
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Laurens County, Georgia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,223 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.7 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 13.0% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.5 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $58,735 |
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Our data shows 4,223 vehicles per day on the average road in Laurens County, Georgia, and 2,034,356 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈743 million per year) across its 653 miles of monitored roads. At 13.6%, the truck share runs above the 9.7% across Georgia: about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Traffic 43% below the Georgia average
Laurens sees 43% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,223 vehicles per day against 7,398), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Laurens accounts for about 0.7% of Georgia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Laurens's 4,223 vehicles per day outpaces 58% of counties in Georgia.
The average trip takes 33.7 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 33.7 minutes is longer than 54% of counties in Georgia.
The congestion ratio of 13.0% is 22% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Laurens County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,577 |
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| Trucks | 20.5% |
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| Average travel time | 45.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 19.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $59,846 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Laurens County, Georgia, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,577 vehicles per day, 94% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,912 vehicles per day.
With 19% of the road miles (126 miles in 386 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,018,005 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈372 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 74% of counties in Georgia.
Higher highway truck share than 87% of counties in Georgia
At 20.5%, highway truck share is 51% higher than the state average. That marks Laurens as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Laurens's highway truck share (20.5%) is higher than 87% of counties in Georgia. 61% of counties in Georgia see fewer highway trucks per day than Laurens's roughly 1,556.

Non-highway Traffic in Laurens County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,912 |
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| Trucks | 6.7% |
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| Average travel time | 32.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $58,296 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Laurens County, Georgia, 50% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,912 vehicles per day.
Spread over 527 miles and 4,170 segments, 81% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,016,351 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈371 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.7%).
Older drivers than 69% of counties in Georgia
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 67% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (12.5%) runs 23% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Laurens's average driver income is lower than 68% of counties in Georgia. Laurens's median driver age is higher than 69% of counties in Georgia.