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Traffic heat map of Macon County, Tennessee: 134 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on SR 52 and Red Boiling Springs Road

Macon County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 134 road miles in Macon County, Tennessee, divided into 2,291 segments averaging 310 ft. The average road here carries 3,448 vehicles a day, 52% less than the Tennessee average of 7,251. 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 Macon County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,448
Trucks

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

8.5%
Average travel time

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

32.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

12.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$59,271

Our data shows 3,448 vehicles per day on the average road in Macon County, Tennessee, and 359,223 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈131 million per year) across its 134 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Tennessee: 8.5% against 11.3%.

Traffic 52% below the Tennessee average

Macon sees 52% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,448 vehicles per day against 7,251), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Tennessee's statewide total. Macon carries less traffic than 63% of counties in Tennessee.

At 32.1 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Macon runs shorter than 56% of counties in Tennessee.

The congestion ratio of 12.8% is 21% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Macon County, Tennessee, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Macon County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Macon County apart: 52% below the Tennessee average. Its truck share is also 25% below.

MetricMacon CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic3,4487,251-52.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%11.3%-25.1%
Avg. Travel Time32.1 min32.1 min-0.0%

How Macon County compares

Macon County against nearby counties

Macon 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. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Macon 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
Macon County3,4488.5%359,22332.1 min12.8%
Trousdale County, Tennessee3,81710.2%233,11537.5 min13.6%
Monroe County, Kentucky1,7489.2%223,73229.6 min7.8%
Allen County, Kentucky2,6609.4%480,89928.8 min11.1%
Smith County, Tennessee3,86419.2%1,177,17729.7 min11.5%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Macon County ranked within Tennessee

Macon County sits in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee field on average driver age, at #78 of 95.

Macon County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest).
MeasureMacon CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,448#60 of 95
Average travel time32.1 min#53 of 95
Average driver income$59,271#53 of 95
Average driver age45.9 yrs#78 of 95

Busiest roads in Macon County, Tennessee

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Macon County carry 6,386 vehicles a day on average, 85% more than the typical road in the county (3,448).

SR 52 is the busiest road, at 8,021 vehicles a day, 638 of them trucks (8.0%). Hartsville Road carries the most trucks, 647 a day (15.4% of its traffic), although it is not among the 5 busiest roads overall.

Main Street draws drivers from lower-income areas: their neighborhoods average $32,334 in household income, 45% below the county's $59,271.

Freight stands out on Hartsville Road: trucks are 15.4% of the traffic there, against 8.5% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1SR 52Primary road · 8,021vehicles638trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.6%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,882

SR 52 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 24% longer than at free-flow speed, against 13% county-wide.

2Red Boiling Springs RoadSecondary road · 5,809vehicles328trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.1%
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,873

Red Boiling Springs Road is busy by local standards, at 68% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 5.7% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

3College StreetSecondary road · 5,328vehicles352trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.7%
Median trip time
27.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,852

College Street peaks at 5,328 vehicles a day, 55% more than the county average; trucks are 6.6% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

4Lafayette RoadPrimary road · 4,586vehicles457trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
26.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,464

Lafayette Road carries 33% more than the county average at its busiest, 457 of them trucks (10.0%, above the county-wide 8.5%).

5Scottsville RoadSecondary road · 4,360vehicles261trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
15.3%
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,813

Scottsville Road carries 26% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.0 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Hartsville RoadPrimary road · 4,192vehicles647trucks · 15.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.5%
Median trip time
41.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,019

At 22% more than the county average, Hartsville Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $63,019 in household income.

2SR 52Primary road · #1 by traffic8,021vehicles638trucks · 8.0%
3Lafayette RoadPrimary road · #4 by traffic4,586vehicles457trucks · 10.0%
4Main StreetPrimary road · 3,283vehicles368trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
25.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$32,334

Even at its busiest, Main Street carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 11.2% of it, above the county-wide 8.5%.

5College StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic5,328vehicles352trucks · 6.6%
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

MaconDepartment 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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