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Traffic heat map of Charlevoix County, Michigan: 159 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Michigan Avenue

Charlevoix County, Michigan Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Charlevoix County, Michigan, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,866 road segments (159 road miles, about 451 ft each). Its busiest road, Michigan Avenue, carries 14,401 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Charlevoix County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,311
Trucks

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

6.5%
Average travel time

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

31.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$78,332

The average monitored road in Charlevoix County, Michigan carries 4,311 vehicles per day. Across its 159 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 588,679 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈215 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 13 across Michigan.

Shorter trips than 77% of counties in Michigan

Charlevoix sees 44% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,311 vehicles per day against 7,697), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Michigan's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 62% of counties in Michigan see less traffic than Charlevoix's 4,311 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 31.8 minutes, 5% lower than the state level. 77% of counties in Michigan have a longer average travel time than Charlevoix's 31.8 minutes.

Congestion runs 38% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 11.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Charlevoix County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day9,101
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time36.5 min
Congestion ratio26.3%
Drivers’ average age54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$77,850

A significant share of driving in Charlevoix County, Michigan, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 9,101 vehicles per day, 174% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,319 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 20% of the monitored road miles (32 miles, 320 segments), so they carry more than their share: 241,094 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈88.0 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 88% of counties in Michigan

Highway truck concentration here runs 31% lower than the state average, at 8.3%. 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 Michigan. 66% of counties in Michigan see more highway trucks per day than Charlevoix's roughly 756.

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Non-highway Traffic in Charlevoix County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day3,319
Trucks5.2%
Average travel time30.8 min
Congestion ratio8.3%
Drivers’ average age54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,596

A little more than half of the driving in Charlevoix County, Michigan happens on local roads: 59% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,319 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (128 miles in 1,546 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 347,585 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈127 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 80% of counties in Michigan

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 37% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 8.3% is 54% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Charlevoix's average driver income is higher than 80% of counties in Michigan. Charlevoix's median driver age is higher than 73% of counties in Michigan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Charlevoix County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Charlevoix County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 44% below it. Its highway truck share is also 31% below.

MetricCharlevoix CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic4,3117,697-44.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.5%7.7%-15.6%
Truck % (Highway)8.3%12.0%-30.5%
Avg. Travel Time31.8 min33.6 min-5.4%

How Charlevoix County compares

Charlevoix County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Charlevoix County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Charlevoix County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Charlevoix County4,3116.5%588,67931.8 min11.4%
Antrim County, Michigan3,2587.1%687,09834.1 min9.6%
Emmet County, Michigan7,0196.1%861,96331.3 min19.3%
Otsego County, Michigan4,8038.0%949,73533.9 min13.1%
Cheboygan County, Michigan3,8188.8%1,110,74133.4 min12.9%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Charlevoix County ranked within Michigan

Charlevoix County sits in the bottom quarter of the Michigan field on truck share on highways, at #65 of 74.

Charlevoix County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureCharlevoix CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,311#32 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day241,094#54 of 74
Truck share on highways8.3%#65 of 74
Highway trucks per day756#49 of 74
Average travel time31.8 min#64 of 83
Average driver income$78,332#17 of 83
Average driver age54.4 yrs#23 of 83

Charlevoix County ranks #17 of 83 on average driver income but #65 of 74 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Charlevoix County, Michigan

The three busiest roads in Charlevoix County average 13,320 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the county average of 4,311 across all its monitored roads.

Michigan Avenue is the busiest road, at 14,401 vehicles a day, 855 of them trucks (5.9%). Petoskey Avenue carries the most trucks, 899 a day (7.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Michigan AvenueTrunk road · 14,401vehicles855trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
47.8%
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,844

Michigan Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 48% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

2Bridge StreetTrunk road · 12,789vehicles802trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
40.8%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,890

Delays build on Bridge Street: its congestion ratio of 41% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

3Petoskey AvenueTrunk road · 12,768vehicles899trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
35.7%
Median trip time
36.2 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,283

Petoskey Avenue peaks at 12,768 vehicles a day, 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 7.0% of it, above the county-wide 6.5%.

4Charlevoix AvenueTrunk road · 9,893vehicles734trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,424

Charlevoix Avenue carries 2.3 times the county average at its busiest, 734 of them trucks (7.4%, above the county-wide 6.5%).

5Boyne AvenueSecondary road · 8,830vehicles387trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
22.6%
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,419

Boyne Avenue carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.4 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Petoskey AvenueTrunk road · #3 by traffic12,768vehicles899trucks · 7.0%
2Michigan AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic14,401vehicles855trucks · 5.9%
3Bridge StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic12,789vehicles802trucks · 6.3%
4Mackinaw TrailTrunk road · 8,070vehicles752trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.4%
Median trip time
40.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,564

At 87% more than the county average, Mackinaw Trail draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $72,564 in household income.

5Charlevoix AvenueTrunk road · #4 by traffic9,893vehicles734trucks · 7.4%
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

CharlevoixDepartment 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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