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Traffic heat map of Lauderdale County, Tennessee: 185 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Jefferson Davis Highway

Lauderdale County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Jefferson Davis Highway, carries 14,437 vehicles a day, 4.8 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Lauderdale County, Tennessee across 185 miles of monitored roads split into 1,489 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 Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,983
Trucks

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

9.3%
Average travel time

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

31.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,492

A typical monitored road in Lauderdale County, Tennessee sees 2,983 vehicles per day, while its 185 miles of monitored roads together handle 446,167 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈163 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Tennessee.

Traffic 59% below the Tennessee average

At 2,983 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lauderdale carries 59% 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. Network-wide, Lauderdale accounts for about 0.2% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Lauderdale's 2,983 vehicles per day trails 77% of counties in Tennessee.

Journey times here (31.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 72% of counties in Tennessee have a longer average travel time than Lauderdale's 31.5 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 7.6% is 53% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day6,907
Trucks11.1%
Average travel time37.2 min
Congestion ratio13.8%
Drivers’ average age47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,900

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Lauderdale County, Tennessee (59% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 6,907 vehicles per day, 282% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,809 vehicles per day.

With 26% of the road miles (48 miles in 343 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 261,068 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈95.3 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 69% of counties in Tennessee

Highway truck concentration here runs 29% lower than the state average, at 11.1%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 69% of counties in Tennessee. By raw truck volume, Lauderdale carries fewer highway trucks than 67% of counties in Tennessee.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day1,809
Trucks6.7%
Average travel time29.8 min
Congestion ratio5.8%
Drivers’ average age47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,511

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Lauderdale County, Tennessee: 41% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,809 vehicles per day.

Spread over 137 miles and 1,146 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 185,099 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈67.6 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.7%).

Local congestion 62% below the Tennessee average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 40% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.8% is 62% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

64% of counties in Tennessee see higher average driver income among trip origins than Lauderdale. Lauderdale's median driver age is lower than 65% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lauderdale County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Lauderdale County runs 59% below the Tennessee average. Its highway truck share is also 29% below.

MetricLauderdale CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic2,9837,251-58.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.3%11.3%-18.3%
Truck % (Highway)11.1%15.6%-29.0%
Avg. Travel Time31.5 min32.1 min-1.8%

How Lauderdale County compares

Lauderdale County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Lauderdale County moves 35.2% of the total daily travel and runs 5.1 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Lauderdale 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
Lauderdale County2,9839.3%446,16731.5 min7.6%
Tipton County, Tennessee3,4926.6%939,51628.1 min9.4%
Mississippi County, Arkansas3,21219.8%1,725,31432.1 min9.8%
Haywood County, Tennessee2,49320.5%1,332,81638.0 min8.6%
Dyer County, Tennessee4,93310.7%1,076,79030.7 min10.5%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Lauderdale County ranked within Tennessee

Average daily traffic volume places Lauderdale County #73 of 95 in Tennessee - the bottom quarter of the state.

Lauderdale County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureLauderdale CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,983#73 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day261,068#66 of 86
Truck share on highways11.1%#60 of 86
Highway trucks per day765#58 of 86
Average travel time31.5 min#69 of 95
Average driver income$57,492#61 of 95
Average driver age47.3 yrs#62 of 95

Busiest roads in Lauderdale County, Tennessee

The three busiest roads in Lauderdale County average 11,905 vehicles a day, 4.0 times the county average of 2,983 across all its monitored roads.

Jefferson Davis Highway leads with 14,437 vehicles a day, 1,191 of them trucks (8.2%). Future I 69 carries the most trucks, 1,252 a day (11.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Trips using US 51 are long: a median of 43.1 minutes against 31.5 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Jefferson Davis HighwayTrunk road · 14,437vehicles1,191trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.9%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,699

Travel on Jefferson Davis Highway's busiest stretch runs 19% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 51Trunk road · 10,730vehicles1,181trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
43.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,980

At 3.6 times the county average, US 51 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,980 in household income.

3Future I 69Trunk road · 10,548vehicles1,252trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.1%
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,330

The busiest stretch of Future I 69 carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 11.9% of it, above the county-wide 9.3%.

4Cleveland StreetSecondary road · 5,774vehicles198trucks · 3.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.1%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,216

At 94% more than the county average, Cleveland Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,216 in household income.

5Tigrett StreetSecondary road · 3,608vehicles263trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
26.9 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,364

Tigrett Street is busy by local standards, at 21% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.3% of it, below the county-wide 9.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Future I 69Trunk road · #3 by traffic10,548vehicles1,252trucks · 11.9%
2Jefferson Davis HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic14,437vehicles1,191trucks · 8.2%
3US 51Trunk road · #2 by traffic10,730vehicles1,181trucks · 11.0%
4TN 19Primary road · 3,268vehicles295trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.1%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,712

TN 19 peaks at 3,268 vehicles a day, 10% more than the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, in line with the county-wide 9.3%.

5Tigrett StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic3,608vehicles263trucks · 7.3%
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

LauderdaleDepartment 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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