
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Columbia County, Florida
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,662 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 19.1% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.8 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. | 11.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $61,765 |
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The average monitored road in Columbia County, Florida carries 4,662 vehicles per day. Across its 528 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 3,656,469 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 8.6% across Florida - a freight-heavy mix.
Traffic 53% below the Florida average
At 4,662 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Columbia carries 53% less traffic than the state average of 9,922, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.7% of Florida's statewide total. Columbia carries less traffic than 65% of counties in Florida.
Journey times here (32.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 32.8 minutes is shorter than 61% of counties in Florida.
The congestion ratio of 11.6% is 51% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Columbia County, Florida
| Traffic | vehicles per day18,214 |
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| Trucks | 25.5% |
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| Average travel time | 56.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 24.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $64,887 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Columbia County, Florida happens on highways: 61% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 18,214 vehicles per day, 314% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,398 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 21% of the monitored road miles (111 miles, 146 segments), so they carry more than their share: 2,232,776 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈815 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 53% of counties in Florida.
A major freight corridor
At 25.5%, highway truck share is 125% higher than the state average. That marks Columbia as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 88% of counties in Florida. By raw truck volume, Columbia carries more highway trucks than 93% of counties in Florida.

Non-highway Traffic in Columbia County, Florida
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,398 |
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| Trucks | 9.0% |
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| Average travel time | 32.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 11.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $60,798 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Columbia County, Florida: 39% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,398 vehicles per day.
Spread over 417 miles and 7,471 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,423,693 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈520 million per year). Trucks make up 9.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 11 vehicles.
Local congestion 50% below the Florida average
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 65% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.3% is 50% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
68% of counties in Florida see higher average driver income among trip origins than Columbia. Columbia's median driver age is lower than 62% of counties in Florida.