
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Grenada County, Mississippi
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,425 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.2 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. | 9.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $52,018 |
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The average monitored road in Grenada County, Mississippi carries 4,425 vehicles per day. Across its 194 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 795,741 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈290 million per year). At 15.7%, the truck share runs above the 11.1% across Mississippi: about 1 in 6 vehicles.
Shorter trips than 84% of counties in Mississippi
At 4,425 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Grenada carries 17% less traffic than the state average of 5,319, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.8% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Grenada carries more traffic than 74% of counties in Mississippi.
Journey times run 5% lower than the state level, at 29.2 minutes on average. On travel time, Grenada runs shorter than 84% of counties in Mississippi.
Congestion runs 36% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.7%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Grenada County, Mississippi
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,709 |
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| Trucks | 25.0% |
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| Average travel time | 55.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $53,421 |
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Travel in Grenada County, Mississippi splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 5,709 vehicles per day, 31% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,363 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 25% of the monitored road miles (48 miles, 84 segments), so they carry more than their share: 365,312 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈133 million per year).
Higher highway truck share than 97% of counties in Mississippi
At 25.0%, highway truck share is 58% higher than the state average. That marks Grenada as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Grenada's highway truck share (25.0%) is higher than 97% of counties in Mississippi. Grenada's highway truck count is higher than 83% of counties in Mississippi, at roughly 1,429 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Grenada County, Mississippi
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,363 |
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| Trucks | 7.8% |
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| Average travel time | 27.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $51,708 |
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Travel in Grenada County, Mississippi splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,363 vehicles per day.
Spread over 146 miles and 1,730 segments, 75% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 430,429 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈157 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.8%).
Older drivers than 89% of counties in Mississippi
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 69% lower than the highway network.
At 36% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 9.5% signals easier movement on local roads.
Grenada's average driver income is lower than 64% of counties in Mississippi. The driver population here skews older than 89% of counties in Mississippi.