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Traffic heat map of Gates County, North Carolina: 130 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 13 and Whaleyville Boulevard

Gates County, North Carolina Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 130 road miles in Gates County, North Carolina, divided into 1,564 segments averaging 439 ft. Its busiest road, US 13, carries 7,245 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Gates County, North Carolina

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,860
Trucks

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

10.9%
Average travel time

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

37.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,310

A typical monitored road in Gates County, North Carolina sees 1,860 vehicles per day, while its 130 miles of monitored roads together handle 278,873 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈102 million per year). At 10.9%, the truck share runs above the 8.7% across North Carolina: about 1 in 9 vehicles.

Quieter roads than 98% of counties in North Carolina

At 1,860 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Gates carries 71% less traffic than the state average of 6,332, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Gates accounts for about 0.1% of North Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 98% of counties in North Carolina see more traffic than Gates's 1,860 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 16% higher than the state level, at 37.5 minutes on average. 93% of counties in North Carolina have a shorter average travel time than Gates's 37.5 minutes.

At 71% lower than the state level, the 5.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Gates County, North Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day3,507
Trucks12.9%
Average travel time49.7 min
Congestion ratio8.1%
Drivers’ average age50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,903

A little more than half of the driving in Gates County, North Carolina happens on highways: 59% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,507 vehicles per day, 139% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,468 vehicles per day.

With 34% of the road miles (44 miles in 301 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 163,212 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈59.6 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in North Carolina

Highway truck concentration here runs 7% higher than the state average, at 12.9%. The highway traffic mix is typical for North Carolina: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Gates's highway truck share (12.9%) is higher than 66% of counties in North Carolina. 95% of counties in North Carolina see more highway trucks per day than Gates's roughly 452.

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Non-highway Traffic in Gates County, North Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day1,468
Trucks8.1%
Average travel time34.6 min
Congestion ratio4.7%
Drivers’ average age54.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,659

A significant share of driving in Gates County, North Carolina, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,468 vehicles per day.

Spread over 86 miles and 1,263 segments, 66% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 115,661 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈42.2 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.1%.

Local congestion 73% below the North Carolina average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 37% lower than the highway network.

At 73% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.7% signals easier movement on local roads.

54% of counties in North Carolina see higher average driver income among trip origins than Gates. The driver population here skews older than 81% of counties in North Carolina.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Gates County, North Carolina, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Gates County vs. North Carolina Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Gates County apart: 71% below the North Carolina average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 25% above.

MetricGates CountyNorth Carolina averageDifference
Traffic1,8606,332-70.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.9%8.7%+24.9%
Truck % (Highway)12.9%12.1%+6.7%
Avg. Travel Time37.5 min32.3 min+16.2%

How Gates County compares

Gates County is the least congested of its nearby counties and cities

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Gates County is 54.5% less congested and carries 54.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Trips here run longer without running slower: distance, not congestion, is what drivers spend their time on.

Gates 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
Gates County1,86010.9%278,87337.5 min5.4%
Hertford County, North Carolina2,8508.7%507,95231.6 min10.7%
Chowan County, North Carolina2,7408.8%319,15429.9 min9.4%
Suffolk City, Virginia5,4899.2%2,731,78433.8 min15.0%
Franklin City, Virginia5,19712.4%134,00528.1 min11.9%
North Carolina average6,3328.7%N/A32.3 min18.6%

Gates County ranked within North Carolina

Gates County sits in the bottom quarter of the North Carolina field on average daily traffic volume, at #98 of 100.

Gates 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.
MeasureGates CountyNorth Carolina rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,860#98 of 100
Highway vehicle-miles per day163,212#89 of 97
Truck share on highways12.9%#34 of 97
Highway trucks per day452#92 of 97
Average travel time37.5 min#8 of 100
Average driver income$64,310#54 of 100
Average driver age52.2 yrs#20 of 100

Gates County ranks #8 of 100 on average travel time but #98 of 100 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in North Carolina on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Gates County, North Carolina

The three busiest roads in Gates County average 5,509 vehicles a day, 3.0 times the county average of 1,860 across all its monitored roads.

US 13 leads with 7,245 vehicles a day, 951 of them trucks (13.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

US 13 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 56.0 minutes against 37.5 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 13Trunk road · 7,245vehicles951trucks · 13.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.9%
Median trip time
56.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,808

On its busiest stretch, US 13 carries 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 13.1% of it, above the county-wide 10.9%.

2Whaleyville BoulevardTrunk road · 6,253vehicles815trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
49.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,448

Drivers on Whaleyville Boulevard are on long journeys, a median 49.5 minutes against 37.5 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

3US 158Trunk road · 3,031vehicles326trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
6.3%
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,252

US 158 carries 63% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.6 minutes.

4NC 32Secondary road · 3,013vehicles320trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.4%
Median trip time
36.5 min
Drivers’ median age
56.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,696

At 62% more than the county average, NC 32 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,696 in household income.

5Carolina RoadSecondary road · 2,906vehicles340trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
43.2 min
Drivers’ median age
59.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,623

Carolina Road is busy by local standards, at 56% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 13Trunk road · #1 by traffic7,245vehicles951trucks · 13.1%
2Whaleyville BoulevardTrunk road · #2 by traffic6,253vehicles815trucks · 13.0%
3Carolina RoadSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,906vehicles340trucks · 11.7%
4US 158Trunk road · #3 by traffic3,031vehicles326trucks · 10.8%
5NC 32Secondary road · #4 by traffic3,013vehicles320trucks · 10.6%
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

GatesDepartment 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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