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Traffic heat map of Houston County, Tennessee: 71 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street

Houston County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 71 road miles in Houston County, Tennessee, divided into 718 segments averaging 519 ft. Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 8,186 vehicles a day, 3.4 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 Houston County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,402
Trucks

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

8.6%
Average travel time

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

26.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,250

Our data shows 2,402 vehicles per day on the average road in Houston County, Tennessee, and 129,448 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.2 million per year) across its 71 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Tennessee: 8.6% against 11.3%.

Shorter trips than 98% of counties in Tennessee

At 2,402 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Houston carries 67% less traffic than the state average of 7,251, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Houston accounts for less than 0.1% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Houston's 2,402 vehicles per day trails 88% of counties in Tennessee.

Journey times run 16% lower than the state level, at 26.9 minutes on average. 98% of counties in Tennessee have a longer average travel time than Houston's 26.9 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 9.0% is 44% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Houston County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Houston County runs 67% below the Tennessee average. Its truck share is also 24% below.

MetricHouston CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic2,4027,251-66.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.6%11.3%-24.4%
Avg. Travel Time26.9 min32.1 min-16.1%

How Houston County compares

Houston County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Houston County moves 7.4% of the total daily travel and carries 58.9% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Houston 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
Houston County2,4028.6%129,44826.9 min9.0%
Humphreys County, Tennessee4,49418.9%918,29031.4 min11.6%
Stewart County, Tennessee2,4349.2%334,63335.2 min6.4%
Dickson County, Tennessee5,69315.9%1,855,93236.2 min12.8%
Montgomery County, Tennessee10,7748.6%3,910,76032.5 min23.0%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Houston County ranked within Tennessee

Houston County sits in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee field on average travel time, at #93 of 95.

Houston County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest).
MeasureHouston CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,402#84 of 95
Average travel time26.9 min#93 of 95
Average driver income$57,250#63 of 95
Average driver age47.2 yrs#65 of 95

Busiest roads in Houston County, Tennessee

The three busiest roads in Houston County average 6,701 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average of 2,402 across all its monitored roads.

Main Street leads with 8,186 vehicles a day, 545 of them trucks (6.7%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 8,186vehicles545trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.5%
Median trip time
23.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,403

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 20% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

2Cumberland City HighwayPrimary road · 6,151vehicles497trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,808

Cumberland City Highway carries 2.6 times the county average at its busiest, 497 of them trucks (8.1%, below the county-wide 8.6%).

3Ewing Richardson RoadPrimary road · 5,766vehicles496trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.7%
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,703

Ewing Richardson Road carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.5 minutes.

4Waverly HighwayPrimary road · 5,639vehicles417trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.2%
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,565

At 2.3 times the county average, Waverly Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,565 in household income.

5TN 13Primary road · 3,191vehicles308trucks · 9.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.7%
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,389

TN 13 carries 33% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic8,186vehicles545trucks · 6.7%
2Cumberland City HighwayPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,151vehicles497trucks · 8.1%
3Ewing Richardson RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic5,766vehicles496trucks · 8.6%
4Waverly HighwayPrimary road · #4 by traffic5,639vehicles417trucks · 7.4%
5TN 13Primary road · #5 by traffic3,191vehicles308trucks · 9.7%
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

HoustonDepartment 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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