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Traffic heat map of Decatur County, Tennessee: 164 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 40 and Tennessee Avenue

Decatur County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Decatur County, Tennessee? We measure 164 road miles, divided into 1,038 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. About 1 in 5 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 9 across Tennessee. 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 Decatur County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,686
Trucks

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

20.4%
Average travel time

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

32.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$54,249

The average monitored road in Decatur County, Tennessee carries 2,686 vehicles per day. Across its 164 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 684,664 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈250 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 20.4% of traffic, against 11.3% across Tennessee.

Quieter roads than 82% of counties in Tennessee

Decatur's average daily traffic volume is 63% lower than the state average - 2,686 vehicles per day against 7,251 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Decatur accounts for about 0.4% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Decatur carries less traffic than 82% of counties in Tennessee.

At 32.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Decatur runs longer than 52% of counties in Tennessee.

At 54% lower than the state level, the 7.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Decatur County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day5,423
Trucks21.8%
Average travel time38.8 min
Congestion ratio12.3%
Drivers’ average age49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,680

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Decatur County, Tennessee, 90% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,423 vehicles per day, 601% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 774 vehicles per day.

With 43% of the road miles (70 miles in 427 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 614,917 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈224 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Decatur outranks 54% of counties in Tennessee.

Higher highway truck share than 85% of counties in Tennessee

At 21.8%, highway truck share is 39% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 85% of counties in Tennessee. By raw truck volume, Decatur carries more highway trucks than 54% of counties in Tennessee.

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Non-highway Traffic in Decatur County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day774
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time28.5 min
Congestion ratio3.9%
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$47,855

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Decatur County, Tennessee, 10% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 774 vehicles per day.

Spread over 94 miles and 611 segments, 57% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 69,747 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈25.5 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.9%).

Local congestion 74% below the Tennessee average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 64% lower than the highway network.

At 74% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 3.9% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 80% of counties in Tennessee. Decatur's median driver age is higher than 73% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Decatur County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Decatur County's biggest difference from the Tennessee average is its truck share, 80% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 63% below.

MetricDecatur CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic2,6867,251-63.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)20.4%11.3%+79.5%
Truck % (Highway)21.8%15.6%+39.5%
Avg. Travel Time32.7 min32.1 min+2.0%

How Decatur County compares

Decatur County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Decatur County runs 5.2 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Decatur County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Tennessee average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Decatur County2,68620.4%684,66432.7 min7.4%
Perry County, Tennessee1,78010.6%158,41828.5 min6.6%
Henderson County, Tennessee3,65318.3%1,452,34833.5 min8.6%
Benton County, Tennessee3,29417.5%608,96132.1 min11.1%
Carroll County, Tennessee2,75014.2%838,63636.4 min7.9%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Decatur County ranked within Tennessee

Decatur County sits in the top quarter of the Tennessee field on truck share on highways, at #14 of 86.

Decatur County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureDecatur CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,686#78 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day614,917#40 of 86
Truck share on highways21.8%#14 of 86
Highway trucks per day1,181#40 of 86
Average travel time32.7 min#46 of 95
Average driver income$54,249#76 of 95
Average driver age49.5 yrs#26 of 95

Decatur County ranks #14 of 86 on truck share on highways but #78 of 95 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Decatur County, Tennessee

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Decatur County carry 15,555 vehicles a day on average, 5.8 times the typical road in the county (2,686).

I 40 is the busiest road, at 28,764 vehicles a day, 7,490 of them trucks (26.0%). That is 2.9 times the next road, Tennessee Avenue (10,010). It also carries the most trucks.

I 40 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 65.4 minutes against 32.7 county-wide.

Few trucks use Tennessee Avenue: 9.1% of its traffic, under half the county's 20.4%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · 28,764vehicles7,490trucks · 26.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
35.1%
Median trip time
65.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,121

Travel on I 40's busiest stretch runs 35% over free-flow time, against 7% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Tennessee AvenueTrunk road · 10,010vehicles915trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
22.3%
Median trip time
27.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,830

Tennessee Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 22% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

3Main StreetTrunk road · 7,892vehicles770trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.0%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,530

Main Street carries 2.9 times the county average at its busiest, 770 of them trucks (9.8%, below the county-wide 20.4%).

4US 641Trunk road · 7,553vehicles760trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.9%
Median trip time
27.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,143

US 641 carries 2.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.4 minutes.

5US 412Trunk road · 6,901vehicles711trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.2%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,850

At 2.6 times the county average, US 412 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,850 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #1 by traffic28,764vehicles7,490trucks · 26.0%
2Tennessee AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic10,010vehicles915trucks · 9.1%
3Main StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,892vehicles770trucks · 9.8%
4US 641Trunk road · #4 by traffic7,553vehicles760trucks · 10.1%
5US 412Trunk road · #5 by traffic6,901vehicles711trucks · 10.3%
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

DecaturDepartment 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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