
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pierce County, Georgia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,060 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.6 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 8.0% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $57,099 |
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A typical monitored road in Pierce County, Georgia sees 4,060 vehicles per day, while its 194 miles of monitored roads together handle 473,529 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈173 million per year). Trucks are 8.8% of traffic, close to the 9.7% across Georgia.
Shorter trips than 96% of counties in Georgia
At 4,060 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Pierce carries 45% less traffic than the state average of 7,398, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Georgia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Pierce's 4,060 vehicles per day outpaces 55% of counties in Georgia.
Journey times run 12% lower than the state level, at 29.6 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 29.6 minutes is shorter than 96% of counties in Georgia.
The congestion ratio of 8.0% is 53% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pierce County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,436 |
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| Trucks | 9.4% |
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| Average travel time | 33.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $55,271 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Pierce County, Georgia, 51% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,436 vehicles per day, 538% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,950 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 13% of the monitored road miles: 26 miles in 377 segments, carrying 243,637 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈88.9 million per year).
Lower highway truck share than 83% of counties in Georgia
At 9.4%, highway truck share is 31% 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 83% of counties in Georgia. 51% of counties in Georgia see fewer highway trucks per day than Pierce's roughly 1,171.

Non-highway Traffic in Pierce County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,950 |
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| Trucks | 8.2% |
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| Average travel time | 28.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 6.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $59,363 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Pierce County, Georgia, 49% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,950 vehicles per day.
Spread over 169 miles and 1,497 segments, 87% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 229,892 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈83.9 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.2%).
Local congestion 62% below the Georgia average
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 13% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (6.1%) runs 62% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
71% of counties in Georgia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Pierce. Pierce's median driver age is higher than 64% of counties in Georgia.