
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Butts County, Georgia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,586 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.1% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 37.6 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. | 13.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 45.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $77,166 |
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A typical monitored road in Butts County, Georgia sees 4,586 vehicles per day, while its 147 miles of monitored roads together handle 981,419 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈358 million per year). Trucks are 13.1% of traffic, more than the 9.7% across Georgia.
Longer trips than 85% of counties in Georgia
Butts's average daily traffic volume is 38% lower than the state average - 4,586 vehicles per day against 7,398 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Georgia's statewide total. Butts carries more traffic than 61% of counties in Georgia.
At 37.6 minutes, the average travel time is 12% higher than the state level. 85% of counties in Georgia have a shorter average travel time than Butts's 37.6 minutes.
Congestion runs 20% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 13.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Butts County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day37,548 |
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| Trucks | 21.0% |
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| Average travel time | 56.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 52.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $81,952 |
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Travel in Butts County, Georgia splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (45% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 37,548 vehicles per day, 749% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,423 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 8% of the road network, 12 miles in 15 segments, so each mile of them is 5.8 times as busy as the average road mile.
55% of counties in Georgia move less traffic on their highways.
The most highway trucks of any county in Georgia
Highway truck concentration here runs 55% higher than the state average, at 21.0%. That marks Butts as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Butts's highway truck share (21.0%) is higher than 89% of counties in Georgia. At roughly 8,098 trucks per day, Butts carries the highest volume of highway trucks in Georgia.

Non-highway Traffic in Butts County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,423 |
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| Trucks | 6.4% |
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| Average travel time | 37.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,818 |
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Travel in Butts County, Georgia splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (55% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,423 vehicles per day.
Spread over 135 miles and 3,030 segments, 92% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 534,926 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈195 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 78% of counties in Georgia
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 70% lower than the highway network.
At 18% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 13.3% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 78% of counties in Georgia. Butts's median driver age is lower than 70% of counties in Georgia.