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Traffic heat map of Jackson County, Alabama: 555 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Veterans Drive

Jackson County, Alabama Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Veterans Drive, carries 17,984 vehicles a day, 6.3 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Jackson County, Alabama across 555 miles of monitored roads split into 4,164 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Jackson County, Alabama

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,846
Trucks

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

10.8%
Average travel time

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

34.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,830

The average monitored road in Jackson County, Alabama carries 2,846 vehicles per day. Across its 555 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,545,219 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈564 million per year). Trucks are 10.8% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Alabama.

Traffic 52% below the Alabama average

Jackson sees 52% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,846 vehicles per day against 5,932), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Jackson accounts for about 1.1% of Alabama's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Jackson's 2,846 vehicles per day trails 61% of counties in Alabama.

At 34.4 minutes, the average travel time is 8% higher than the state level. On travel time, Jackson runs longer than 73% of counties in Alabama.

At 39% lower than the state level, the 9.5% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Jackson County, Alabama

Trafficvehicles per day7,697
Trucks13.5%
Average travel time44.6 min
Congestion ratio17.9%
Drivers’ average age49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,626

Travel in Jackson County, Alabama splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 7,697 vehicles per day, 249% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,205 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 19% of the monitored road miles (105 miles, 486 segments), so they carry more than their share: 774,522 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈283 million per year).

56% of counties in Alabama move less traffic on their highways.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

At 13.5%, highway truck share is 9% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Alabama: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

58% of counties in Alabama see a higher highway truck share than Jackson's 13.5%. 54% of counties in Alabama see more highway trucks per day than Jackson's roughly 1,036.

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Non-highway Traffic in Jackson County, Alabama

Trafficvehicles per day2,205
Trucks8.0%
Average travel time33.0 min
Congestion ratio8.3%
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,135

Travel in Jackson County, Alabama splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 2,205 vehicles per day.

Spread over 450 miles and 3,678 segments, 81% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 770,698 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈281 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.0%.

Older drivers than 74% of counties in Alabama

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 40% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (8.3%) runs 43% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Jackson's average driver income is lower than 65% of counties in Alabama. Jackson's median driver age is higher than 74% of counties in Alabama.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Jackson County vs. Alabama Traffic Comparison

Jackson County's biggest difference from the Alabama average is its average daily traffic per road, 52% below it.

MetricJackson CountyAlabama averageDifference
Traffic2,8465,932-52.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.8%10.6%+1.3%
Truck % (Highway)13.5%14.8%-9.1%
Avg. Travel Time34.4 min31.8 min+8.0%

How Jackson County compares

Jackson County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Jackson County carries 44.2% less traffic on a typical road and is 34.1% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Jackson County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Alabama average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Jackson County2,84610.8%1,545,21934.4 min9.5%
DeKalb County, Alabama3,74612.8%1,850,84832.5 min11.3%
Dade County, Georgia3,55518.8%1,208,13332.2 min12.8%
Franklin County, Tennessee5,2108.3%830,56932.8 min12.2%
Madison County, Alabama7,8956.3%9,083,68630.9 min21.2%
Alabama average5,93210.6%N/A31.8 min15.5%

Jackson County ranked within Alabama

Jackson County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Alabama (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasureJackson CountyAlabama rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,846#41 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day774,522#27 of 60
Truck share on highways13.5%#35 of 60
Highway trucks per day1,036#33 of 60
Average travel time34.4 min#19 of 67
Average driver income$55,830#44 of 67
Average driver age49.5 yrs#18 of 67

Busiest roads in Jackson County, Alabama

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 14,844 vehicles a day, against 2,846 on the average road in Jackson County.

Veterans Drive is the busiest road, at 17,984 vehicles a day, 1,213 of them trucks (6.8%). John T Reid Parkway carries the most trucks, 1,922 a day (13.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Lee Highway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 44.9 minutes against 34.4 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Veterans DrivePrimary road · 17,984vehicles1,213trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.5%
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,784

Veterans Drive is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 24% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.

2John T Reid ParkwayTrunk road · 14,270vehicles1,922trucks · 13.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
17.8%
Median trip time
44.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,910

John T Reid Parkway carries 5.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 44.6 minutes.

3AL 35Primary road · 12,278vehicles917trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
29.2%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,312

Delays build on AL 35: its congestion ratio of 29% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.

4Broad StreetPrimary road · 9,071vehicles677trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.2%
Median trip time
31.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,628

At 3.2 times the county average, Broad Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,628 in household income.

5Tammy Little DrivePrimary road · 8,078vehicles792trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
38.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,947

The busiest stretch of Tammy Little Drive carries 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 9.8% of it, below the county-wide 10.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1John T Reid ParkwayTrunk road · #2 by traffic14,270vehicles1,922trucks · 13.5%
2Veterans DrivePrimary road · #1 by traffic17,984vehicles1,213trucks · 6.8%
3Lee HighwayTrunk road · 7,688vehicles938trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.8%
Median trip time
44.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,574

On its busiest stretch, Lee Highway carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 12.2% of it, above the county-wide 10.8%.

4AL 35Primary road · #3 by traffic12,278vehicles917trucks · 7.5%
5Tammy Little DrivePrimary road · #5 by traffic8,078vehicles792trucks · 9.8%
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

JacksonDepartment 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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