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Traffic heat map of Gilmer County, Georgia: 186 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on APD Highway and Main Street

Gilmer County, Georgia Traffic Counts

Our Gilmer County, Georgia traffic data covers 2,912 road segments over 186 road miles, with an average segment of just 337 ft. Its busiest road, APD Highway, carries 19,776 vehicles a day, 4.2 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Gilmer County, Georgia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,672
Trucks

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

8.5%
Average travel time

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

36.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

16.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,424

The average monitored road in Gilmer County, Georgia carries 4,672 vehicles per day. Across its 186 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 853,419 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈311 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Georgia (9.7%).

Longer trips than 80% of counties in Georgia

At 4,672 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Gilmer carries 37% less traffic than the state average of 7,398, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Georgia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 64% of counties in Georgia see less traffic than Gilmer's 4,672 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 36.2 minutes, 8% higher than the state level. 80% of counties in Georgia have a shorter average travel time than Gilmer's 36.2 minutes.

At 16.0%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Gilmer County, Georgia

Trafficvehicles per day9,734
Trucks10.5%
Average travel time47.3 min
Congestion ratio19.4%
Drivers’ average age54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,837

Travel in Gilmer County, Georgia splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 9,734 vehicles per day, 146% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,963 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (44 miles, 358 segments), so they carry more than their share: 437,811 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈160 million per year).

53% of counties in Georgia move less traffic on their highways.

Lower highway truck share than 73% of counties in Georgia

At 10.5%, highway truck share is 23% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 73% of counties in Georgia. 55% of counties in Georgia see fewer highway trucks per day than Gilmer's roughly 1,019.

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Non-highway Traffic in Gilmer County, Georgia

Trafficvehicles per day3,963
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time34.6 min
Congestion ratio15.5%
Drivers’ average age54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,565

Travel in Gilmer County, Georgia splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 3,963 vehicles per day.

Spread over 142 miles and 2,554 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 415,608 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈152 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).

Older drivers than 98% of counties in Georgia

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 39% lower than the highway network.

At 15.5%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 63% of counties in Georgia. Gilmer's median driver age is higher than 98% of counties in Georgia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Gilmer County, Georgia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Gilmer County vs. Georgia Traffic Comparison

Gilmer County's biggest difference from the Georgia average is its average daily traffic per road, 37% below it. Its highway truck share is also 23% below.

MetricGilmer CountyGeorgia averageDifference
Traffic4,6727,398-36.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%9.7%-12.3%
Truck % (Highway)10.5%13.6%-22.8%
Avg. Travel Time36.2 min33.6 min+7.8%

How Gilmer County compares

Gilmer County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Nothing in this table sets Gilmer County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Gilmer County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Georgia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Gilmer County4,6728.5%853,41936.2 min16.0%
Pickens County, Georgia5,0797.3%968,46532.5 min13.4%
Fannin County, Georgia5,1956.7%636,70127.9 min14.0%
Dawson County, Georgia5,3745.3%772,11732.1 min15.5%
Murray County, Georgia4,5956.5%662,95930.5 min10.5%
Georgia average7,3989.7%N/A33.6 min16.8%

Gilmer County ranked within Georgia

Gilmer County sits in the top quarter of the Georgia field on average driver age, at #4 of 159.

Gilmer County ranked among 159 county-level areas in Georgia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 147.
MeasureGilmer CountyGeorgia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,672#58 of 159
Highway vehicle-miles per day437,811#69 of 147
Truck share on highways10.5%#107 of 147
Highway trucks per day1,019#66 of 147
Average travel time36.2 min#33 of 159
Average driver income$68,424#60 of 159
Average driver age54.4 yrs#4 of 159

Busiest roads in Gilmer County, Georgia

The three busiest roads in Gilmer County average 12,648 vehicles a day, 2.7 times the county average of 4,672 across all its monitored roads.

APD Highway leads with 19,776 vehicles a day, 2,070 of them trucks (10.5%). No other road comes close: Main Street, in second place, carries 9,088. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using APD Highway are long: a median of 47.3 minutes against 36.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Maddox Drive is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.2% of its traffic is trucks, against 8.5% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1APD HighwayTrunk road · 19,776vehicles2,070trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.4%
Median trip time
47.3 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,837

APD Highway peaks at 19,776 vehicles a day, 4.2 times the county average; trucks are 10.5% of it, above the county-wide 8.5%.

2Main StreetSecondary road · 9,088vehicles467trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
26.0%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,916

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 26% longer than at free-flow speed, against 16% county-wide.

3Maddox DriveTertiary road · 9,079vehicles384trucks · 4.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
23.7%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,407

Maddox Drive carries 94% more than the county average at its busiest, 384 of them trucks (4.2%, below the county-wide 8.5%).

4River StreetSecondary road · 8,933vehicles435trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
28.8%
Median trip time
27.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,904

Delays build on River Street: its congestion ratio of 29% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.

5Industrial BoulevardPrimary road · 8,439vehicles596trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.2%
Median trip time
38.7 min
Drivers’ median age
55.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,595

Industrial Boulevard carries 81% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.7 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1APD HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic19,776vehicles2,070trucks · 10.5%
2Industrial BoulevardPrimary road · #5 by traffic8,439vehicles596trucks · 7.1%
3Tails Creek RoadPrimary road · 5,941vehicles490trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.5%
Median trip time
40.1 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,578

At 27% more than the county average, Tails Creek Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $70,578 in household income.

4GA 52Primary road · 6,461vehicles475trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.5%
Median trip time
39.2 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,138

GA 52 is busy by local standards, at 38% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.3% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

5Main StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic9,088vehicles467trucks · 5.1%
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

GilmerDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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