
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Cheatham County, Tennessee
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,479 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.5 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. | 13.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 45.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $82,370 |
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Our data shows 4,479 vehicles per day on the average road in Cheatham County, Tennessee, and 1,431,163 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈522 million per year) across its 209 miles of monitored roads. At 13.2%, the truck share runs above the 11.3% across Tennessee: about 1 in 8 vehicles.
Shorter trips than 91% of counties in Tennessee
Cheatham sees 38% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,479 vehicles per day against 7,251), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.8% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 57% of counties in Tennessee see less traffic than Cheatham's 4,479 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 29.5 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. 91% of counties in Tennessee have a longer average travel time than Cheatham's 29.5 minutes.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 13.7% (15% lower) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Cheatham County, Tennessee
| Traffic | vehicles per day22,048 |
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| Trucks | 19.3% |
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| Average travel time | 45.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 71.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,995 |
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Travel in Cheatham County, Tennessee splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 22,048 vehicles per day, 407% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,346 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 15% of the road network, 30 miles in 35 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 58% of counties in Tennessee.
More highway trucks than 91% of counties in Tennessee
At 19.3%, highway truck share is 24% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Cheatham's highway truck share (19.3%) is higher than 71% of counties in Tennessee. Cheatham's highway truck count is higher than 91% of counties in Tennessee, at roughly 4,262 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Cheatham County, Tennessee
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,346 |
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| Trucks | 7.2% |
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| Average travel time | 29.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,016 |
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Travel in Cheatham County, Tennessee splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,346 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 85% of the monitored road miles (178 miles in 4,609 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 721,436 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈263 million per year). Trucks make up 7.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.
Drivers from higher-income areas than 89% of counties in Tennessee
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 63% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (13.3%) runs slightly lower than the state level (14% lower).
Cheatham's average driver income is higher than 89% of counties in Tennessee. The driver population here skews younger than 89% of counties in Tennessee.