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Traffic heat map of Mackinac County, Michigan: 260 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on State Street and Business Loop 75

Mackinac County, Michigan Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 260 road miles in Mackinac County, Michigan, divided into 2,044 segments averaging 671 ft. Its busiest road, State Street, carries 10,121 vehicles a day, 3.3 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 Mackinac County, Michigan

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,080
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

35.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,699

Our data shows 3,080 vehicles per day on the average road in Mackinac County, Michigan, and 685,384 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈250 million per year) across its 260 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.5% of traffic, more than the 7.7% across Michigan.

Traffic 60% below the Michigan average

Mackinac's average daily traffic volume is 60% lower than the state average - 3,080 vehicles per day against 7,697 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Michigan's statewide total. 74% of counties in Michigan see more traffic than Mackinac's 3,080 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 7% higher than the state level, at 35.8 minutes on average. On travel time, Mackinac runs longer than 78% of counties in Michigan.

The congestion ratio of 9.4% is 49% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Mackinac County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day5,697
Trucks11.5%
Average travel time48.6 min
Congestion ratio11.8%
Drivers’ average age55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,336

Most travel in Mackinac County, Michigan happens on highways, 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,697 vehicles per day, 186% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,993 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 42% of the monitored road miles (109 miles, 600 segments), so they carry more than their share: 506,895 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈185 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 81% of counties in Michigan

The concentration of trucks on highways (11.5%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Michigan: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 60% of counties in Michigan. Mackinac's highway truck count is lower than 81% of counties in Michigan, at roughly 653 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Mackinac County, Michigan

Trafficvehicles per day1,993
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time30.5 min
Congestion ratio8.5%
Drivers’ average age55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,103

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Mackinac County, Michigan, 26% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,993 vehicles per day.

Spread over 151 miles and 1,444 segments, 58% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 178,490 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈65.1 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.8%.

Older drivers than 85% of counties in Michigan

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 32% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 8.5% is 54% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Mackinac's average driver income is lower than 63% of counties in Michigan. 85% of counties in Michigan have a younger driver population than Mackinac.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 12:00 PM–3:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 89% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekend traffic is about as busy as on weekdays (-2%): leisure and through trips largely replace the commute.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +49% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -37% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Mackinac County, Michigan, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +49% in high season.

Mackinac County vs. Michigan Traffic Comparison

Mackinac County's biggest difference from the Michigan average is its average daily traffic per road, 60% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 37% above.

MetricMackinac CountyMichigan averageDifference
Traffic3,0807,697-60.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%7.7%+36.8%
Truck % (Highway)11.5%12.0%-4.1%
Avg. Travel Time35.8 min33.6 min+6.7%

How Mackinac County compares

Mackinac County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Mackinac 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 third busiest roads of the five.

Mackinac County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Michigan average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Mackinac County3,08010.5%685,38435.8 min9.4%
Chippewa County, Michigan2,3928.2%736,40130.1 min6.6%
Emmet County, Michigan7,0196.1%861,96331.3 min19.3%
Cheboygan County, Michigan3,8188.8%1,110,74133.4 min12.9%
Luce County, Michigan1,8039.4%157,46025.5 min8.0%
Michigan average7,6977.7%N/A33.6 min18.5%

Mackinac County ranked within Michigan

Mackinac County sits in the top quarter of the Michigan field on average driver age, at #13 of 83.

Mackinac County ranked among 83 county-level areas in Michigan (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 74.
MeasureMackinac CountyMichigan rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,080#62 of 83
Highway vehicle-miles per day506,895#40 of 74
Truck share on highways11.5%#30 of 74
Highway trucks per day653#60 of 74
Average travel time35.8 min#19 of 83
Average driver income$61,699#53 of 83
Average driver age55.8 yrs#13 of 83

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #13 of 83 on average driver age, against #60 of 74 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Mackinac County, Michigan

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Mackinac County carry 9,073 vehicles a day on average, 2.9 times the typical road in the county (3,080).

State Street leads with 10,121 vehicles a day, 501 of them trucks (5.0%). US-2 West carries the most trucks, 756 a day (9.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Lake Michigan Scenic Highway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 75.8 minutes against 35.8 county-wide.

Few trucks use State Street: 5.0% of its traffic, under half the county's 10.5%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1State StreetPrimary road · 10,121vehicles501trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
31.5%
Median trip time
26.6 min
Drivers’ median age
55.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,866

Travel on State Street's busiest stretch runs 31% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Business Loop 75Primary road · 8,896vehicles457trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.3%
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,780

On its busiest stretch, Business Loop 75 carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 5.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

3US 2Trunk road · 8,202vehicles579trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.3%
Median trip time
30.9 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,687

US 2 peaks at 8,202 vehicles a day, 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 7.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

4US-2 WestTrunk road · 7,720vehicles756trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.1%
Median trip time
34.1 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,391

US-2 West carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 756 of them trucks (9.8%, below the county-wide 10.5%).

5Lake Michigan Scenic HighwayTrunk road · 6,370vehicles743trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.5%
Median trip time
75.8 min
Drivers’ median age
58.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,960

Lake Michigan Scenic Highway carries 2.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 75.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US-2 WestTrunk road · #4 by traffic7,720vehicles756trucks · 9.8%
2I 75Motorway · 5,818vehicles746trucks · 12.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
6.9%
Median trip time
44.4 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,051

I 75 carries 89% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 44.4 minutes.

3Lake Michigan Scenic HighwayTrunk road · #5 by traffic6,370vehicles743trucks · 11.7%
4US 2Trunk road · #3 by traffic8,202vehicles579trucks · 7.1%
5US-2Trunk road · 5,708vehicles576trucks · 10.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
75.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,101

Drivers on US-2 are on long journeys, a median 75.0 minutes against 35.8 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

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

MackinacDepartment 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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