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Traffic heat map of Craven County, North Carolina: 368 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 17 and US 70

Craven County, North Carolina Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Craven County, North Carolina? We measure 368 road miles, divided into 4,023 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, US 17, carries 59,903 vehicles a day, 10.1 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Craven County, North Carolina

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,932
Trucks

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

7.4%
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.

17.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,874

Our data shows 5,932 vehicles per day on the average road in Craven County, North Carolina, and 2,360,099 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈861 million per year) across its 368 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 7.4% of traffic, close to the 8.7% across North Carolina.

Busier roads than 74% of counties in North Carolina

Craven's average daily traffic volume is 6% lower than the state average - 5,932 vehicles per day against 6,332. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.9% of North Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Craven carries more traffic than 74% of counties in North Carolina.

Journey times here (31.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 57% of counties in North Carolina have a longer average travel time than Craven's 31.8 minutes.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 17.4% (7% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Craven County, North Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day11,636
Trucks8.8%
Average travel time34.5 min
Congestion ratio27.2%
Drivers’ average age49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,370

A little more than half of the driving in Craven County, North Carolina happens on highways: 62% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 11,636 vehicles per day, 141% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,829 vehicles per day.

With 35% of the road miles (128 miles in 652 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,459,685 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈533 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 71% of counties in North Carolina.

Lower highway truck share than 75% of counties in North Carolina

At 8.8%, highway truck share is 27% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Craven's highway truck share (8.8%) is lower than 75% of counties in North Carolina. 51% of counties in North Carolina see more highway trucks per day than Craven's roughly 1,025.

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Non-highway Traffic in Craven County, North Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day4,829
Trucks5.2%
Average travel time31.2 min
Congestion ratio15.5%
Drivers’ average age49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$71,618

A significant share of driving in Craven County, North Carolina, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 4,829 vehicles per day.

Spread over 240 miles and 3,371 segments, 65% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 900,414 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈329 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 72% of counties in North Carolina

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 41% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (15.5%) runs slightly lower than the state level (13% lower).

72% of counties in North Carolina see lower average driver income among trip origins than Craven. 53% of counties in North Carolina have a younger driver population than Craven.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Craven County, North Carolina, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Craven County vs. North Carolina Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Craven County runs 27% below the North Carolina average.

MetricCraven CountyNorth Carolina averageDifference
Traffic5,9326,332-6.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.4%8.7%-14.8%
Truck % (Highway)8.8%12.1%-27.1%
Avg. Travel Time31.8 min32.3 min-1.6%

How Craven County compares

Craven County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Craven County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, simply more of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is larger.

Craven County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Carolina average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Craven County5,9327.4%2,360,09931.8 min17.4%
Jones County, North Carolina3,80010.1%859,52042.6 min10.3%
Pamlico County, North Carolina3,5856.6%342,54129.9 min11.6%
Beaufort County, North Carolina4,1357.4%1,107,86931.5 min12.1%
Onslow County, North Carolina9,6026.0%3,826,28431.8 min21.0%
North Carolina average6,3328.7%N/A32.3 min18.6%

Craven County ranked within North Carolina

Craven County sits in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina field on truck share on highways, at #73 of 97.

Craven County ranked among 100 county-level areas in North Carolina (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 97.
MeasureCraven CountyNorth Carolina rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,932#27 of 100
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,459,685#29 of 97
Truck share on highways8.8%#73 of 97
Highway trucks per day1,025#50 of 97
Average travel time31.8 min#57 of 100
Average driver income$70,874#29 of 100
Average driver age49.9 yrs#47 of 100

Busiest roads in Craven County, North Carolina

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 43,310 vehicles a day, against 5,932 on the average road in Craven County.

US 17 is the busiest road, at 59,903 vehicles a day, 3,709 of them trucks (6.2%). No other road comes close: US 70, in second place, carries 39,414. It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 17Motorway · 59,903vehicles3,709trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
30.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,071

A main artery: US 17's busiest stretch carries 10.1 times the county average; trucks are 6.2% of it, below the county-wide 7.4%.

2US 70Motorway · 39,414vehicles2,775trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
50.4%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,555

US 70 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 50% longer than at free-flow speed, against 17% county-wide.

3Main StreetTrunk road · 30,614vehicles1,335trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
42.2%
Median trip time
28.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,486

Main Street is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 4.4% of it, below the county-wide 7.4%.

4Glenburnie RoadSecondary road · 23,298vehicles687trucks · 3.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
54.3%
Median trip time
32.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,702

Delays build on Glenburnie Road: its congestion ratio of 54% over free-flow time is well above the county's 17%.

5Dr. Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardPrimary road · 21,353vehicles713trucks · 3.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.9%
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,063

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard peaks at 21,353 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average; trucks are 3.3% of it, below the county-wide 7.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 17Motorway · #1 by traffic59,903vehicles3,709trucks · 6.2%
2US 70Motorway · #2 by traffic39,414vehicles2,775trucks · 7.0%
3River RoadTrunk road · 18,811vehicles1,739trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
48.9%
Median trip time
39.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,182

River Road carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 1,739 of them trucks (9.2%, above the county-wide 7.4%).

4NC 55Motorway · 18,744vehicles1,504trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
20.6%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,897

NC 55 carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.0 minutes.

5Main StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic30,614vehicles1,335trucks · 4.4%
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

CravenDepartment 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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