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Traffic heat map of Pike County, Mississippi: 260 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 55 and US 98

Pike County, Mississippi Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Pike County, Mississippi? We measure 260 road miles, divided into 2,119 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 55, carries 26,444 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Pike County, Mississippi

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,813
Trucks

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

12.5%
Average travel time

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

29.8 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.

47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$48,262

The average monitored road in Pike County, Mississippi carries 3,813 vehicles per day. Across its 260 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,002,597 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈366 million per year). About 1 in 8 vehicles is a truck, in line with Mississippi (11.1%).

Shorter trips than 75% of counties in Mississippi

Pike sees 28% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,813 vehicles per day against 5,319), 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 1.0% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Pike carries more traffic than 72% of counties in Mississippi.

Journey times here (29.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 75% of counties in Mississippi have a longer average travel time than Pike's 29.8 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 12.3% is 19% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Pike County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day8,001
Trucks16.8%
Average travel time37.2 min
Congestion ratio15.8%
Drivers’ average age47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$47,176

A little more than half of the driving in Pike County, Mississippi happens on highways: 60% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,001 vehicles per day, 157% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,117 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 30% of the monitored road miles (79 miles, 302 segments), so they carry more than their share: 604,029 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈220 million per year).

69% of counties in Mississippi move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 73% of counties in Mississippi

Highway truck concentration here runs 5% higher than the state average, at 16.8%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Mississippi: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Pike's highway truck share (16.8%) is higher than 73% of counties in Mississippi. By raw truck volume, Pike carries more highway trucks than 62% of counties in Mississippi.

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Non-highway Traffic in Pike County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day3,117
Trucks6.0%
Average travel time28.5 min
Congestion ratio11.7%
Drivers’ average age47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$49,410

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Pike County, Mississippi: 40% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,117 vehicles per day.

Spread over 182 miles and 1,817 segments, 70% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 398,568 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈145 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.0%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 75% of counties in Mississippi

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 64% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.7% is 22% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

75% of counties in Mississippi see higher average driver income among trip origins than Pike. Pike's median driver age is higher than 70% 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 66% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekend traffic is about as busy as on weekdays (+3%): leisure and through trips largely replace the commute.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
October–December is the high season, with volumes +7% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -13% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Pike County, Mississippi, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +7% in high season.

Pike County vs. Mississippi Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Pike County runs 28% below the Mississippi average.

MetricPike CountyMississippi averageDifference
Traffic3,8135,319-28.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.5%11.1%+12.7%
Truck % (Highway)16.8%15.9%+5.5%
Avg. Travel Time29.8 min30.7 min-3.1%

How Pike County compares

Pike County is more congested than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Pike County is 66.4% more congested and carries 52.9% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Pike 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
Pike County3,81312.5%1,002,59729.8 min12.3%
Walthall County, Mississippi1,5419.1%253,11232.5 min4.8%
Lincoln County, Mississippi3,70513.2%1,246,47029.4 min8.4%
Amite County, Mississippi1,4669.5%231,81234.1 min5.7%
Washington Parish, Louisiana3,2647.5%913,36532.6 min10.7%
Mississippi average5,31911.1%N/A30.7 min15.2%

Pike County ranked within Mississippi

Average travel time places Pike County #62 of 82 in Mississippi - the bottom quarter of the state.

Pike County ranked among 82 county-level areas in Mississippi (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 78.
MeasurePike CountyMississippi rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,813#24 of 82
Highway vehicle-miles per day604,029#25 of 78
Truck share on highways16.8%#22 of 78
Highway trucks per day1,341#30 of 78
Average travel time29.8 min#62 of 82
Average driver income$48,262#62 of 82
Average driver age47.6 yrs#25 of 82

Busiest roads in Pike County, Mississippi

The three busiest roads in Pike County average 20,326 vehicles a day, 5.3 times the county average of 3,813 across all its monitored roads.

I 55 leads with 26,444 vehicles a day, 4,361 of them trucks (16.5%). No other road comes close: US 98, in second place, carries 17,466. It also carries the most trucks.

Bay Street draws drivers from lower-income areas: their neighborhoods average $34,715 in household income, 28% below the county's $48,262.

I 55 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 38.9 minutes against 29.8 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 55Motorway · 26,444vehicles4,361trucks · 16.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
26.6%
Median trip time
38.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,400

Travel on I 55's busiest stretch runs 27% over free-flow time, against 12% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 98Trunk road · 17,466vehicles1,426trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
21.0%
Median trip time
32.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$45,845

The busiest stretch of US 98 carries 4.6 times the county average; trucks are 8.2% of it, below the county-wide 12.5%.

3Presley BoulevardTrunk road · 17,067vehicles1,451trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.0%
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$45,590

On its busiest stretch, Presley Boulevard carries 4.5 times the county average; trucks are 8.5% of it, below the county-wide 12.5%.

4US 51Primary road · 11,297vehicles550trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
25.1%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,615

US 51 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 25% longer than at free-flow speed, against 12% county-wide.

5Lawrence StreetPrimary road · 10,848vehicles682trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
22.2%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,182

Lawrence Street peaks at 10,848 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 6.3% of it, below the county-wide 12.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 55Motorway · #1 by traffic26,444vehicles4,361trucks · 16.5%
2Presley BoulevardTrunk road · #3 by traffic17,067vehicles1,451trucks · 8.5%
3US 98Trunk road · #2 by traffic17,466vehicles1,426trucks · 8.2%
4Lawrence StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic10,848vehicles682trucks · 6.3%
5Bay StreetSecondary road · 5,906vehicles657trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.3%
Median trip time
25.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$34,715

Bay Street peaks at 5,906 vehicles a day, 55% more than the county average; trucks are 11.1% of it, below the county-wide 12.5%.

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

PikeDepartment 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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