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Traffic heat map of Bolivar County, Mississippi: 251 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Sunflower Road and Davis Avenue

Bolivar County, Mississippi Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 251 road miles in Bolivar County, Mississippi, divided into 1,863 segments averaging 711 ft. Its busiest road, Sunflower Road, carries 20,724 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Bolivar County, Mississippi

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,818
Trucks

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

10.4%
Average travel time

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

28.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$51,531

A typical monitored road in Bolivar County, Mississippi sees 4,818 vehicles per day, while its 251 miles of monitored roads together handle 624,785 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈228 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Mississippi (11.1%).

Shorter trips than 89% of counties in Mississippi

At 4,818 vehicles per day, the average road in Bolivar carries somewhat less traffic than the state average of 5,319 (9% less). In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.6% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Bolivar carries more traffic than 79% of counties in Mississippi.

At 28.7 minutes, the average travel time is 6% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 28.7 minutes is shorter than 89% of counties in Mississippi.

Congestion runs 22% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 11.9%, which means smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day8,520
Trucks12.1%
Average travel time32.0 min
Congestion ratio14.0%
Drivers’ average age45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$50,196

A little more than half of the driving in Bolivar County, Mississippi happens on highways: 58% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,520 vehicles per day, 127% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,753 vehicles per day.

With 34% of the road miles (85 miles in 416 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 362,947 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈132 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 84% of counties in Mississippi

The concentration of trucks on highways (12.1%) is 24% 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.

84% of counties in Mississippi see a higher highway truck share than Bolivar's 12.1%. Bolivar's highway truck count is lower than 73% of counties in Mississippi, at roughly 1,034 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day3,753
Trucks8.1%
Average travel time27.8 min
Congestion ratio11.3%
Drivers’ average age45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,970

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Bolivar County, Mississippi: 42% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,753 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 66% of the monitored road miles (166 miles in 1,447 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 261,838 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈95.6 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.1%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 65% of counties in Mississippi

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 33% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (11.3%) runs 25% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 65% of counties in Mississippi. The driver population here skews younger than 63% of counties in Mississippi.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Bolivar County, Mississippi, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Bolivar County vs. Mississippi Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Bolivar County apart: 24% below the Mississippi average.

MetricBolivar CountyMississippi averageDifference
Traffic4,8185,319-9.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.4%11.1%-5.8%
Truck % (Highway)12.1%15.9%-23.7%
Avg. Travel Time28.7 min30.7 min-6.5%

How Bolivar County compares

Bolivar County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Bolivar County carries 69.0% more traffic on a typical road and is 50.9% more congested; 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.

Bolivar County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Mississippi average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Bolivar County4,81810.4%624,78528.7 min11.9%
Sunflower County, Mississippi3,59710.5%588,92131.7 min7.7%
Desha County, Arkansas2,44611.6%329,81938.6 min7.6%
Coahoma County, Mississippi3,29211.4%582,00537.9 min10.5%
Phillips County, Arkansas2,0659.1%348,18129.6 min5.7%
Mississippi average5,31911.1%N/A30.7 min15.2%

Bolivar County ranked within Mississippi

Bolivar County sits in the bottom quarter of the Mississippi field on average travel time, at #73 of 82.

Bolivar County ranked among 82 county-level areas in Mississippi (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 78.
MeasureBolivar CountyMississippi rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,818#18 of 82
Highway vehicle-miles per day362,947#43 of 78
Truck share on highways12.1%#66 of 78
Highway trucks per day1,034#57 of 78
Average travel time28.7 min#73 of 82
Average driver income$51,531#54 of 82
Average driver age45.5 yrs#52 of 82

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #18 of 82 on average daily traffic volume, against #73 of 82 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 17,443 vehicles a day, against 4,818 on the average road in Bolivar County.

Sunflower Road leads with 20,724 vehicles a day, 984 of them trucks (4.8%). Gaines Highway carries the most trucks, 1,348 a day (11.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

US 61 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 39.5 minutes against 28.7 county-wide.

Few trucks use Sunflower Road: 4.8% of its traffic, under half the county's 10.4%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Sunflower RoadPrimary road · 20,724vehicles984trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.7%
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,620

Sunflower Road is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 24% longer than at free-flow speed, against 12% county-wide.

2Davis AvenueTrunk road · 19,680vehicles1,200trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
22.9%
Median trip time
28.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,447

Delays build on Davis Avenue: its congestion ratio of 23% over free-flow time is well above the county's 12%.

3Gaines HighwayTrunk road · 11,924vehicles1,348trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.5%
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,468

Gaines Highway peaks at 11,924 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 11.3% of it, above the county-wide 10.4%.

4Highway 61Trunk road · 9,528vehicles1,232trucks · 12.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.9%
Median trip time
39.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,240

Drivers on Highway 61 are on long journeys, a median 39.2 minutes against 28.7 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5US 61Trunk road · 8,666vehicles1,041trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.3%
Median trip time
39.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,258

US 61 carries 80% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Gaines HighwayTrunk road · #3 by traffic11,924vehicles1,348trucks · 11.3%
2Highway 61Trunk road · #4 by traffic9,528vehicles1,232trucks · 12.9%
3Davis AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic19,680vehicles1,200trucks · 6.1%
4US 61Trunk road · #5 by traffic8,666vehicles1,041trucks · 12.0%
5Sunflower RoadPrimary road · #1 by traffic20,724vehicles984trucks · 4.8%
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

BolivarDepartment 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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