
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Barbour County, Alabama
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,436 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.2 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. | 7.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 51.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $51,865 |
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A typical monitored road in Barbour County, Alabama sees 3,436 vehicles per day, while its 364 miles of monitored roads together handle 722,866 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈264 million per year). Trucks are 10.4% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Alabama.
Congestion 50% below the Alabama average
Barbour sees 42% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,436 vehicles per day against 5,932), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Barbour accounts for about 0.5% of Alabama's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Barbour carries more traffic than 55% of counties in Alabama.
Journey times here (33.2 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.2 minutes is longer than 61% of counties in Alabama.
Congestion runs 50% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.7%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Barbour County, Alabama
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,873 |
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| Trucks | 10.4% |
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| Average travel time | 41.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $52,968 |
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Travel in Barbour County, Alabama splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (55% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 9,873 vehicles per day, 603% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,405 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 57 miles in 571 segments, so each mile of them is 3.5 times as busy as the average road mile.
Lower highway truck share than 88% of counties in Alabama
The concentration of trucks on highways (10.4%) is 29% 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 88% of counties in Alabama. By raw truck volume, Barbour carries fewer highway trucks than 71% of counties in Alabama.

Non-highway Traffic in Barbour County, Alabama
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,405 |
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| Trucks | 10.2% |
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| Average travel time | 30.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $50,471 |
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Travel in Barbour County, Alabama splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (45% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,405 vehicles per day.
Spread over 307 miles and 1,810 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 327,474 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈120 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.2%).
Older drivers than 94% of counties in Alabama
Local roads and highways carry about the same truck share here (10.2% against 10.4%), so freight is not confined to the highways.
At 65% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.2% signals easier movement on local roads.
Barbour's average driver income is lower than 86% of counties in Alabama. 94% of counties in Alabama have a younger driver population than Barbour.