
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Pulaski County, Georgia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,770 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 36.3 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. | 6.9% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $61,919 |
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A typical monitored road in Pulaski County, Georgia sees 2,770 vehicles per day, while its 186 miles of monitored roads together handle 273,958 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈100.0 million per year). Trucks are 10.2% of traffic, close to the 9.7% across Georgia.
Traffic 63% below the Georgia average
Pulaski sees 63% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,770 vehicles per day against 7,398), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries less than 0.1% of Georgia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Pulaski's 2,770 vehicles per day trails 64% of counties in Georgia.
Journey times run 8% higher than the state level, at 36.3 minutes on average. On travel time, Pulaski runs longer than 81% of counties in Georgia.
The congestion ratio of 6.9% is 59% 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 Pulaski County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,936 |
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| Trucks | 10.2% |
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| Average travel time | 36.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $63,270 |
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A significant share of driving in Pulaski County, Georgia, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 4,936 vehicles per day, 150% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,978 vehicles per day.
With 19% of the road miles (36 miles in 324 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 100,832 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈36.8 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 93% of counties in Georgia
At 10.2%, highway truck share is 25% 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 75% of counties in Georgia. By raw truck volume, Pulaski carries fewer highway trucks than 93% of counties in Georgia.

Non-highway Traffic in Pulaski County, Georgia
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,978 |
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| Trucks | 10.3% |
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| Average travel time | 36.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 6.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $60,825 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Pulaski County, Georgia happens on local roads: 63% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,978 vehicles per day.
Spread over 150 miles and 886 segments, 81% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 173,127 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈63.2 million per year). Trucks make up 10.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.
Local congestion 63% below the Georgia average
Local roads and highways carry about the same truck share here (10.3% against 10.2%), so freight is not confined to the highways.
Non-highway congestion (6.0%) runs 63% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 61% of counties in Georgia. 72% of counties in Georgia have a younger driver population than Pulaski.