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Traffic heat map of Gilchrist County, Florida: 168 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 19 and Wade Street

Gilchrist County, Florida Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 168 road miles in Gilchrist County, Florida, divided into 2,166 segments averaging 410 ft. Its busiest road, US 19, carries 15,394 vehicles a day, 5.9 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 Gilchrist County, Florida

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,622
Trucks

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

10.8%
Average travel time

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

31.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,588

A typical monitored road in Gilchrist County, Florida sees 2,622 vehicles per day, while its 168 miles of monitored roads together handle 408,514 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈149 million per year). Trucks are 10.8% of traffic, more than the 8.6% across Florida.

Quieter roads than 89% of counties in Florida

Gilchrist's average daily traffic volume is 74% lower than the state average - 2,622 vehicles per day against 9,922 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Gilchrist accounts for less than 0.1% of Florida's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 89% of counties in Florida see more traffic than Gilchrist's 2,622 vehicles per day.

At 31.0 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. On travel time, Gilchrist runs shorter than 85% of counties in Florida.

Congestion runs 63% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.8%, which means 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 Gilchrist County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day7,777
Trucks11.4%
Average travel time34.3 min
Congestion ratio19.6%
Drivers’ average age48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,686

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Gilchrist County, Florida: 40% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,777 vehicles per day, 319% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,857 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 12% of the road network, 21 miles in 280 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.

Fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Florida

The concentration of trucks on highways (11.4%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Florida: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 75% of counties in Florida. Gilchrist's highway truck count is lower than 92% of counties in Florida, at roughly 887 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Gilchrist County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day1,857
Trucks10.4%
Average travel time30.5 min
Congestion ratio7.2%
Drivers’ average age50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,513

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Gilchrist County, Florida (60% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 1,857 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 88% of the monitored road miles (148 miles in 1,886 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 245,254 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈89.5 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.4%).

Local congestion 68% below the Florida average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 9% fewer trucks by share.

At 68% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.2% signals easier movement on local roads.

64% of counties in Florida see higher average driver income among trip origins than Gilchrist. Gilchrist's median driver age is higher than 58% of counties in Florida.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Gilchrist County, Florida, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Gilchrist County vs. Florida Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Gilchrist County runs 74% below the Florida average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 25% above.

MetricGilchrist CountyFlorida averageDifference
Traffic2,6229,922-73.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.8%8.6%+25.3%
Truck % (Highway)11.4%11.3%+0.7%
Avg. Travel Time31.0 min33.2 min-6.7%

How Gilchrist County compares

Gilchrist County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Gilchrist County moves 16.3% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Gilchrist County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Florida average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Gilchrist County2,62210.8%408,51431.0 min8.8%
Dixie County, Florida2,48912.3%400,77530.0 min6.0%
Levy County, Florida2,49511.7%1,266,92633.4 min8.2%
Alachua County, Florida7,51112.7%8,096,09331.2 min20.6%
Lafayette County, Florida1,66011.0%232,68531.5 min7.3%
Florida average9,9228.6%N/A33.2 min23.8%

Gilchrist County ranked within Florida

Gilchrist County records the lowest highway travel volume in Florida.

Gilchrist County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Florida (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasureGilchrist CountyFlorida rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,622#60 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day163,260#60 of 60
Truck share on highways11.4%#45 of 60
Highway trucks per day887#55 of 60
Average travel time31.0 min#57 of 67
Average driver income$64,588#43 of 67
Average driver age49.3 yrs#29 of 67

Busiest roads in Gilchrist County, Florida

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 11,793 vehicles a day, against 2,622 on the average road in Gilchrist County.

US 19 is the busiest road, at 15,394 vehicles a day, 1,448 of them trucks (9.4%). Wade Street carries the most trucks, 1,783 a day (16.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 19Trunk road · 15,394vehicles1,448trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.1%
Median trip time
36.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,224

US 19 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.4% of it, below the county-wide 10.8%.

2Wade StreetTrunk road · 11,120vehicles1,783trucks · 16.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
30.6%
Median trip time
34.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,448

Wade Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 31% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

3FL 26Trunk road · 8,864vehicles898trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.4%
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,351

The busiest stretch of FL 26 carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 10.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.8%.

4Main StreetPrimary road · 6,686vehicles957trucks · 14.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
21.1%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,292

Delays build on Main Street: its congestion ratio of 21% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.

5Southwest State Road 26Trunk road · 6,116vehicles781trucks · 12.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,763

On its busiest stretch, Southwest State Road 26 carries 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 12.8% of it, above the county-wide 10.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Wade StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,120vehicles1,783trucks · 16.0%
2US 19Trunk road · #1 by traffic15,394vehicles1,448trucks · 9.4%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic6,686vehicles957trucks · 14.3%
4FL 26Trunk road · #3 by traffic8,864vehicles898trucks · 10.1%
5Southwest State Road 26Trunk road · #5 by traffic6,116vehicles781trucks · 12.8%
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

GilchristDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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