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Traffic heat map of Lake County, Florida: 990 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on FL 50 and Florida's Turnpike

Lake County, Florida Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 990 road miles in Lake County, Florida, divided into 20,869 segments averaging 250 ft. Its busiest road, FL 50, carries 62,579 vehicles a day, 8.1 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 Lake County, Florida

Traffic

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

vehicles per day7,732
Trucks

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

9.9%
Average travel time

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

34.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

19.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$78,621

A typical monitored road in Lake County, Florida sees 7,732 vehicles per day, while its 990 miles of monitored roads together handle 9,102,360 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.3 billion per year). Trucks are 9.9% of traffic, more than the 8.6% across Florida.

Longer trips than 68% of counties in Florida

At 7,732 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lake carries 22% less traffic than the state average of 9,922, suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.7% of Florida's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 58% of counties in Florida see less traffic than Lake's 7,732 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 34.8 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Lake runs longer than 68% of counties in Florida.

The congestion ratio of 19.8% is 17% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lake County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day22,319
Trucks12.9%
Average travel time36.7 min
Congestion ratio41.3%
Drivers’ average age49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$82,464

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Lake County, Florida: 43% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 22,319 vehicles per day, 256% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,278 vehicles per day.

With 20% of the road miles (195 miles in 1,892 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 3,918,129 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 75% of counties in Florida.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

Highway truck concentration here runs 14% higher than the state average, at 12.9%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Florida: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

59% of counties in Florida see a higher highway truck share than Lake's 12.9%. Lake's highway truck count is lower than 51% of counties in Florida, at roughly 2,890 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lake County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day6,278
Trucks7.6%
Average travel time34.6 min
Congestion ratio17.7%
Drivers’ average age53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,551

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Lake County, Florida (57% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 6,278 vehicles per day.

Spread over 795 miles and 18,977 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 5,184,231 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.9 billion per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.6%).

Older drivers than 68% of counties in Florida

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 41% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (17.7%) runs 22% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 65% of counties in Florida. 68% of counties in Florida have a younger driver population than Lake.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 73% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 23% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
March–May is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
September is the quietest month, with volumes -12% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Lake County, Florida, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Lake County vs. Florida Traffic Comparison

Lake County's biggest difference from the Florida average is its average daily traffic per road, 22% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 15% above.

MetricLake CountyFlorida averageDifference
Traffic7,7329,922-22.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.9%8.6%+15.0%
Truck % (Highway)12.9%11.3%+14.4%
Avg. Travel Time34.8 min33.2 min+4.8%

How Lake County compares

Lake County against nearby counties

Lake County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Lake County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Florida average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Lake County7,7329.9%9,102,36034.8 min19.8%
Seminole County, Florida9,4765.8%9,961,20034.0 min23.7%
Orange County, Florida12,2876.7%38,686,99433.9 min27.6%
Sumter County, Florida6,06816.3%5,325,42741.6 min16.6%
Volusia County, Florida8,6249.3%13,877,31433.7 min21.4%
Florida average9,9228.6%N/A33.2 min23.8%

Lake County ranked within Florida

Lake County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Florida (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasureLake CountyFlorida rank
Traffic volume (AADT)7,732#29 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day3,918,129#16 of 60
Truck share on highways12.9%#36 of 60
Highway trucks per day2,890#31 of 60
Average travel time34.8 min#22 of 67
Average driver income$78,621#24 of 67
Average driver age51.3 yrs#22 of 67

Busiest roads in Lake County, Florida

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lake County carry 56,925 vehicles a day on average, 7.4 times the typical road in the county (7,732).

FL 50 leads with 62,579 vehicles a day, 3,586 of them trucks (5.7%). Florida's Turnpike carries the most trucks, 12,692 a day (21.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 21.7% of traffic on Florida's Turnpike, against 9.9% across all roads in the county.

Trips using Florida's Turnpike are long: a median of 58.9 minutes against 34.8 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

US 27 skews older: its drivers' median age is 59.8, compared with 51.3 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1FL 50Trunk road · 62,579vehicles3,586trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
49.8%
Median trip time
34.1 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$100,023

Delays build on FL 50: its congestion ratio of 50% over free-flow time is well above the county's 20%.

2Florida's TurnpikeMotorway · 58,606vehicles12,692trucks · 21.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
63.9%
Median trip time
58.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,636

Travel on Florida's Turnpike's busiest stretch runs 64% over free-flow time, against 20% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Burleigh BoulevardPrimary road · 49,590vehicles3,415trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
41.4%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,304

Burleigh Boulevard carries 6.4 times the county average at its busiest, 3,415 of them trucks (6.9%, below the county-wide 9.9%).

4Highway 50Trunk road · 49,134vehicles2,646trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
40.1%
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,000

Highway 50 carries 6.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.6 minutes.

5US 441Primary road · 47,582vehicles3,076trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
41.3%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,999

At 6.2 times the county average, US 441 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,999 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Florida's TurnpikeMotorway · #2 by traffic58,606vehicles12,692trucks · 21.7%
2FL 50Trunk road · #1 by traffic62,579vehicles3,586trucks · 5.7%
3Burleigh BoulevardPrimary road · #3 by traffic49,590vehicles3,415trucks · 6.9%
4US 27Trunk road · 45,994vehicles3,110trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
41.2%
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
59.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,750

A main artery: US 27's busiest stretch carries 5.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 9.9%.

5US 441Primary road · #5 by traffic47,582vehicles3,076trucks · 6.5%
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

LakeDepartment 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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