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Traffic heat map of Henderson County, Tennessee: 297 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 40 and Church Street

Henderson County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Henderson County, Tennessee, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,695 road segments (297 road miles, about 926 ft each). About 1 in 5 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 9 across Tennessee. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Henderson County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,653
Trucks

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

18.3%
Average travel time

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

33.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,000

The average monitored road in Henderson County, Tennessee carries 3,653 vehicles per day. Across its 297 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,452,348 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈530 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.3% of traffic, against 11.3% across Tennessee.

Traffic 50% below the Tennessee average

Henderson sees 50% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,653 vehicles per day against 7,251), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.8% of Tennessee's statewide total. Henderson carries less traffic than 57% of counties in Tennessee.

Journey times here (33.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.5 minutes is longer than 68% of counties in Tennessee.

The congestion ratio of 8.6% is 47% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Henderson County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day8,988
Trucks21.4%
Average travel time37.6 min
Congestion ratio13.3%
Drivers’ average age47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,661

Most travel in Henderson County, Tennessee happens on highways, 78% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,988 vehicles per day, 277% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,383 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 32% of the monitored road miles (96 miles, 326 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,134,205 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈414 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Henderson outranks 66% of counties in Tennessee.

Higher highway truck share than 80% of counties in Tennessee

The concentration of trucks on highways (21.4%) is 37% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Henderson's highway truck share (21.4%) is higher than 80% of counties in Tennessee. 68% of counties in Tennessee see fewer highway trucks per day than Henderson's roughly 1,922.

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Non-highway Traffic in Henderson County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day2,383
Trucks7.3%
Average travel time32.5 min
Congestion ratio7.4%
Drivers’ average age48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,935

At 22% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Henderson County, Tennessee than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,383 vehicles per day.

Spread over 201 miles and 1,369 segments, 68% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 318,143 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈116 million per year). Trucks make up 7.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.

Local congestion 52% below the Tennessee average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 66% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.4% is 52% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 68% of counties in Tennessee. 59% of counties in Tennessee have an older driver population than Henderson.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Henderson County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Henderson County's biggest difference from the Tennessee average is its truck share, 61% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 50% below.

MetricHenderson CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic3,6537,251-49.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)18.3%11.3%+61.5%
Truck % (Highway)21.4%15.6%+37.0%
Avg. Travel Time33.5 min32.1 min+4.3%

How Henderson County compares

Henderson County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Henderson County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Henderson County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Tennessee average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Henderson County3,65318.3%1,452,34833.5 min8.6%
Decatur County, Tennessee2,68620.4%684,66432.7 min7.4%
Chester County, Tennessee2,2108.5%390,93829.8 min8.4%
Carroll County, Tennessee2,75014.2%838,63636.4 min7.9%
Madison County, Tennessee6,77513.1%3,683,55333.1 min15.1%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Henderson County ranked within Tennessee

Henderson County sits in the top quarter of the Tennessee field on truck share on highways, at #18 of 86.

Henderson County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureHenderson CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,653#55 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,134,205#30 of 86
Truck share on highways21.4%#18 of 86
Highway trucks per day1,922#28 of 86
Average travel time33.5 min#31 of 95
Average driver income$57,000#65 of 95
Average driver age47.9 yrs#56 of 95

Busiest roads in Henderson County, Tennessee

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 22,643 vehicles a day, against 3,653 on the average road in Henderson County.

I 40 is the busiest road, at 32,540 vehicles a day, 8,216 of them trucks (25.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 40 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 60.2 minutes against 33.5 county-wide.

Church Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 6.4% of its traffic is trucks, against 18.3% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · 32,540vehicles8,216trucks · 25.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
36.0%
Median trip time
60.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,255

Delays build on I 40: its congestion ratio of 36% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.

2Church StreetTrunk road · 22,100vehicles1,408trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.8%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,001

Travel on Church Street's busiest stretch runs 24% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Broad StreetPrimary road · 13,289vehicles934trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.0%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,187

Broad Street peaks at 13,289 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average; trucks are 7.0% of it, below the county-wide 18.3%.

4US 412Trunk road · 10,100vehicles897trucks · 8.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.4%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,162

US 412 carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 897 of them trucks (8.9%, below the county-wide 18.3%).

5TN 22Trunk road · 6,664vehicles741trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.8%
Median trip time
41.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,194

TN 22 peaks at 6,664 vehicles a day, 82% more than the county average; trucks are 11.1% of it, below the county-wide 18.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #1 by traffic32,540vehicles8,216trucks · 25.2%
2Church StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic22,100vehicles1,408trucks · 6.4%
3Broad StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic13,289vehicles934trucks · 7.0%
4US 412Trunk road · #4 by traffic10,100vehicles897trucks · 8.9%
5TN 22Trunk road · #5 by traffic6,664vehicles741trucks · 11.1%
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

HendersonDepartment 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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