12.1% of it, above the county-wide 8.8%.

5Quay StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic7,600vehicles471trucks · 6.2%
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

YellDepartment 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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