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Traffic heat map of Abbeville County, South Carolina: 297 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on SC 72 and Greenwood Street

Abbeville County, South Carolina Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Abbeville County, South Carolina, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,521 road segments (297 road miles, about 622 ft each). Its busiest road, SC 72, carries 11,907 vehicles a day, 5.6 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 Abbeville County, South Carolina

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,142
Trucks

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

7.5%
Average travel time

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

34.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,714

Our data shows 2,142 vehicles per day on the average road in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and 511,314 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈187 million per year) across its 297 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 11 across South Carolina.

Quieter roads than 93% of counties in South Carolina

At 2,142 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Abbeville carries 70% less traffic than the state average of 7,040, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Abbeville accounts for about 0.3% of South Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Abbeville carries less traffic than 93% of counties in South Carolina.

At 34.1 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Abbeville runs longer than 53% of counties in South Carolina.

The congestion ratio of 6.6% is 64% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day5,776
Trucks9.1%
Average travel time31.0 min
Congestion ratio10.6%
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,430

At 28% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Abbeville County, South Carolina than local roads. The average highway carries 5,776 vehicles per day, 234% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,731 vehicles per day.

With 11% of the road miles (33 miles in 256 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 144,607 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈52.8 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in South Carolina

At 9.1%, highway truck share is 34% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 83% of counties in South Carolina. Abbeville's highway truck count is lower than 95% of counties in South Carolina, at roughly 523 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Abbeville County, South Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day1,731
Trucks6.9%
Average travel time34.5 min
Congestion ratio6.1%
Drivers’ average age49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,061

Most travel in Abbeville County, South Carolina happens on local roads, 72% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,731 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 89% of the monitored road miles: 264 miles in 2,265 segments, together carrying 366,707 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈134 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.9%.

Local congestion 64% below the South Carolina average

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 24% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.1% is 64% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

69% of counties in South Carolina see higher average driver income among trip origins than Abbeville. The driver population here skews older than 73% of counties in South Carolina.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Abbeville County, South Carolina, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Abbeville County vs. South Carolina Traffic Comparison

Abbeville County's biggest difference from the South Carolina average is its average daily traffic per road, 70% below it. Its highway truck share is also 34% below.

MetricAbbeville CountySouth Carolina averageDifference
Traffic2,1427,040-69.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.5%9.5%-20.7%
Truck % (Highway)9.1%13.7%-33.8%
Avg. Travel Time34.1 min33.3 min+2.5%

How Abbeville County compares

Abbeville County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Abbeville County carries 59.1% less traffic on a typical road and is 51.1% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Abbeville County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the South Carolina average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Abbeville County2,1427.5%511,31434.1 min6.6%
Anderson County, South Carolina6,0369.6%5,801,47834.7 min13.2%
Greenwood County, South Carolina7,1336.3%1,343,45933.4 min17.2%
Elbert County, Georgia3,6939.4%395,74431.5 min10.4%
Hart County, Georgia4,0779.2%551,43130.6 min12.8%
South Carolina average7,0409.5%N/A33.3 min18.2%

Abbeville County ranked within South Carolina

Highway truck volume places Abbeville County #41 of 43 in South Carolina - the bottom quarter of the state.

Abbeville County ranked among 46 county-level areas in South Carolina (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 43.
MeasureAbbeville CountySouth Carolina rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,142#43 of 46
Highway vehicle-miles per day144,607#40 of 43
Truck share on highways9.1%#36 of 43
Highway trucks per day523#41 of 43
Average travel time34.1 min#22 of 46
Average driver income$57,714#32 of 46
Average driver age49.5 yrs#13 of 46

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #13 of 46 on average driver age, against #41 of 43 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Abbeville County, South Carolina

The three busiest roads in Abbeville County average 9,591 vehicles a day, 4.5 times the county average of 2,142 across all its monitored roads.

SC 72 leads with 11,907 vehicles a day, 1,009 of them trucks (8.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Main Street are long: a median of 44.7 minutes against 34.1 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1SC 72Trunk road · 11,907vehicles1,009trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.7%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,587

SC 72 carries 5.6 times the county average at its busiest, 1,009 of them trucks (8.5%, above the county-wide 7.5%).

2Greenwood StreetTrunk road · 11,209vehicles867trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.8%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,113

Greenwood Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 16% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 5,658vehicles459trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
44.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,853

Main Street carries 2.6 times the county average at its busiest, 459 of them trucks (8.1%, above the county-wide 7.5%).

4US 178Primary road · 5,585vehicles452trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.3%
Median trip time
38.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,300

US 178 carries 2.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.9 minutes.

5Fishing Village RoadSecondary road · 4,769vehicles271trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,266

At 2.2 times the county average, Fishing Village Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,266 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1SC 72Trunk road · #1 by traffic11,907vehicles1,009trucks · 8.5%
2Greenwood StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,209vehicles867trucks · 7.7%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic5,658vehicles459trucks · 8.1%
4US 178Primary road · #4 by traffic5,585vehicles452trucks · 8.1%
5SC 28Primary road · 3,327vehicles306trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.4%
Median trip time
43.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,766

SC 28 peaks at 3,327 vehicles a day, 55% more than the county average; trucks are 9.2% of it, above the county-wide 7.5%.

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

AbbevilleDepartment 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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