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Traffic heat map of Blount County, Tennessee: 295 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Alcoa Highway and US 129

Blount County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Blount County, Tennessee? We measure 295 road miles, divided into 4,282 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. About 1 in 15 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 9 across Tennessee. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Blount County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day8,560
Trucks

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

6.7%
Average travel time

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

34.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

22.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$75,483

Our data shows 8,560 vehicles per day on the average road in Blount County, Tennessee, and 2,287,004 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈835 million per year) across its 295 miles of monitored roads. Cars dominate: trucks are just 6.7% of traffic, under the 11.3% across Tennessee.

Busier roads than 91% of counties in Tennessee

Blount sees 18% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (8,560 vehicles per day against 7,251), suggesting more demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.3% of Tennessee's statewide total. 91% of counties in Tennessee see less traffic than Blount's 8,560 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 34.7 minutes, 8% higher than the state level. 79% of counties in Tennessee have a shorter average travel time than Blount's 34.7 minutes.

At 37% higher than the state level, the 22.1% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Blount County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day16,878
Trucks8.0%
Average travel time36.8 min
Congestion ratio32.5%
Drivers’ average age48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,493

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Blount County, Tennessee (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 16,878 vehicles per day, 168% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,289 vehicles per day.

With 32% of the road miles (95 miles in 918 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,372,066 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈501 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 73% of counties in Tennessee.

Lower highway truck share than 98% of counties in Tennessee

Highway truck concentration here runs 49% lower than the state average, at 8.0%. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 98% of counties in Tennessee. By raw truck volume, Blount carries fewer highway trucks than 53% of counties in Tennessee.

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Non-highway Traffic in Blount County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day6,289
Trucks4.6%
Average travel time34.2 min
Congestion ratio19.3%
Drivers’ average age49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,471

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Blount County, Tennessee: 40% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 6,289 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 68% of the monitored road miles (200 miles in 3,364 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 914,938 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈334 million per year). About 1 in 22 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.6%).

Drivers from higher-income areas than 83% of counties in Tennessee

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 42% lower than on highways.

At 26% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 19.3% signals more friction on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 83% of counties in Tennessee. The driver population here skews older than 50% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Blount County, Tennessee, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Blount County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Blount County apart: 49% below the Tennessee average. Its truck share is also 41% below.

MetricBlount CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic8,5607,251+18.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.7%11.3%-41.3%
Truck % (Highway)8.0%15.6%-48.6%
Avg. Travel Time34.7 min32.1 min+8.3%

How Blount County compares

Blount County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Blount County is 33.2% more congested and runs 5.2 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The extra traffic here is local and light - trucks make up less of it than anywhere immediately around it.

Blount County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Tennessee average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Blount County8,5606.7%2,287,00434.7 min22.1%
Swain County, North Carolina3,4657.7%493,63929.9 min12.5%
Knox County, Tennessee10,8609.8%12,073,91131.9 min22.1%
Loudon County, Tennessee6,73117.7%2,249,92534.3 min16.2%
Monroe County, Tennessee5,49912.3%1,053,49932.4 min15.7%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Blount County ranked within Tennessee

Truck share on highways places Blount County #84 of 86 in Tennessee - the bottom quarter of the state.

Blount County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureBlount CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)8,560#9 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,372,066#24 of 86
Truck share on highways8.0%#84 of 86
Highway trucks per day1,354#46 of 86
Average travel time34.7 min#21 of 95
Average driver income$75,483#17 of 95
Average driver age48.4 yrs#48 of 95

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #9 of 95 on average daily traffic volume, against #84 of 86 on truck share on highways.

Busiest roads in Blount County, Tennessee

The three busiest roads in Blount County average 45,572 vehicles a day, 5.3 times the county average of 8,560 across all its monitored roads.

Alcoa Highway is the busiest road, at 62,270 vehicles a day, 4,863 of them trucks (7.8%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Alcoa HighwayMotorway · 62,270vehicles4,863trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
80.2%
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,569

Travel on Alcoa Highway's busiest stretch runs 80% over free-flow time, against 22% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 129Motorway · 43,189vehicles4,309trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
53.8%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,118

US 129 carries 5.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.9 minutes.

3Broadway AvenueTrunk road · 31,258vehicles1,615trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
33.8%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,146

Broadway Avenue carries 3.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.9 minutes.

4Pellissippi ParkwayMotorway · 28,529vehicles2,592trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
32.7%
Median trip time
38.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,369

At 3.3 times the county average, Pellissippi Parkway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $86,369 in household income.

5Hall RoadPrimary road · 26,844vehicles1,232trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
60.8%
Median trip time
35.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,213

Hall Road is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 61% longer than at free-flow speed, against 22% county-wide.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Alcoa HighwayMotorway · #1 by traffic62,270vehicles4,863trucks · 7.8%
2US 129Motorway · #2 by traffic43,189vehicles4,309trucks · 10.0%
3Pellissippi ParkwayMotorway · #4 by traffic28,529vehicles2,592trucks · 9.1%
4US 411Trunk road · 19,100vehicles1,629trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
21.4%
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,764

The busiest stretch of US 411 carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 8.5% of it, above the county-wide 6.7%.

5Broadway AvenueTrunk road · #3 by traffic31,258vehicles1,615trucks · 5.2%
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

BlountDepartment 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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