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Traffic heat map of Roane County, Tennessee: 239 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 40 and Race Street

Roane County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 239 road miles in Roane County, Tennessee, divided into 2,508 segments averaging 503 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 9 across Tennessee. 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 Roane County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,315
Trucks

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

17.6%
Average travel time

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

36.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

13.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,104

Our data shows 5,315 vehicles per day on the average road in Roane County, Tennessee, and 1,767,551 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈645 million per year) across its 239 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.6% of traffic, against 11.3% across Tennessee.

Longer trips than 84% of counties in Tennessee

At 5,315 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Roane carries 27% less traffic than the state average of 7,251, 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 Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Roane's 5,315 vehicles per day outpaces 67% of counties in Tennessee.

Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 36.0 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 36.0 minutes is longer than 84% of counties in Tennessee.

Congestion runs 17% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 13.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Roane County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day8,785
Trucks20.7%
Average travel time45.3 min
Congestion ratio13.6%
Drivers’ average age50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,249

Most travel in Roane County, Tennessee happens on highways, 78% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,785 vehicles per day, 141% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,648 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 48% of the monitored road miles (114 miles, 814 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,379,472 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈504 million per year).

74% of counties in Tennessee move less traffic on their highways.

Higher highway truck share than 78% of counties in Tennessee

Highway truck concentration here runs 33% higher than the state average, at 20.7%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Roane's highway truck share (20.7%) is higher than 78% of counties in Tennessee. By raw truck volume, Roane carries more highway trucks than 67% of counties in Tennessee.

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Non-highway Traffic in Roane County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day3,648
Trucks6.5%
Average travel time31.5 min
Congestion ratio13.3%
Drivers’ average age52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,827

At 22% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Roane County, Tennessee than highways. The average non-highway road carries 3,648 vehicles per day.

Spread over 125 miles and 1,694 segments, 52% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 388,079 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈142 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.5%.

Older drivers than 89% of counties in Tennessee

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 69% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (13.3%) runs slightly lower than the state level (14% lower).

Roane's average driver income is higher than 80% of counties in Tennessee. Roane's median driver age is higher than 89% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Roane County, Tennessee, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Roane County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Roane County's biggest difference from the Tennessee average is its truck share, 55% above it. Its highway truck share is also 33% above.

MetricRoane CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic5,3157,251-26.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)17.6%11.3%+55.3%
Truck % (Highway)20.7%15.6%+32.8%
Avg. Travel Time36.0 min32.1 min+12.2%

How Roane County compares

Roane County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Roane County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Roane County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Tennessee average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Roane County5,31517.6%1,767,55136.0 min13.4%
Loudon County, Tennessee6,73117.7%2,249,92534.3 min16.2%
Morgan County, Tennessee3,2189.1%348,90533.1 min9.8%
Cumberland County, Tennessee5,71117.8%2,374,77933.3 min13.3%
Anderson County, Tennessee5,33510.5%1,950,12931.2 min11.1%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Roane County ranked within Tennessee

Roane County sits in the top quarter of the Tennessee field on average driver age, at #11 of 95.

Roane County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureRoane CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,315#32 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,379,472#23 of 86
Truck share on highways20.7%#20 of 86
Highway trucks per day1,821#29 of 86
Average travel time36.0 min#16 of 95
Average driver income$71,104#20 of 95
Average driver age50.8 yrs#11 of 95

Busiest roads in Roane County, Tennessee

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 25,807 vehicles a day, against 5,315 on the average road in Roane County.

I 40 leads with 49,645 vehicles a day, 11,960 of them trucks (24.1%). No other road comes close: Race Street, in second place, carries 14,090. It also carries the most trucks.

Race Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 17.6% county-wide.

Trips using I 40 are long: a median of 51.2 minutes against 36.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · 49,645vehicles11,960trucks · 24.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
53.4%
Median trip time
51.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,699

Travel on I 40's busiest stretch runs 53% over free-flow time, against 13% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Race StreetPrimary road · 14,090vehicles533trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
42.5%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,622

Race Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 43% longer than at free-flow speed, against 13% county-wide.

3Tri County BoulevardTrunk road · 13,685vehicles1,024trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.2%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,608

Tri County Boulevard peaks at 13,685 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 17.6%.

4Oak Ridge TurnpikeTrunk road · 13,375vehicles1,423trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.9%
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,645

Oak Ridge Turnpike carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 1,423 of them trucks (10.6%, below the county-wide 17.6%).

5Broadway of AmericaPrimary road · 12,111vehicles528trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
20.0%
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,763

Broadway of America carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.3 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #1 by traffic49,645vehicles11,960trucks · 24.1%
2Oak Ridge TurnpikeTrunk road · #4 by traffic13,375vehicles1,423trucks · 10.6%
3Gallaher RoadTrunk road · 11,001vehicles1,179trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.7%
Median trip time
33.0 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,300

At 2.1 times the county average, Gallaher Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $77,300 in household income.

4Tri County BoulevardTrunk road · #3 by traffic13,685vehicles1,024trucks · 7.5%
5White Wing RoadTrunk road · 7,781vehicles800trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.4%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,335

White Wing Road carries 46% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.9 minutes.

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

RoaneDepartment 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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