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Traffic heat map of Pamlico County, North Carolina: 107 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on NC Highway 55 and Main Street

Pamlico County, North Carolina Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Pamlico County, North Carolina, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,308 road segments (107 road miles, about 432 ft each). Its busiest road, NC Highway 55, carries 13,882 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. 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 Pamlico County, North Carolina

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,585
Trucks

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

6.6%
Average travel time

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

29.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,655

A typical monitored road in Pamlico County, North Carolina sees 3,585 vehicles per day, while its 107 miles of monitored roads together handle 342,541 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈125 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 11 across North Carolina.

Shorter trips than 88% of counties in North Carolina

Pamlico sees 43% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,585 vehicles per day against 6,332), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Pamlico accounts for about 0.1% of North Carolina's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 68% of counties in North Carolina see more traffic than Pamlico's 3,585 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 29.9 minutes, 7% lower than the state level. 88% of counties in North Carolina have a longer average travel time than Pamlico's 29.9 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 11.6% is 38% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Pamlico County, North Carolina, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Pamlico County vs. North Carolina Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Pamlico County runs 43% below the North Carolina average. Its truck share is also 24% below.

MetricPamlico CountyNorth Carolina averageDifference
Traffic3,5856,332-43.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.6%8.7%-24.1%
Avg. Travel Time29.9 min32.3 min-7.3%

How Pamlico County compares

Pamlico County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Pamlico County moves 25.0% of the total daily travel and carries 29.0% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Pamlico County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the North Carolina average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Pamlico County3,5856.6%342,54129.9 min11.6%
Carteret County, North Carolina9,0365.2%1,921,65428.0 min20.1%
Craven County, North Carolina5,9327.4%2,360,09931.8 min17.4%
Beaufort County, North Carolina4,1357.4%1,107,86931.5 min12.1%
Hyde County, North Carolina1,0829.8%85,86132.7 min4.3%
North Carolina average6,3328.7%N/A32.3 min18.6%

Pamlico County ranked within North Carolina

Average driver age places Pamlico County #5 of 100 in North Carolina - the top quarter of the state.

Pamlico County ranked among 100 county-level areas in North Carolina (1 = highest).
MeasurePamlico CountyNorth Carolina rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,585#68 of 100
Average travel time29.9 min#88 of 100
Average driver income$67,655#41 of 100
Average driver age54.6 yrs#5 of 100

Pamlico County ranks #5 of 100 on average driver age but #88 of 100 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Pamlico County, North Carolina

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Pamlico County carry 13,202 vehicles a day on average, 3.7 times the typical road in the county (3,585).

NC Highway 55 leads with 13,882 vehicles a day, 797 of them trucks (5.7%). NC 55 carries the most trucks, 894 a day (6.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Vandemere Road draws drivers from lower-income areas: their neighborhoods average $42,788 in household income, 37% below the county's $67,655.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NC Highway 55Primary road · 13,882vehicles797trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.9%
Median trip time
27.9 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,796

On its busiest stretch, NC Highway 55 carries 3.9 times the county average; trucks are 5.7% of it, below the county-wide 6.6%.

2NC 55Primary road · 13,165vehicles894trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.3%
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,339

NC 55 peaks at 13,165 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 6.6%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 12,559vehicles751trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.2%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,844

Main Street carries 3.5 times the county average at its busiest, 751 of them trucks (6.0%, below the county-wide 6.6%).

4Vandemere HighwaySecondary road · 5,950vehicles343trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
25.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$43,478

Vandemere Highway carries 66% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 25.5 minutes.

5Vandemere RoadSecondary road · 5,712vehicles348trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.6%
Median trip time
25.2 min
Drivers’ median age
54.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,788

At 59% more than the county average, Vandemere Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $42,788 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NC 55Primary road · #2 by traffic13,165vehicles894trucks · 6.8%
2NC Highway 55Primary road · #1 by traffic13,882vehicles797trucks · 5.7%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic12,559vehicles751trucks · 6.0%
4Vandemere RoadSecondary road · #5 by traffic5,712vehicles348trucks · 6.1%
5Vandemere HighwaySecondary road · #4 by traffic5,950vehicles343trucks · 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

PamlicoDepartment 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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