
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Elmore County, Alabama
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,652 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.0 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. | 16.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $75,847 |
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The average monitored road in Elmore County, Alabama carries 6,652 vehicles per day. Across its 360 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,008,957 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈733 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Alabama.
Shorter trips than 92% of counties in Alabama
Elmore's average daily traffic volume is 12% higher than the state average - 6,652 vehicles per day against 5,932 - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.4% of Alabama's statewide total. Elmore carries more traffic than 86% of counties in Alabama.
The average trip takes 30.0 minutes, 6% lower than the state level. 92% of counties in Alabama have a longer average travel time than Elmore's 30.0 minutes.
Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 16.7% (8% higher).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Elmore County, Alabama
| Traffic | vehicles per day15,050 |
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| Trucks | 9.4% |
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| Average travel time | 31.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 27.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,929 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Elmore County, Alabama: 35% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 15,050 vehicles per day, 171% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,556 vehicles per day.
With 14% of the road miles (49 miles in 427 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 704,877 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈257 million per year).
Lower highway truck share than 93% of counties in Alabama
Highway truck concentration here runs 37% lower than the state average, at 9.4%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 93% of counties in Alabama. Elmore's highway truck count is higher than 51% of counties in Alabama, at roughly 1,415 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Elmore County, Alabama
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,556 |
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| Trucks | 6.5% |
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| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,818 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Elmore County, Alabama (65% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 5,556 vehicles per day.
Spread over 311 miles and 3,274 segments, 86% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,304,080 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈476 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.5%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 91% of counties in Alabama
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 31% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion here (15.4%) closely tracks the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 91% of counties in Alabama. The driver population here skews younger than 74% of counties in Alabama.