
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Etowah County, Alabama
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,122 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 36.4 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. | 15.8% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.5 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $60,899 |
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Our data shows 6,122 vehicles per day on the average road in Etowah County, Alabama, and 2,556,645 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈933 million per year) across its 471 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.5% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Alabama.
Longer trips than 89% of counties in Alabama
Etowah's average daily traffic volume of 6,122 vehicles per day is on par with the state average of 5,932. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.8% of Alabama's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Etowah carries more traffic than 82% of counties in Alabama.
Journey times run 14% higher than the state level, at 36.4 minutes on average. On travel time, Etowah runs longer than 89% of counties in Alabama.
At 15.8%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Etowah County, Alabama
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,648 |
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| Trucks | 13.9% |
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| Average travel time | 41.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 21.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,506 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Etowah County, Alabama happens on highways: 59% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,648 vehicles per day, 92% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,032 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 36% of the monitored road miles (171 miles, 1,224 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,501,132 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈548 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 78% of counties in Alabama.
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
At 13.9%, highway truck share is 6% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Alabama: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
53% of counties in Alabama see a higher highway truck share than Etowah's 13.9%. Etowah's highway truck count is lower than 53% of counties in Alabama, at roughly 1,338 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Etowah County, Alabama
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,032 |
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| Trucks | 5.8% |
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| Average travel time | 34.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 14.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $64,005 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Etowah County, Alabama: 41% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 5,032 vehicles per day.
Spread over 300 miles and 3,959 segments, 64% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,055,513 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈385 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.8%.
Local roads carry 58% fewer trucks by share than highways
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 58% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 14.2% is in line with the state level.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 56% of counties in Alabama. The driver population here skews older than 59% of counties in Alabama.