
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Emanuel County, Georgia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,989 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 35.7 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. | 6.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 45.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $49,561 |
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A typical monitored road in Emanuel County, Georgia sees 1,989 vehicles per day, while its 442 miles of monitored roads together handle 813,539 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈297 million per year). At 13.5%, the truck share runs above the 9.7% across Georgia: about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Traffic 73% below the Georgia average
At 1,989 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Emanuel carries 73% less traffic than the state average of 7,398, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Emanuel accounts for about 0.3% of Georgia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 78% of counties in Georgia see more traffic than Emanuel's 1,989 vehicles per day.
At 35.7 minutes, the average travel time is 6% higher than the state level. 74% of counties in Georgia have a shorter average travel time than Emanuel's 35.7 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 6.7% is 60% 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 Emanuel County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,393 |
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| Trucks | 20.7% |
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| Average travel time | 65.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 3.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $52,754 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Emanuel County, Georgia: 43% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,393 vehicles per day, 24% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,928 vehicles per day.
With 23% of the road miles (103 miles in 316 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 352,905 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈129 million per year).
Higher highway truck share than 88% of counties in Georgia
Highway truck concentration here runs 52% higher than the state average, at 20.7%. That marks Emanuel as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
88% of counties in Georgia see a lower highway truck share than Emanuel's 20.7%. 57% of counties in Georgia see more highway trucks per day than Emanuel's roughly 495.

Non-highway Traffic in Emanuel County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,928 |
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| Trucks | 8.0% |
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| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $48,919 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Emanuel County, Georgia happens on local roads: 57% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,928 vehicles per day.
Spread over 339 miles and 2,091 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 460,634 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈168 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.0%.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 93% of counties in Georgia
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 61% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.1% is 56% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
93% of counties in Georgia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Emanuel. The driver population here skews younger than 74% of counties in Georgia.