
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Hillsborough, Florida
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day11,800 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.1% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.7 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. | 26.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 43.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $91,071 |
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A typical monitored road in Hillsborough, Florida sees 11,800 vehicles per day, while its 2,260 miles of monitored roads together handle 37,217,573 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈13.6 billion per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 12 across Florida.
Busier roads than 91% of counties in Florida
At 11,800 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Hillsborough carries 19% more traffic than the state average of 9,922, suggesting more demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Hillsborough accounts for about 7.1% of Florida's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Hillsborough's 11,800 vehicles per day outpaces 91% of counties in Florida.
Journey times here (34.7 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 67% of counties in Florida have a shorter average travel time than Hillsborough's 34.7 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 26.6% runs slightly higher than the state level (12% higher) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Hillsborough, Florida
| Traffic | vehicles per day41,948 |
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| Trucks | 8.3% |
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| Average travel time | 42.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 55.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $89,979 |
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A significant share of driving in Hillsborough, Florida, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 41,948 vehicles per day, 288% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 10,809 vehicles per day.
With 15% of the road miles (339 miles in 1,891 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 16,067,310 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈5.9 billion per year).
That puts Hillsborough among the top 5 counties in Florida for highway travel volume.
Lower highway truck share than 90% of counties in Florida
The concentration of trucks on highways (8.3%) is 27% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Hillsborough's highway truck share (8.3%) is lower than 90% of counties in Florida. Hillsborough's highway truck count is higher than 85% of counties in Florida, at roughly 3,473 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Hillsborough, Florida
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,809 |
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| Trucks | 6.2% |
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| Average travel time | 34.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 25.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $91,645 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Hillsborough, Florida (57% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 10,809 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 85% of the monitored road miles (1,921 miles in 57,541 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 21,150,263 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈7.7 billion per year). Trucks make up 6.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.
Younger drivers than 94% of counties in Florida
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 25% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (25.6%) runs slightly higher than the state level (13% higher).
Hillsborough's average driver income is higher than 88% of counties in Florida. 94% of counties in Florida have an older driver population than Hillsborough.