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Traffic heat map of Palm Beach County, Florida: 2,042 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 95 and Florida's Turnpike

Palm Beach County, Florida Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Palm Beach County, Florida? We measure 2,042 road miles, divided into 40,569 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. It ranks among the top 3 counties in Florida for average daily traffic. 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 Palm Beach County, Florida

Traffic

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

vehicles per day12,569
Trucks

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

6.7%
Average travel time

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

31.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

26.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$106,124

Our data shows 12,569 vehicles per day on the average road in Palm Beach County, Florida, and 33,290,953 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈12.2 billion per year) across its 2,042 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 12 across Florida.

Busier roads than 97% of counties in Florida

At 12,569 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Palm Beach carries 27% more traffic than the state average of 9,922, suggesting more demand on each road - more exposure for roadside businesses, and more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 6.3% of Florida's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Palm Beach carries more traffic than 97% of counties in Florida.

The average trip takes 31.3 minutes, 6% lower than the state level. 77% of counties in Florida have a longer average travel time than Palm Beach's 31.3 minutes.

Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 26.8% (13% higher) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Palm Beach County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day33,178
Trucks8.6%
Average travel time41.1 min
Congestion ratio44.6%
Drivers’ average age47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$102,731

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Palm Beach County, Florida: 40% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 33,178 vehicles per day, 180% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 11,846 vehicles per day.

With 18% of the road miles (362 miles in 1,374 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 13,217,145 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈4.8 billion per year).

92% of counties in Florida move less traffic on their highways.

Lower highway truck share than 88% of counties in Florida

At 8.6%, highway truck share is 24% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 88% of counties in Florida. 64% of counties in Florida see fewer highway trucks per day than Palm Beach's roughly 2,857.

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Non-highway Traffic in Palm Beach County, Florida

Trafficvehicles per day11,846
Trucks5.5%
Average travel time30.9 min
Congestion ratio26.2%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$107,570

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Palm Beach County, Florida (60% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 11,846 vehicles per day.

Spread over 1,680 miles and 39,195 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 20,073,808 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈7.3 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.5%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 98% of counties in Florida

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 37% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (26.2%) runs 16% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.

98% of counties in Florida see lower average driver income among trip origins than Palm Beach. The driver population here skews younger than 53% of counties in Florida.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 68% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 25% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
February–April is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
July is the quietest month, with volumes -8% versus the annual average - an unusual summer low, when most places are at their busiest.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Palm Beach County vs. Florida Traffic Comparison

Palm Beach County's biggest difference from the Florida average is its average daily traffic per road, 27% above it. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 24% below.

MetricPalm Beach CountyFlorida averageDifference
Traffic12,5699,922+26.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.7%8.6%-22.1%
Truck % (Highway)8.6%11.3%-23.9%
Avg. Travel Time31.3 min33.2 min-5.9%

How Palm Beach County compares

Palm Beach County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Palm Beach County moves 2.8 times the total daily travel and carries 40.4% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Palm Beach County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Florida average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Palm Beach County12,5696.7%33,290,95331.3 min26.8%
Martin County, Florida10,06210.2%6,524,80331.7 min24.3%
Broward County, Florida13,8846.3%38,665,69732.1 min28.9%
Hendry County, Florida5,92311.9%1,324,37037.0 min15.5%
Okeechobee County, Florida5,95315.1%1,304,93229.6 min18.6%
Florida average9,9228.6%N/A33.2 min23.8%

Palm Beach County ranked within Florida

On average daily traffic volume and average driver income, Palm Beach County is among the three highest county-level areas in Florida.

Palm Beach County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Florida (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasurePalm Beach CountyFlorida rank
Traffic volume (AADT)12,569#3 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day13,217,145#6 of 60
Truck share on highways8.6%#53 of 60
Highway trucks per day2,857#22 of 60
Average travel time31.3 min#52 of 67
Average driver income$106,124#2 of 67
Average driver age48.0 yrs#36 of 67

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #2 of 67 on average driver income, against #53 of 60 on truck share on highways.

Busiest roads in Palm Beach County, Florida

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 99,711 vehicles a day, against 12,569 on the average road in Palm Beach County.

I 95 leads with 165,120 vehicles a day, 11,632 of them trucks (7.0%). No other road comes close: Florida's Turnpike, in second place, carries 71,648. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Florida's Turnpike carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 52.4 minutes against 31.3 county-wide.

Drivers on Indiantown Road come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $136,784, 29% above the county average of $106,124.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 95Motorway · 165,120vehicles11,632trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
70.7%
Median trip time
40.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$96,925

I 95 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 71% longer than at free-flow speed, against 27% county-wide.

2Florida's TurnpikeMotorway · 71,648vehicles8,089trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
61.6%
Median trip time
52.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$121,861

Delays build on Florida's Turnpike: its congestion ratio of 62% over free-flow time is well above the county's 27%.

3Southern BoulevardTrunk road · 62,364vehicles3,638trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
55.9%
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$109,972

Southern Boulevard carries 5.0 times the county average at its busiest, 3,638 of them trucks (5.8%, below the county-wide 6.7%).

4Okeechobee BoulevardPrimary road · 60,497vehicles2,785trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
40.3%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,847

Okeechobee Boulevard carries 4.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.3 minutes.

5Indiantown RoadPrimary road · 51,845vehicles2,414trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
58.0%
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$136,784

At 4.1 times the county average, Indiantown Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $136,784 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 95Motorway · #1 by traffic165,120vehicles11,632trucks · 7.0%
2Florida's TurnpikeMotorway · #2 by traffic71,648vehicles8,089trucks · 11.3%
3Southern BoulevardTrunk road · #3 by traffic62,364vehicles3,638trucks · 5.8%
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

Palm BeachDepartment 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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