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Traffic heat map of Johnson County, Tennessee: 96 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Shady Street and Main Street

Johnson County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Johnson County, Tennessee? We measure 96 road miles, divided into 1,081 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Shady Street, carries 12,188 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Johnson County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,088
Trucks

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

7.9%
Average travel time

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

31.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,776

The average monitored road in Johnson County, Tennessee carries 3,088 vehicles per day. Across its 96 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 231,463 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈84.5 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Tennessee: 7.9% against 11.3%.

Traffic 57% below the Tennessee average

At 3,088 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Johnson carries 57% less traffic than the state average of 7,251, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.1% of Tennessee's statewide total. By volume, Johnson's 3,088 vehicles per day trails 73% of counties in Tennessee.

At 31.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 67% of counties in Tennessee have a longer average travel time than Johnson's 31.7 minutes.

Congestion runs 46% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.7%, which means 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 Johnson County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day5,664
Trucks8.5%
Average travel time34.1 min
Congestion ratio12.0%
Drivers’ average age46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,821

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Johnson County, Tennessee: 43% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,664 vehicles per day, 158% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,197 vehicles per day.

With 26% of the road miles (25 miles in 278 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 99,974 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈36.5 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 96% of counties in Tennessee

Highway truck concentration here runs 46% lower than the state average, at 8.5%. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 96% of counties in Tennessee. Johnson's highway truck count is lower than 95% of counties in Tennessee, at roughly 480 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Johnson County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day2,197
Trucks7.5%
Average travel time30.8 min
Congestion ratio7.6%
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,085

A little more than half of the driving in Johnson County, Tennessee happens on local roads: 57% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,197 vehicles per day.

Spread over 71 miles and 803 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 131,489 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈48.0 million per year). Trucks make up 7.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Local congestion 51% below the Tennessee average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 11% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (7.6%) runs 51% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 72% of counties in Tennessee. The driver population here skews younger than 51% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Johnson County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Johnson County runs 57% below the Tennessee average. Its highway truck share is also 46% below.

MetricJohnson CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic3,0887,251-57.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.9%11.3%-30.0%
Truck % (Highway)8.5%15.6%-45.7%
Avg. Travel Time31.7 min32.1 min-1.3%

How Johnson County compares

Johnson County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties and cities

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Johnson County is 50.7% less congested and moves 26.8% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Johnson 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
Johnson County3,0887.9%231,46331.7 min8.7%
Watauga County, North Carolina6,2006.5%1,290,96432.4 min20.0%
Carter County, Tennessee5,8375.8%1,022,62529.6 min15.8%
Bristol City, Virginia9,9259.8%566,82032.8 min24.6%
Ashe County, North Carolina2,3196.3%579,37131.0 min10.5%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Johnson County ranked within Tennessee

Truck share on highways places Johnson County #83 of 86 in Tennessee - the bottom quarter of the state.

Johnson County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureJohnson CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,088#70 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day99,974#78 of 86
Truck share on highways8.5%#83 of 86
Highway trucks per day480#82 of 86
Average travel time31.7 min#64 of 95
Average driver income$55,776#69 of 95
Average driver age48.4 yrs#49 of 95

Busiest roads in Johnson County, Tennessee

The three busiest roads in Johnson County average 8,467 vehicles a day, 2.7 times the county average of 3,088 across all its monitored roads.

Shady Street leads with 12,188 vehicles a day, 844 of them trucks (6.9%). No other road comes close: Main Street, in second place, carries 6,728. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

US 421 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 42.3 minutes against 31.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Shady StreetTrunk road · 12,188vehicles844trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,987

The busiest stretch of Shady Street carries 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 7.9%.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 6,728vehicles360trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.4%
Median trip time
26.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,553

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 18% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3US 421Trunk road · 6,485vehicles586trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
42.3 min
Drivers’ median age
43.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,837

On its busiest stretch, US 421 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, above the county-wide 7.9%.

4Doe Valley RoadPrimary road · 5,514vehicles385trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.1%
Median trip time
27.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,904

Doe Valley Road peaks at 5,514 vehicles a day, 79% more than the county average; trucks are 7.0% of it, below the county-wide 7.9%.

5Church StreetSecondary road · 4,180vehicles203trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,779

Church Street carries 35% more than the county average at its busiest, 203 of them trucks (4.9%, below the county-wide 7.9%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Shady StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic12,188vehicles844trucks · 6.9%
2US 421Trunk road · #3 by traffic6,485vehicles586trucks · 9.0%
3Doe Valley RoadPrimary road · #4 by traffic5,514vehicles385trucks · 7.0%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,728vehicles360trucks · 5.3%
5State Route 67Primary road · 3,376vehicles274trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,182

State Route 67 carries 9% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.6 minutes.

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

JohnsonDepartment 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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