
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Adams County, Mississippi
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,579 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.9 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 10.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $47,295 |
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Our data shows 3,579 vehicles per day on the average road in Adams County, Mississippi, and 519,021 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈189 million per year) across its 169 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Mississippi: 9.4% against 11.1%.
Traffic 33% below the Mississippi average
At 3,579 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Adams carries 33% less traffic than the state average of 5,319, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Adams accounts for about 0.5% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Adams carries more traffic than 64% of counties in Mississippi.
Journey times here (30.9 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 58% of counties in Mississippi have a longer average travel time than Adams's 30.9 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 10.6% is 30% 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

Highway Traffic in Adams County, Mississippi
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,867 |
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| Trucks | 10.5% |
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| Average travel time | 28.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 16.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $47,809 |
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Most travel in Adams County, Mississippi happens on highways, 78% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,867 vehicles per day, 220% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,147 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 49% of the monitored road miles (84 miles, 399 segments), so they carry more than their share: 405,085 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈148 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 51% of counties in Mississippi.
Lower highway truck share than 97% of counties in Mississippi
Highway truck concentration here runs 34% lower than the state average, at 10.5%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
97% of counties in Mississippi see a higher highway truck share than Adams's 10.5%. 74% of counties in Mississippi see more highway trucks per day than Adams's roughly 720.

Non-highway Traffic in Adams County, Mississippi
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,147 |
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| Trucks | 5.5% |
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| Average travel time | 31.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $45,963 |
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At 22% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Adams County, Mississippi than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,147 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 51% of the monitored road miles (85 miles in 916 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 113,936 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.6 million per year). Trucks make up 5.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 18 vehicles.
Older drivers than 91% of counties in Mississippi
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 48% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.9% is 47% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Adams's average driver income is lower than 80% of counties in Mississippi. 91% of counties in Mississippi have a younger driver population than Adams.