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Traffic heat map of Maricopa County, Arizona: 7,385 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Deck Park Tunnel

Maricopa County, Arizona Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Maricopa County, Arizona, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 205,899 road segments (7,385 road miles, about 189 ft each). It has the busiest roads of any county in Arizona, averaging 11,870 vehicles a day. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Maricopa County, Arizona

Traffic

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

vehicles per day11,870
Trucks

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

6.8%
Average travel time

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

32.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

18.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$102,625

A typical monitored road in Maricopa County, Arizona sees 11,870 vehicles per day, while its 7,385 miles of monitored roads together handle 98,058,205 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈35.8 billion per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Arizona.

The busiest roads of any county in Arizona

At 11,870 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Maricopa carries 19% more traffic than the state average of 10,009, suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 56% of Arizona's statewide total. In fact, Maricopa has the highest average traffic volume of any county in Arizona, at 11,870 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 32.5 minutes, on par with the state level. 79% of counties in Arizona have a longer average travel time than Maricopa's 32.5 minutes.

Congestion here (18.6%) closely tracks the state level.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Maricopa County, Arizona

Trafficvehicles per day37,295
Trucks9.3%
Average travel time37.4 min
Congestion ratio43.7%
Drivers’ average age42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$98,172

Highways carry about half of all travel in Maricopa County, Arizona, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 37,295 vehicles per day, 233% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 11,212 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (1,329 miles, 5,188 segments), so they carry more than their share: 44,719,595 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈16.3 billion per year).

By highway travel volume, Maricopa ranks first in Arizona.

The lowest highway truck share of any county in Arizona

The concentration of trucks on highways (9.3%) is 33% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Maricopa still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.

By share, Maricopa has the lowest highway truck concentration in Arizona, at 9.3%. Maricopa also moves the highest raw count of highway trucks in Arizona, at roughly 3,147 per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Maricopa County, Arizona

Trafficvehicles per day11,212
Trucks4.7%
Average travel time32.4 min
Congestion ratio17.9%
Drivers’ average age42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$105,358

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Maricopa County, Arizona, 54% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 11,212 vehicles per day.

Spread over 6,056 miles and 200,711 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 53,338,610 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈19.5 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.7%.

The highest driver income of any county in Arizona

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 50% lower than the highway network.

At 17.9%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.

Trips here originate from the highest average driver income in Arizona, at $102,625. The driver population here skews younger than 93% of counties in Arizona.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 72% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 21% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
March–May is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
July is the quietest month, with volumes -9% versus the annual average - an unusual summer low, when most places are at their busiest.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Maricopa County, Arizona, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Maricopa County vs. Arizona Traffic Comparison

Maricopa County's biggest difference from the Arizona average is its highway truck share, 33% below it. Its truck share is also 29% below.

MetricMaricopa CountyArizona averageDifference
Traffic11,87010,009+18.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.8%9.6%-29.3%
Truck % (Highway)9.3%13.9%-33.0%
Avg. Travel Time32.5 min32.9 min-1.2%

How Maricopa County compares

Maricopa County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Maricopa County moves 14.6 times the total daily travel and carries 95.5% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Maricopa County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Arizona average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Maricopa County11,8706.8%98,058,20532.5 min18.6%
La Paz County, Arizona3,89623.5%2,850,96240.9 min8.4%
Pinal County, Arizona6,81812.6%11,206,60533.4 min14.0%
Yuma County, Arizona6,82110.5%4,299,75433.9 min14.6%
Yavapai County, Arizona6,74912.9%8,524,06533.4 min15.6%
Arizona average10,0099.6%N/A32.9 min18.1%

Maricopa County ranked within Arizona

4 of the 7 measures below rank Maricopa County first in Arizona, including average daily traffic volume, highway travel volume and highway truck volume.

Maricopa County ranked among 15 county-level areas in Arizona (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 14.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizona rank
Traffic volume (AADT)11,870#1 of 15
Highway vehicle-miles per day44,719,595#1 of 14
Truck share on highways9.3%#14 of 14
Highway trucks per day3,487#1 of 14
Average travel time32.5 min#12 of 15
Average driver income$102,625#1 of 15
Average driver age42.0 yrs#14 of 15

Maricopa County ranks #1 of 14 on highway travel volume but #14 of 14 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Arizona, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in Maricopa County, Arizona

The three busiest roads in Maricopa County average 231,850 vehicles a day, 19.5 times the county average of 11,870 across all its monitored roads.

Deck Park Tunnel leads with 300,306 vehicles a day, 15,868 of them trucks (5.3%). Papago Freeway carries the most trucks, 17,421 a day (7.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on Phoenix-Casa Grande Highway: trucks are 14.9% of the traffic there, against 6.8% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Deck Park TunnelMotorway · 300,306vehicles15,868trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
117.7%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
40.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,967

Deck Park Tunnel is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 118% longer than at free-flow speed, against 19% county-wide.

2Papago FreewayMotorway · 224,873vehicles17,421trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
89.0%
Median trip time
36.3 min
Drivers’ median age
40.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,952

Delays build on Papago Freeway: its congestion ratio of 89% over free-flow time is well above the county's 19%.

3Maricopa FreewayMotorway · 170,370vehicles15,044trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
80.5%
Median trip time
39.3 min
Drivers’ median age
40.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,768

At 14.4 times the county average, Maricopa Freeway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $90,768 in household income.

4Pima FreewayMotorway · 163,753vehicles10,625trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
72.8%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$111,340

A main artery: Pima Freeway's busiest stretch carries 13.8 times the county average; trucks are 6.5% of it, in line with the county-wide 6.8%.

5Price FreewayMotorway · 159,813vehicles9,723trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
73.9%
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
41.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$110,771

Price Freeway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 13.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 6.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Papago FreewayMotorway · #2 by traffic224,873vehicles17,421trucks · 7.8%
2Deck Park TunnelMotorway · #1 by traffic300,306vehicles15,868trucks · 5.3%
3Maricopa FreewayMotorway · #3 by traffic170,370vehicles15,044trucks · 8.8%
4Phoenix-Casa Grande HighwayMotorway · 76,937vehicles11,430trucks · 14.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
72.6%
Median trip time
41.6 min
Drivers’ median age
42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,202

Phoenix-Casa Grande Highway carries 6.5 times the county average at its busiest, 11,430 of them trucks (14.9%, above the county-wide 6.8%).

5Pima FreewayMotorway · #4 by traffic163,753vehicles10,625trucks · 6.5%
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

MaricopaDepartment 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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