
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pike County, Georgia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,384 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.3 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. | 9.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $77,839 |
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Our data shows 4,384 vehicles per day on the average road in Pike County, Georgia, and 501,092 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈183 million per year) across its 130 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Georgia.
Shorter trips than 77% of counties in Georgia
Pike sees 41% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,384 vehicles per day against 7,398), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Georgia's statewide total. By volume, Pike's 4,384 vehicles per day outpaces 59% of counties in Georgia.
At 31.3 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. On travel time, Pike runs shorter than 77% of counties in Georgia.
Congestion runs 44% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 9.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Pike County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day14,002 |
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| Trucks | 8.0% |
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| Average travel time | 32.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 19.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,148 |
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A significant share of driving in Pike County, Georgia, 42% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 14,002 vehicles per day, 454% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,528 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 16 miles in 340 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.
Lower highway truck share than 95% of counties in Georgia
Highway truck concentration here runs 41% lower than the state average, at 8.0%. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 95% of counties in Georgia. Pike's highway truck count is higher than 54% of counties in Georgia, at roughly 1,117 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Pike County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,528 |
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| Trucks | 6.1% |
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| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $80,220 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Pike County, Georgia (58% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,528 vehicles per day.
Spread over 114 miles and 1,762 segments, 87% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 289,411 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈106 million per year). Trucks make up 6.1% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.
Drivers from higher-income areas than 80% of counties in Georgia
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 23% lower than on highways.
At 53% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.5% signals easier movement on local roads.
Pike's average driver income is higher than 80% of counties in Georgia. 66% of counties in Georgia have a younger driver population than Pike.