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Traffic heat map of Pearl River County, Mississippi: 448 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 59 and Memorial Boulevard

Pearl River County, Mississippi Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Pearl River County, Mississippi, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 3,138 road segments (448 road miles, about 755 ft each). Its busiest road, I 59, carries 44,120 vehicles a day, 8.2 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 Pearl River County, Mississippi

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,351
Trucks

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

10.8%
Average travel time

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

28.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

20.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,072

Our data shows 5,351 vehicles per day on the average road in Pearl River County, Mississippi, and 2,116,633 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈773 million per year) across its 448 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with Mississippi (11.1%).

Shorter trips than 95% of counties in Mississippi

The average road in Pearl River carries 5,351 vehicles per day, essentially matching the state average of 5,319. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 2.1% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Pearl River carries more traffic than 83% of counties in Mississippi.

Journey times run 8% lower than the state level, at 28.1 minutes on average. On travel time, Pearl River runs shorter than 95% of counties in Mississippi.

At 38% higher than the state level, the 20.9% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day10,370
Trucks17.8%
Average travel time36.8 min
Congestion ratio28.0%
Drivers’ average age47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,289

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Pearl River County, Mississippi: 39% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,370 vehicles per day, 100% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,192 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (83 miles, 96 segments), so they carry more than their share: 819,765 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈299 million per year).

79% of counties in Mississippi move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 79% of counties in Mississippi

Highway truck concentration here runs 12% higher than the state average, at 17.8%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Mississippi: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 79% of counties in Mississippi. By raw truck volume, Pearl River carries more highway trucks than 78% of counties in Mississippi.

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Non-highway Traffic in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day5,192
Trucks6.3%
Average travel time27.9 min
Congestion ratio20.7%
Drivers’ average age48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,609

A little more than half of the driving in Pearl River County, Mississippi happens on local roads: 61% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 5,192 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (366 miles in 3,042 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,296,868 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈473 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.3%.

Older drivers than 81% of counties in Mississippi

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 64% fewer trucks by share.

At 38% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 20.7% signals more friction on local roads.

Pearl River's average driver income is higher than 74% of counties in Mississippi. The driver population here skews older than 81% of counties in Mississippi.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 65% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 15% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even May–July, the busiest stretch, runs only +2% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -6% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Pearl River County, Mississippi, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+2% in high season).

Pearl River County vs. Mississippi Traffic Comparison

Pearl River County stays close to the Mississippi average; the largest gap is its highway truck share, 12% above.

MetricPearl River CountyMississippi averageDifference
Traffic5,3515,319+0.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.8%11.1%-2.8%
Truck % (Highway)17.8%15.9%+11.8%
Avg. Travel Time28.1 min30.7 min-8.3%

How Pearl River County compares

Pearl River County is more congested than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Pearl River County is 55.1% more congested; it has the third 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.

Pearl River County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Mississippi average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Pearl River County5,35110.8%2,116,63328.1 min20.9%
Hancock County, Mississippi5,83510.9%2,876,84732.2 min16.4%
Stone County, Mississippi3,0209.4%639,46731.8 min10.1%
Washington Parish, Louisiana3,2647.5%913,36532.6 min10.7%
Lamar County, Mississippi5,6609.5%1,796,56229.5 min16.7%
Mississippi average5,31911.1%N/A30.7 min15.2%

Pearl River County ranked within Mississippi

Pearl River County sits in the bottom quarter of the Mississippi field on average travel time, at #78 of 82.

Pearl River County ranked among 82 county-level areas in Mississippi (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 78.
MeasurePearl River CountyMississippi rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,351#15 of 82
Highway vehicle-miles per day819,765#17 of 78
Truck share on highways17.8%#17 of 78
Highway trucks per day1,842#18 of 78
Average travel time28.1 min#78 of 82
Average driver income$62,072#22 of 82
Average driver age48.1 yrs#16 of 82

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #15 of 82 on average daily traffic volume, against #78 of 82 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Pearl River County, Mississippi

The three busiest roads in Pearl River County average 30,152 vehicles a day, 5.6 times the county average of 5,351 across all its monitored roads.

I 59 is the busiest road, at 44,120 vehicles a day, 4,407 of them trucks (10.0%). That is 56% more than the next road, Memorial Boulevard (28,328). It also carries the most trucks.

Few trucks use Memorial Boulevard: 4.4% of its traffic, under half the county's 10.8%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 59Motorway · 44,120vehicles4,407trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
50.9%
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,305

Travel on I 59's busiest stretch runs 51% over free-flow time, against 21% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Memorial BoulevardPrimary road · 28,328vehicles1,236trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
32.2%
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,790

Memorial Boulevard carries 5.3 times the county average at its busiest, 1,236 of them trucks (4.4%, below the county-wide 10.8%).

3US 11Primary road · 18,008vehicles907trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
49.6%
Median trip time
26.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,654

US 11 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 50% longer than at free-flow speed, against 21% county-wide.

4MS 43Primary road · 13,035vehicles809trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
45.1%
Median trip time
26.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,768

At 2.4 times the county average, MS 43 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $58,768 in household income.

5MS 26 / MS 53Primary road · 11,991vehicles915trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,479

The busiest stretch of MS 26 / MS 53 carries 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 7.6% of it, below the county-wide 10.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 59Motorway · #1 by traffic44,120vehicles4,407trucks · 10.0%
2Memorial BoulevardPrimary road · #2 by traffic28,328vehicles1,236trucks · 4.4%
3MS 26 / MS 53Primary road · #5 by traffic11,991vehicles915trucks · 7.6%
4US 11Primary road · #3 by traffic18,008vehicles907trucks · 5.0%
5MS 43Primary road · #4 by traffic13,035vehicles809trucks · 6.2%
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

Pearl RiverDepartment 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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