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Traffic heat map of Alachua County, Florida: 958 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 75 and Newberry Road

Alachua County, Florida Traffic Counts

Our Alachua County, Florida traffic data covers 18,512 road segments over 958 road miles, with an average segment of just 273 ft. Its drivers are the youngest of any county in Florida, a median 39 years. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Alachua County, Florida

Traffic

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

vehicles per day7,511
Trucks

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

12.7%
Average travel time

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

31.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

20.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

39.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,186

Our data shows 7,511 vehicles per day on the average road in Alachua County, Florida, and 8,096,093 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.0 billion per year) across its 958 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 12.7% of traffic, more than the 8.6% across Florida.

Shorter trips than 79% of counties in Florida

Alachua's average daily traffic volume is 24% lower than the state average - 7,511 vehicles per day against 9,922 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Alachua accounts for about 1.5% of Florida's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Alachua carries more traffic than 55% of counties in Florida.

Journey times run 6% lower than the state level, at 31.2 minutes on average. 79% of counties in Florida have a longer average travel time than Alachua's 31.2 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 20.6% runs slightly lower than the state level (13% lower) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Alachua County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day12,562
Trucks18.7%
Average travel time36.8 min
Congestion ratio27.1%
Drivers’ average age40.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,959

Highways carry about half of all travel in Alachua County, Florida, 48% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,562 vehicles per day, 81% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,939 vehicles per day.

With 24% of the road miles (234 miles in 1,882 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 3,885,806 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year).

By highway travel volume, Alachua outranks 73% of counties in Florida.

Freight-heavy highways

At 18.7%, highway truck share is 65% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

71% of counties in Florida see a lower highway truck share than Alachua's 18.7%. By raw truck volume, Alachua carries more highway trucks than 59% of counties in Florida.

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Non-highway Traffic in Alachua County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day6,939
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time30.5 min
Congestion ratio19.9%
Drivers’ average age39.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,788

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Alachua County, Florida, 52% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 6,939 vehicles per day.

Spread over 724 miles and 16,630 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 4,210,286 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.5 billion per year). Trucks make up 7.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.

The youngest drivers of any county in Florida

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 62% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (19.9%) runs slightly lower than the state level (12% lower).

Trip origins here have lower average income than 53% of counties in Florida. Drivers here also skew toward the lowest median age in Florida, at 39 years.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 67% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 10% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even March–May, the busiest stretch, runs only +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
August is the quietest month, with volumes -5% versus the annual average - an unusual summer low, when most places are at their busiest.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Alachua County, Florida, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+4% in high season).

Alachua County vs. Florida Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Alachua County runs 65% above the Florida average. Its truck share is also 48% above.

MetricAlachua CountyFlorida averageDifference
Traffic7,5119,922-24.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.7%8.6%+47.9%
Truck % (Highway)18.7%11.3%+65.3%
Avg. Travel Time31.2 min33.2 min-6.1%

How Alachua County compares

Alachua County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Alachua County moves 10.6 times the total daily travel and carries 165.1% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Alachua County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Florida average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Alachua County7,51112.7%8,096,09331.2 min20.6%
Bradford County, Florida3,71414.5%1,043,70336.4 min12.3%
Gilchrist County, Florida2,62210.8%408,51431.0 min8.8%
Union County, Florida2,50011.6%324,16536.5 min10.4%
Levy County, Florida2,49511.7%1,266,92633.4 min8.2%
Florida average9,9228.6%N/A33.2 min23.8%

Alachua County ranked within Florida

No county-level area in Florida records a lower average driver age than Alachua County.

Alachua County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Florida (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasureAlachua CountyFlorida rank
Traffic volume (AADT)7,511#31 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day3,885,806#17 of 60
Truck share on highways18.7%#18 of 60
Highway trucks per day2,350#25 of 60
Average travel time31.2 min#53 of 67
Average driver income$70,186#36 of 67
Average driver age39.3 yrs#67 of 67

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #17 of 60 on highway travel volume, against #67 of 67 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Alachua County, Florida

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 43,382 vehicles a day, against 7,511 on the average road in Alachua County.

I 75 is the busiest road, at 64,290 vehicles a day, 13,670 of them trucks (21.3%). That is 89% more than the next road, Newberry Road (33,948). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Sid Martin Highway are long: a median of 60.6 minutes against 31.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 24.2% of traffic on Sid Martin Highway and 21.3% on I 75, against 12.7% across all roads in the county.

The truck ranking looks different from the traffic one, sharing just 1 of its 5 roads.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · 64,290vehicles13,670trucks · 21.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
37.8%
Median trip time
50.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,449

I 75 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 50.0 minutes, against 31.2 for the county.

2Newberry RoadTrunk road · 33,948vehicles1,683trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
38.7%
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
41.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,944

Delays build on Newberry Road: its congestion ratio of 39% over free-flow time is well above the county's 21%.

3Southwest 34th StreetPrimary road · 31,909vehicles1,684trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
28.9%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
37.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,983

Southwest 34th Street carries 4.2 times the county average at its busiest, 1,684 of them trucks (5.3%, below the county-wide 12.7%).

4Northwest 39th AvenuePrimary road · 30,382vehicles1,553trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
35.5%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,523

Northwest 39th Avenue carries 4.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.6 minutes.

5Northwest 13th StreetPrimary road · 25,485vehicles1,329trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
34.8%
Median trip time
30.2 min
Drivers’ median age
37.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,912

At 3.4 times the county average, Northwest 13th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,912 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · #1 by traffic64,290vehicles13,670trucks · 21.3%
2Sid Martin HighwayTrunk road · 15,892vehicles3,843trucks · 24.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.7%
Median trip time
60.6 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,164

The busiest stretch of Sid Martin Highway carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 24.2% of it, above the county-wide 12.7%.

3Northeast Waldo RoadTrunk road · 20,728vehicles2,193trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
32.9%
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
38.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,413

Drivers on Northeast Waldo Road are on long journeys, a median 40.7 minutes against 31.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4Waldo RoadTrunk road · 25,004vehicles2,159trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
32.8%
Median trip time
38.6 min
Drivers’ median age
36.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,452

On its busiest stretch, Waldo Road carries 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 8.6% of it, below the county-wide 12.7%.

5ML King Memorial HighwayPrimary road · 21,382vehicles1,995trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
24.6%
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,029

ML King Memorial Highway peaks at 21,382 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 9.3% of it, below the county-wide 12.7%.

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

AlachuaDepartment 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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