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Traffic heat map of Lawrence County, Tennessee: 281 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Locust Avenue

Lawrence County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Lawrence County, Tennessee? We measure 281 road miles, divided into 2,208 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Locust Avenue, carries 21,524 vehicles a day, 5.2 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 Lawrence County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,113
Trucks

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

8.7%
Average travel time

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

29.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$58,339

A typical monitored road in Lawrence County, Tennessee sees 4,113 vehicles per day, while its 281 miles of monitored roads together handle 798,696 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈292 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Tennessee.

Shorter trips than 93% of counties in Tennessee

At 4,113 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lawrence carries 43% less traffic than the state average of 7,251, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Lawrence accounts for about 0.4% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 53% of counties in Tennessee see less traffic than Lawrence's 4,113 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 9% lower than the state level, at 29.2 minutes on average. On travel time, Lawrence runs shorter than 93% of counties in Tennessee.

Congestion runs 50% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.1%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day8,336
Trucks10.1%
Average travel time34.1 min
Congestion ratio10.1%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,116

A little more than half of the driving in Lawrence County, Tennessee happens on highways: 63% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,336 vehicles per day, 241% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,446 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 32% of the monitored road miles (90 miles, 625 segments), so they carry more than their share: 499,591 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈182 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 80% of counties in Tennessee

At 10.1%, highway truck share is 35% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Lawrence's highway truck share (10.1%) is lower than 80% of counties in Tennessee. By raw truck volume, Lawrence carries fewer highway trucks than 73% of counties in Tennessee.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day2,446
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time27.3 min
Congestion ratio7.3%
Drivers’ average age48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,901

A significant share of driving in Lawrence County, Tennessee, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,446 vehicles per day.

Spread over 191 miles and 1,583 segments, 68% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 299,105 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈109 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).

Local congestion 53% below the Tennessee average

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 37% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.3% is 53% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

60% of counties in Tennessee see higher average driver income among trip origins than Lawrence. The driver population here skews younger than 55% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Lawrence County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Lawrence County runs 43% below the Tennessee average. Its highway truck share is also 35% below.

MetricLawrence CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic4,1137,251-43.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.7%11.3%-22.9%
Truck % (Highway)10.1%15.6%-35.0%
Avg. Travel Time29.2 min32.1 min-8.9%

How Lawrence County compares

Lawrence County against nearby counties

Lawrence 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 second busiest roads of the five.

Lawrence 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
Lawrence County4,1138.7%798,69629.2 min8.1%
Giles County, Tennessee3,13117.8%1,181,94335.7 min9.2%
Wayne County, Tennessee2,11810.2%315,92233.0 min7.0%
Lauderdale County, Alabama5,4426.8%1,773,36330.4 min13.4%
Lewis County, Tennessee2,4589.6%187,44625.6 min6.7%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Lawrence County ranked within Tennessee

Lawrence County sits in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee field on average travel time, at #88 of 95.

Lawrence County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureLawrence CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,113#45 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day499,591#48 of 86
Truck share on highways10.1%#69 of 86
Highway trucks per day845#63 of 86
Average travel time29.2 min#88 of 95
Average driver income$58,339#57 of 95
Average driver age48.1 yrs#53 of 95

Busiest roads in Lawrence County, Tennessee

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lawrence County carry 13,933 vehicles a day on average, 3.4 times the typical road in the county (4,113).

Locust Avenue is the busiest road, at 21,524 vehicles a day, 2,017 of them trucks (9.4%). That is 87% more than the next road, Andrew Jackson Highway (11,483). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Locust AvenueTrunk road · 21,524vehicles2,017trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.6%
Median trip time
34.1 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,068

Travel on Locust Avenue's busiest stretch runs 28% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Andrew Jackson HighwayTrunk road · 11,483vehicles1,257trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
35.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,374

At 2.8 times the county average, Andrew Jackson Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $63,374 in household income.

3Lawrenceburg HighwayTrunk road · 8,791vehicles1,048trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.6%
Median trip time
37.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,271

The busiest stretch of Lawrenceburg Highway carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 11.9% of it, above the county-wide 8.7%.

4Gaines StreetSecondary road · 8,448vehicles514trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.7%
Median trip time
25.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,389

On its busiest stretch, Gaines Street carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 8.7%.

5Military StreetTrunk road · 7,891vehicles719trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.8%
Median trip time
34.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,092

Military Street carries 92% more than the county average at its busiest, 719 of them trucks (9.1%, in line with the county-wide 8.7%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Locust AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic21,524vehicles2,017trucks · 9.4%
2Andrew Jackson HighwayTrunk road · #2 by traffic11,483vehicles1,257trucks · 10.9%
3Lawrenceburg HighwayTrunk road · #3 by traffic8,791vehicles1,048trucks · 11.9%
4Military StreetTrunk road · #5 by traffic7,891vehicles719trucks · 9.1%
5SR 20Primary road · 7,864vehicles602trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.7%
Median trip time
28.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,528

SR 20 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 18% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

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

LawrenceDepartment 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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