Was in Wichita last week and you ain’t wrong.There ain’t a ton on the stretch of I-71 between Cincy and Cbus, but it’s not terrible. Part of the drive on I-75 in northern Tennessee is pretty remote as well.
I take it you haven’t driven through Kansas or eastern Colorado. There is nothing in Ohio or the South that will prepare you for the utter desolation of much of the prairie.