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Traffic heat map of Covington County, Alabama: 454 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic)

Covington County, Alabama Traffic Counts

Our Covington County, Alabama traffic data covers 3,534 road segments over 454 road miles, with an average segment of just 678 ft. Its busiest road, Martin Luther King Junior Expressway, carries 14,892 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Covington County, Alabama

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,199
Trucks

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

9.8%
Average travel time

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

35.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,837

A typical monitored road in Covington County, Alabama sees 3,199 vehicles per day, while its 454 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,004,597 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈367 million per year). Trucks are 9.8% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Alabama.

Longer trips than 83% of counties in Alabama

At 3,199 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Covington carries 46% less traffic than the state average of 5,932, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.7% of Alabama's statewide total. 52% of counties in Alabama see more traffic than Covington's 3,199 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 35.4 minutes, 11% higher than the state level. On travel time, Covington runs longer than 83% of counties in Alabama.

At 41% lower than the state level, the 9.2% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Covington County, Alabama

Trafficvehicles per day7,038
Trucks11.0%
Average travel time37.3 min
Congestion ratio11.9%
Drivers’ average age51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,251

At 28% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Covington County, Alabama than local roads. The average highway carries 7,038 vehicles per day, 159% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,720 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 13% of the monitored road miles (60 miles, 392 segments), so they carry more than their share: 276,498 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈101 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Alabama

At 11.0%, highway truck share is 26% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Covington's highway truck share (11.0%) is lower than 81% of counties in Alabama. Covington's highway truck count is lower than 92% of counties in Alabama, at roughly 776 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Covington County, Alabama

Trafficvehicles per day2,720
Trucks9.3%
Average travel time35.1 min
Congestion ratio8.8%
Drivers’ average age51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,126

Most travel in Covington County, Alabama happens on local roads, 72% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 2,720 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 87% (394 miles in 3,142 segments), carrying 728,099 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈266 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.3%).

Older drivers than 97% of counties in Alabama

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 16% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 8.8% is 40% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

64% of counties in Alabama see higher average driver income among trip origins than Covington. Covington's median driver age is higher than 97% of counties in Alabama.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Covington County vs. Alabama Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Covington County runs 46% below the Alabama average. Its highway truck share is also 26% below.

MetricCovington CountyAlabama averageDifference
Traffic3,1995,932-46.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.8%10.6%-8.2%
Truck % (Highway)11.0%14.8%-25.5%
Avg. Travel Time35.4 min31.8 min+11.1%

How Covington County compares

Covington County against nearby counties

Covington County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Covington County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Alabama average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Covington County3,1999.8%1,004,59735.4 min9.2%
Coffee County, Alabama3,7018.6%1,231,50732.9 min10.8%
Conecuh County, Alabama2,01718.9%1,074,96542.7 min7.5%
Crenshaw County, Alabama2,4589.2%415,29234.5 min11.3%
Butler County, Alabama2,87616.7%1,399,18434.0 min9.4%
Alabama average5,93210.6%N/A31.8 min15.5%

Covington County ranked within Alabama

On average driver age, Covington County is among the three highest county-level areas in Alabama.

Covington County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Alabama (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasureCovington CountyAlabama rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,199#35 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day276,498#52 of 60
Truck share on highways11.0%#49 of 60
Highway trucks per day776#55 of 60
Average travel time35.4 min#12 of 67
Average driver income$55,837#43 of 67
Average driver age51.8 yrs#3 of 67

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #3 of 67 on average driver age, against #55 of 60 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Covington County, Alabama

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 13,874 vehicles a day, against 3,199 on the average road in Covington County.

Martin Luther King Junior Expressway leads with 14,892 vehicles a day, 1,193 of them trucks (8.0%). US 84 carries the most trucks, 1,410 a day (12.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Veterans Memorial Parkway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 47.9 minutes against 35.4 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Martin Luther King Junior ExpresswayTrunk road · 14,892vehicles1,193trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.2%
Median trip time
35.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,780

Travel on Martin Luther King Junior Expressway's busiest stretch runs 19% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Western BypassPrimary road · 14,132vehicles975trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.8%
Median trip time
38.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,633

Western Bypass is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 18% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

3River Falls StreetTrunk road · 12,599vehicles1,270trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.3%
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,940

River Falls Street carries 3.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.6 minutes.

4US 84Trunk road · 11,400vehicles1,410trucks · 12.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.7%
Median trip time
45.0 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,074

At 3.6 times the county average, US 84 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,074 in household income.

5Three Notch StreetSecondary road · 9,191vehicles451trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.0%
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,311

The busiest stretch of Three Notch Street carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 4.9% of it, below the county-wide 9.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 84Trunk road · #4 by traffic11,400vehicles1,410trucks · 12.4%
2River Falls StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic12,599vehicles1,270trucks · 10.1%
3Martin Luther King Junior ExpresswayTrunk road · #1 by traffic14,892vehicles1,193trucks · 8.0%
4Western BypassPrimary road · #2 by traffic14,132vehicles975trucks · 6.9%
5Veterans Memorial ParkwayTrunk road · 6,201vehicles790trucks · 12.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.3%
Median trip time
47.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,213

Veterans Memorial Parkway is busy by local standards, at 94% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.7% of it, above the county-wide 9.8%.

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

CovingtonDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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