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Traffic heat map of Pickens County, South Carolina: 584 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Calhoun Memorial Highway

Pickens County, South Carolina Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 584 road miles in Pickens County, South Carolina, divided into 15,054 segments averaging 205 ft. About 1 in 19 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 11 across South Carolina. 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 Pickens County, South Carolina

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,717
Trucks

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

5.4%
Average travel time

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

32.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

12.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$65,094

The average monitored road in Pickens County, South Carolina carries 4,717 vehicles per day. Across its 584 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,443,952 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈892 million per year). Cars dominate: trucks are just 5.4% of traffic, under the 9.5% across South Carolina.

Shorter trips than 91% of counties in South Carolina

Pickens sees 33% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,717 vehicles per day against 7,040), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.7% of South Carolina's statewide total. By volume, Pickens's 4,717 vehicles per day outpaces 62% of counties in South Carolina.

The average trip takes 32.0 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.0 minutes is shorter than 91% of counties in South Carolina.

At 33% lower than the state level, the 12.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Pickens County, South Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day22,395
Trucks6.8%
Average travel time35.6 min
Congestion ratio36.8%
Drivers’ average age44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,650

A significant share of driving in Pickens County, South Carolina, 30% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 22,395 vehicles per day, 471% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,924 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 9% of the monitored road miles: 55 miles in 646 segments, carrying 734,872 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈268 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 95% of counties in South Carolina

Highway truck concentration here runs 51% lower than the state average, at 6.8%. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

Pickens's highway truck share (6.8%) is lower than 95% of counties in South Carolina. 71% of counties in South Carolina see more highway trucks per day than Pickens's roughly 1,512.

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Non-highway Traffic in Pickens County, South Carolina

Trafficvehicles per day3,924
Trucks4.8%
Average travel time31.9 min
Congestion ratio11.2%
Drivers’ average age46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,841

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Pickens County, South Carolina (70% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,924 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 91% of the monitored road miles (529 miles in 14,408 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,709,080 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈624 million per year). About 1 in 21 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.8%).

Younger drivers than 82% of counties in South Carolina

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 29% lower than on highways.

At 34% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 11.2% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 56% of counties in South Carolina. Pickens's median driver age is lower than 82% of counties in South Carolina.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Pickens County vs. South Carolina Traffic Comparison

Pickens County's biggest difference from the South Carolina average is its highway truck share, 51% below it. Its truck share is also 43% below.

MetricPickens CountySouth Carolina averageDifference
Traffic4,7177,040-33.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)5.4%9.5%-43.4%
Truck % (Highway)6.8%13.7%-50.7%
Avg. Travel Time32.0 min33.3 min-3.8%

How Pickens County compares

Pickens County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Pickens County moves 48.8% of the total daily travel; 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.

Pickens County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the South Carolina average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Pickens County4,7175.4%2,443,95232.0 min12.3%
Greenville County, South Carolina10,9096.4%11,852,07834.2 min21.7%
Transylvania County, North Carolina5,8245.9%583,49831.1 min14.2%
Oconee County, South Carolina3,3667.2%1,796,23233.4 min9.6%
Anderson County, South Carolina6,0369.6%5,801,47834.7 min13.2%
South Carolina average7,0409.5%N/A33.3 min18.2%

Pickens County ranked within South Carolina

Pickens County sits in the bottom quarter of the South Carolina field on truck share on highways, at #41 of 43.

Pickens County ranked among 46 county-level areas in South Carolina (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 43.
MeasurePickens CountySouth Carolina rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,717#18 of 46
Highway vehicle-miles per day734,872#31 of 43
Truck share on highways6.8%#41 of 43
Highway trucks per day1,512#31 of 43
Average travel time32.0 min#42 of 46
Average driver income$65,094#21 of 46
Average driver age45.6 yrs#38 of 46

Busiest roads in Pickens County, South Carolina

The three busiest roads in Pickens County average 27,977 vehicles a day, 5.9 times the county average of 4,717 across all its monitored roads.

Calhoun Memorial Highway is the busiest road, at 32,578 vehicles a day, 1,653 of them trucks (5.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Calhoun Memorial HighwayTrunk road · 32,578vehicles1,653trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
41.6%
Median trip time
36.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,214

Delays build on Calhoun Memorial Highway: its congestion ratio of 42% over free-flow time is well above the county's 12%.

2Tiger BoulevardTrunk road · 29,919vehicles1,433trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
41.0%
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,566

Travel on Tiger Boulevard's busiest stretch runs 41% over free-flow time, against 12% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Old Greenville HighwaySecondary road · 21,433vehicles914trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
39.6%
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
40.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,654

Old Greenville Highway carries 4.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.0 minutes.

4Anderson HighwayTrunk road · 20,284vehicles1,402trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.3%
Median trip time
34.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,315

At 4.3 times the county average, Anderson Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $70,315 in household income.

5SC 153Trunk road · 17,778vehicles1,252trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.0%
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,303

The busiest stretch of SC 153 carries 3.8 times the county average; trucks are 7.0% of it, above the county-wide 5.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Calhoun Memorial HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic32,578vehicles1,653trucks · 5.1%
2Tiger BoulevardTrunk road · #2 by traffic29,919vehicles1,433trucks · 4.8%
3Anderson HighwayTrunk road · #4 by traffic20,284vehicles1,402trucks · 6.9%
4SC 153Trunk road · #5 by traffic17,778vehicles1,252trucks · 7.0%
5Earle E Morris Junior HighwayTrunk road · 14,558vehicles1,183trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
34.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,371

On its busiest stretch, Earle E Morris Junior Highway carries 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, above the county-wide 5.4%.

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

PickensDepartment 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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