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Traffic heat map of Marion County, Tennessee: 236 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 24 and Cedar Avenue

Marion County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 236 road miles in Marion County, Tennessee, divided into 2,091 segments averaging 597 ft. Its highways carry the highest truck share of any county in Tennessee, 27.3%. 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 Marion County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,259
Trucks

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

23.0%
Average travel time

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

33.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,239

The average monitored road in Marion County, Tennessee carries 4,259 vehicles per day. Across its 236 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,796,753 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈656 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 23.0% of traffic, against 11.3% across Tennessee.

Traffic 41% below the Tennessee average

Marion sees 41% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,259 vehicles per day against 7,251), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Marion accounts for about 1.0% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Marion carries more traffic than 54% of counties in Tennessee.

Journey times here (33.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Marion runs longer than 69% of counties in Tennessee.

Congestion runs 27% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 11.8%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Marion County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day10,962
Trucks27.3%
Average travel time61.5 min
Congestion ratio22.9%
Drivers’ average age47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,089

Most travel in Marion County, Tennessee happens on highways, 78% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,962 vehicles per day, 218% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,451 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 36% of the monitored road miles (84 miles, 225 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,402,779 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈512 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 75% of counties in Tennessee.

The highest highway truck share of any county in Tennessee

Highway truck concentration here runs 75% higher than the state average, at 27.3%. That marks Marion as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By share, Marion has the highest highway truck concentration in Tennessee, at 27.3%. Marion's highway truck count is higher than 92% of counties in Tennessee, at roughly 2,990 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Marion County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day3,451
Trucks7.7%
Average travel time30.1 min
Congestion ratio10.4%
Drivers’ average age49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,190

At 22% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Marion County, Tennessee than highways. The average non-highway road carries 3,451 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 64% of the monitored road miles (152 miles in 1,866 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 393,975 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈144 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.7%.

Local roads carry 72% fewer trucks by share than highways

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 72% lower than the highway network.

At 32% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 10.4% signals easier movement on local roads.

Marion's average driver income is higher than 52% of counties in Tennessee. Marion's median driver age is lower than 54% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Marion County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Marion County's biggest difference from the Tennessee average is its truck share, 103% above it. Its highway truck share is also 75% above.

MetricMarion CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic4,2597,251-41.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)23.0%11.3%+102.7%
Truck % (Highway)27.3%15.6%+74.8%
Avg. Travel Time33.5 min32.1 min+4.5%

How Marion County compares

Marion County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Marion County runs 10.2 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Marion 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
Marion County4,25923.0%1,796,75333.5 min11.8%
Grundy County, Tennessee3,57220.8%831,29730.3 min8.7%
Sequatchie County, Tennessee4,09413.0%400,79533.5 min12.6%
Franklin County, Tennessee5,2108.3%830,56932.8 min12.2%
Hamilton County, Tennessee10,6789.3%8,895,75430.7 min22.0%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Marion County ranked within Tennessee

Marion County posts the highest truck share on highways of any county-level area in Tennessee.

Marion County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureMarion CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,259#44 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,402,779#22 of 86
Truck share on highways27.3%#1 of 86
Highway trucks per day2,990#8 of 86
Average travel time33.5 min#30 of 95
Average driver income$61,239#46 of 95
Average driver age48.2 yrs#52 of 95

Busiest roads in Marion County, Tennessee

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Marion County carry 24,388 vehicles a day on average, 5.7 times the typical road in the county (4,259).

I 24 is the busiest road, at 43,266 vehicles a day, 12,715 of them trucks (29.4%). No other road comes close: Cedar Avenue, in second place, carries 16,938. It also carries the most trucks.

I 24 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 67.0 minutes against 33.5 county-wide.

Few trucks use Main Street: 5.8% of its traffic, under half the county's 23.0%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 24Motorway · 43,266vehicles12,715trucks · 29.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
51.3%
Median trip time
67.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,706

I 24 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 51% longer than at free-flow speed, against 12% county-wide.

2Cedar AvenueTrunk road · 16,938vehicles1,866trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.1%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,824

Delays build on Cedar Avenue: its congestion ratio of 28% over free-flow time is well above the county's 12%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 12,960vehicles757trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.0%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,728

Main Street peaks at 12,960 vehicles a day, 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 5.8% of it, below the county-wide 23.0%.

4US 41Primary road · 11,776vehicles990trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.2%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,511

US 41 carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 990 of them trucks (8.4%, below the county-wide 23.0%).

5US 72Trunk road · 11,684vehicles1,719trucks · 14.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
17.2%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,940

US 72 carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.6 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 24Motorway · #1 by traffic43,266vehicles12,715trucks · 29.4%
2Cedar AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic16,938vehicles1,866trucks · 11.0%
3US 72Trunk road · #5 by traffic11,684vehicles1,719trucks · 14.7%
4Lee HighwayTrunk road · 8,861vehicles1,024trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.2%
Median trip time
24.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,789

Lee Highway is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 24.2 minutes, against 33.5 for the county.

5US 41Primary road · #4 by traffic11,776vehicles990trucks · 8.4%
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

MarionDepartment 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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