Need segment-level traffic data?

Identify traffic patterns street by street and analyze the exact corridors that matter to your project.

Get insights →
Traffic heat map of Jones County, North Carolina: 227 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 17 and 8th Street

Jones County, North Carolina Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 227 road miles in Jones County, North Carolina, divided into 1,453 segments averaging 824 ft. Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in North Carolina. 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
Find my place
total traffic icon

Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Jones County, North Carolina

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,800
Trucks

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

10.1%
Average travel time

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

42.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$69,227

Our data shows 3,800 vehicles per day on the average road in Jones County, North Carolina, and 859,520 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈314 million per year) across its 227 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.1% of traffic, more than the 8.7% across North Carolina.

Longer trips than 97% of counties in North Carolina

Jones's average daily traffic volume is 40% lower than the state average - 3,800 vehicles per day against 6,332 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of North Carolina's statewide total. Jones carries less traffic than 61% of counties in North Carolina.

At 42.6 minutes, the average travel time is 32% higher than the state level. 97% of counties in North Carolina have a shorter average travel time than Jones's 42.6 minutes.

At 44% lower than the state level, the 10.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

highway traffic icon

Highway Traffic in Jones County, North Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day6,483
Trucks12.1%
Average travel time47.0 min
Congestion ratio13.9%
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,786

Highways carry about half of all travel in Jones County, North Carolina, 54% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,483 vehicles per day, 90% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,410 vehicles per day.

With 33% of the road miles (76 miles in 184 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 467,822 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈171 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 75% of counties in North Carolina

The concentration of trucks on highways (12.1%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for North Carolina: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

50% of counties in North Carolina see a lower highway truck share than Jones's 12.1%. By raw truck volume, Jones carries fewer highway trucks than 75% of counties in North Carolina.

non-highway traffic icon

Non-highway Traffic in Jones County, North Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day3,410
Trucks7.7%
Average travel time42.0 min
Congestion ratio9.8%
Drivers’ average age51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,353

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Jones County, North Carolina, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,410 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 67% of the monitored road miles (151 miles in 1,269 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 391,698 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈143 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.7%).

Local congestion 45% below the North Carolina average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 36% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 9.8% is 45% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Jones's average driver income is higher than 65% of counties in North Carolina. The driver population here skews older than 52% of counties in North Carolina.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Jones County, North Carolina, the peak hour concentrates about 9% of the day's traffic.

Jones County vs. North Carolina Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Jones County runs 40% below the North Carolina average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 32% above.

MetricJones CountyNorth Carolina averageDifference
Traffic3,8006,332-40.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.1%8.7%+15.1%
Truck % (Highway)12.1%12.1%-0.2%
Avg. Travel Time42.6 min32.3 min+32.1%

How Jones County compares

Jones County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Jones County is 37.0% less congested and moves 35.0% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Trips here run longer without running slower: distance, not congestion, is what drivers spend their time on.

Jones County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Carolina average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Jones County3,80010.1%859,52042.6 min10.3%
Craven County, North Carolina5,9327.4%2,360,09931.8 min17.4%
Lenoir County, North Carolina5,9279.3%1,621,96737.1 min15.1%
Onslow County, North Carolina9,6026.0%3,826,28431.8 min21.0%
Duplin County, North Carolina3,52911.2%2,005,17138.6 min11.9%
North Carolina average6,3328.7%N/A32.3 min18.6%

Jones County ranked within North Carolina

Average travel time places Jones County #4 of 100 in North Carolina - the top quarter of the state.

Jones County ranked among 100 county-level areas in North Carolina (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 97.
MeasureJones CountyNorth Carolina rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,800#61 of 100
Highway vehicle-miles per day467,822#68 of 97
Truck share on highways12.1%#49 of 97
Highway trucks per day781#73 of 97
Average travel time42.6 min#4 of 100
Average driver income$69,227#36 of 100
Average driver age49.9 yrs#49 of 100

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #4 of 100 on average travel time, against #73 of 97 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Jones County, North Carolina

The three busiest roads in Jones County average 14,649 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the county average of 3,800 across all its monitored roads.

US 17 leads with 15,686 vehicles a day, 1,296 of them trucks (8.3%). US 70 carries the most trucks, 1,506 a day (11.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

US 70 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 64.5 minutes against 42.6 county-wide.

Drivers on US 258 are noticeably younger, with a median age of 39.8 against 49.9 across the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 17Trunk road · 15,686vehicles1,296trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.9%
Median trip time
44.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,346

Travel on US 17's busiest stretch runs 16% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

28th StreetPrimary road · 14,902vehicles986trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
41.8 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,300

8th Street peaks at 14,902 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.6% of it, below the county-wide 10.1%.

3US 70Trunk road · 13,360vehicles1,506trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.8%
Median trip time
64.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,362

US 70 carries 3.5 times the county average at its busiest, 1,506 of them trucks (11.3%, above the county-wide 10.1%).

4Main StreetPrimary road · 13,126vehicles981trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
37.8%
Median trip time
39.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,805

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 38% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

5US 17 BusinessPrimary road · 12,623vehicles593trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.5%
Median trip time
27.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,844

US 17 Business is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 27.0 minutes, against 42.6 for the county.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 70Trunk road · #3 by traffic13,360vehicles1,506trucks · 11.3%
2US 17Trunk road · #1 by traffic15,686vehicles1,296trucks · 8.3%
38th StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic14,902vehicles986trucks · 6.6%
4Main StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic13,126vehicles981trucks · 7.5%
5US 258Primary road · 5,346vehicles651trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
53.8 min
Drivers’ median age
39.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,862

US 258 carries 41% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 53.8 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

JonesDepartment 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.
link arrow icon
Data current as of:
Q3 2026

Explore further

TrafficZoom platform

— street-level analytics and custom corridor reports.

Map AI

— demographics, housing and mobility data.

Counties near Jones County

The same traffic breakdown for the areas closest to Jones County, North Carolina.

Need segment-level traffic data?

Identify traffic patterns street by street and analyze the exact corridors that matter to your project.