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Traffic heat map of Russell County, Alabama: 373 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 80 and US 280

Russell County, Alabama Traffic Counts

Our Russell County, Alabama traffic data covers 2,898 road segments over 373 road miles, with an average segment of just 680 ft. Its busiest road, US 80, carries 40,644 vehicles a day, 8.1 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Russell County, Alabama

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,028
Trucks

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

9.0%
Average travel time

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

30.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

16.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,070

Our data shows 5,028 vehicles per day on the average road in Russell County, Alabama, and 1,339,739 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈489 million per year) across its 373 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.0% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Alabama.

Shorter trips than 82% of counties in Alabama

Russell sees 15% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,028 vehicles per day against 5,932), suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.9% of Alabama's statewide total. By volume, Russell's 5,028 vehicles per day outpaces 68% of counties in Alabama.

At 30.5 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 82% of counties in Alabama have a longer average travel time than Russell's 30.5 minutes.

Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 16.4% (6% higher).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Russell County, Alabama

Trafficvehicles per day11,497
Trucks10.1%
Average travel time33.5 min
Congestion ratio25.7%
Drivers’ average age44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,792

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Russell County, Alabama (59% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 11,497 vehicles per day, 245% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,331 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 27% of the monitored road miles (100 miles, 602 segments), so they carry more than their share: 792,344 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈289 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Russell outranks 58% of counties in Alabama.

Lower highway truck share than 90% of counties in Alabama

Highway truck concentration here runs 32% lower than the state average, at 10.1%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

90% of counties in Alabama see a higher highway truck share than Russell's 10.1%. By raw truck volume, Russell carries fewer highway trucks than 66% of counties in Alabama.

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Non-highway Traffic in Russell County, Alabama

Trafficvehicles per day3,331
Trucks7.5%
Average travel time29.7 min
Congestion ratio14.0%
Drivers’ average age44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,112

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Russell County, Alabama: 41% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 3,331 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 73% of the monitored road miles (273 miles in 2,296 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 547,396 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈200 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.5%.

Younger drivers than 88% of counties in Alabama

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 26% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (14.0%) runs slightly lower than the state level (5% lower).

Russell's average driver income is higher than 62% of counties in Alabama. Russell's median driver age is lower than 88% of counties in Alabama.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Russell County vs. Alabama Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Russell County apart: 32% below the Alabama average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 15% below.

MetricRussell CountyAlabama averageDifference
Traffic5,0285,932-15.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.0%10.6%-14.9%
Truck % (Highway)10.1%14.8%-31.6%
Avg. Travel Time30.5 min31.8 min-4.3%

How Russell County compares

Russell County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Russell County sees 21.1% shorter typical trips and is 32.6% more congested; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Its roads run tighter than the areas around it on the same traffic - what differs here is the capacity, not the demand.

Russell County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Alabama average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Russell County5,0289.0%1,339,73930.5 min16.4%
Lee County, Alabama8,36710.0%3,976,86733.8 min19.5%
Muscogee County, Georgia9,4046.1%3,413,34632.1 min17.3%
Stewart County, Georgia1,28614.9%243,03751.4 min4.5%
Chattahoochee County, Georgia2,68910.2%346,79337.1 min8.2%
Alabama average5,93210.6%N/A31.8 min15.5%

Russell County ranked within Alabama

Russell County sits in the bottom quarter of the Alabama field on truck share on highways, at #54 of 60.

Russell County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Alabama (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 60.
MeasureRussell CountyAlabama rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,028#22 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day792,344#26 of 60
Truck share on highways10.1%#54 of 60
Highway trucks per day1,165#40 of 60
Average travel time30.5 min#55 of 67
Average driver income$62,070#26 of 67
Average driver age44.5 yrs#59 of 67

Busiest roads in Russell County, Alabama

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Russell County carry 36,127 vehicles a day on average, 7.2 times the typical road in the county (5,028).

US 80 is the busiest road, at 40,644 vehicles a day, 2,357 of them trucks (5.8%). Martin Luther King Jr Parkway carries the most trucks, 2,651 a day (8.2% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 80Trunk road · 40,644vehicles2,357trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
56.7%
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,717

Travel on US 80's busiest stretch runs 57% over free-flow time, against 16% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 280Trunk road · 35,389vehicles2,135trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
33.5%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,297

At 7.0 times the county average, US 280 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $62,297 in household income.

3Martin Luther King Jr ParkwayTrunk road · 32,347vehicles2,651trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
37.1%
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,948

Martin Luther King Jr Parkway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 37% longer than at free-flow speed, against 16% county-wide.

4Phenix City North BypassMotorway · 29,209vehicles2,206trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
21.8%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,294

A main artery: Phenix City North Bypass's busiest stretch carries 5.8 times the county average; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.0%.

5Crawford RoadTrunk road · 24,629vehicles1,349trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
32.1%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,299

Crawford Road carries 4.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Martin Luther King Jr ParkwayTrunk road · #3 by traffic32,347vehicles2,651trucks · 8.2%
2US 80Trunk road · #1 by traffic40,644vehicles2,357trucks · 5.8%
3Phenix City North BypassMotorway · #4 by traffic29,209vehicles2,206trucks · 7.5%
4US 280Trunk road · #2 by traffic35,389vehicles2,135trucks · 6.0%
5J.R. Allen FreewayMotorway · 14,526vehicles1,656trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
16.5%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,131

At 2.9 times the county average, J.R. Allen Freeway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $76,131 in household income.

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

RussellDepartment 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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