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Traffic heat map of Columbia County, Arkansas: 223 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US-79 North and Main Street

Columbia County, Arkansas Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Columbia County, Arkansas, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,786 road segments (223 road miles, about 659 ft each). Its busiest road, US-79 North, carries 11,523 vehicles a day, 3.8 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 Columbia County, Arkansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,070
Trucks

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

9.3%
Average travel time

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

32.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,272

Our data shows 3,070 vehicles per day on the average road in Columbia County, Arkansas, and 484,474 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈177 million per year) across its 223 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Arkansas.

Traffic 38% below the Arkansas average

Columbia's average daily traffic volume is 38% lower than the state average - 3,070 vehicles per day against 4,932 - 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 0.5% of Arkansas's statewide total. By volume, Columbia's 3,070 vehicles per day outpaces 61% of counties in Arkansas.

The average trip takes 32.2 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.2 minutes is shorter than 58% of counties in Arkansas.

The congestion ratio of 8.5% is 33% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Columbia County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day5,752
Trucks10.9%
Average travel time37.0 min
Congestion ratio13.7%
Drivers’ average age46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,059

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Columbia County, Arkansas: 32% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,752 vehicles per day, 111% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,724 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 13% of the monitored road miles (29 miles, 204 segments), so they carry more than their share: 154,280 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈56.3 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 87% of counties in Arkansas

The concentration of trucks on highways (10.9%) is 36% 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.

Columbia's highway truck share (10.9%) is lower than 87% of counties in Arkansas. Columbia's highway truck count is lower than 79% of counties in Arkansas, at roughly 628 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Columbia County, Arkansas

Trafficvehicles per day2,724
Trucks8.6%
Average travel time31.6 min
Congestion ratio7.8%
Drivers’ average age45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,823

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Columbia County, Arkansas (68% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 2,724 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (194 miles in 1,582 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 330,194 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈121 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.6%.

Younger drivers than 78% of counties in Arkansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 22% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.8% is 37% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Columbia's average driver income is higher than 51% of counties in Arkansas. Columbia's median driver age is lower than 78% of counties in Arkansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Columbia County vs. Arkansas Traffic Comparison

Columbia County's biggest difference from the Arkansas average is its average daily traffic per road, 38% below it. Its highway truck share is also 36% below.

MetricColumbia CountyArkansas averageDifference
Traffic3,0704,932-37.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.3%11.6%-19.8%
Truck % (Highway)10.9%17.1%-36.2%
Avg. Travel Time32.2 min31.6 min+1.9%

How Columbia County compares

Columbia County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Columbia County runs 5.4 percentage points less truck traffic and carries 42.9% more traffic on a typical road; 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.

Columbia County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Arkansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Columbia County3,0709.3%484,47432.2 min8.5%
Lafayette County, Arkansas1,90411.3%214,19340.9 min5.6%
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana1,47210.1%335,13635.6 min6.4%
Webster Parish, Louisiana3,52915.2%1,440,20633.2 min9.8%
Nevada County, Arkansas1,68722.5%553,77738.1 min5.1%
Arkansas average4,93211.6%N/A31.6 min12.8%

Columbia County ranked within Arkansas

Columbia County sits in the bottom quarter of the Arkansas field on truck share on highways, at #56 of 64.

Columbia County ranked among 75 county-level areas in Arkansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureColumbia CountyArkansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,070#30 of 75
Highway vehicle-miles per day154,280#52 of 64
Truck share on highways10.9%#56 of 64
Highway trucks per day628#51 of 64
Average travel time32.2 min#44 of 75
Average driver income$56,272#37 of 75
Average driver age45.7 yrs#59 of 75

Busiest roads in Columbia County, Arkansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Columbia County carry 9,497 vehicles a day on average, 3.1 times the typical road in the county (3,070).

US-79 North is the busiest road, at 11,523 vehicles a day, 790 of them trucks (6.9%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using US 82 are long: a median of 46.8 minutes against 32.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US-79 NorthTrunk road · 11,523vehicles790trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.0%
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,904

US-79 North is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 23% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 10,397vehicles582trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
21.8%
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,109

Delays build on Main Street: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

3Vine StreetPrimary road · 6,571vehicles615trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.2%
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,019

Vine Street carries 2.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.1 minutes.

4US 82Trunk road · 5,226vehicles602trucks · 11.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
46.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,025

US 82 peaks at 5,226 vehicles a day, 70% more than the county average; trucks are 11.5% of it, above the county-wide 9.3%.

5Jackson StreetSecondary road · 5,207vehicles242trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.1%
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
43.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,853

Jackson Street carries 70% more than the county average at its busiest, 242 of them trucks (4.6%, below the county-wide 9.3%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US-79 NorthTrunk road · #1 by traffic11,523vehicles790trucks · 6.9%
2Vine StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic6,571vehicles615trucks · 9.4%
3US 82Trunk road · #4 by traffic5,226vehicles602trucks · 11.5%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic10,397vehicles582trucks · 5.6%
5US-79 SouthPrimary road · 5,118vehicles476trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.5%
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,915

US-79 South carries 67% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.4 minutes.

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

ColumbiaDepartment 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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