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Traffic heat map of St. James Parish, Louisiana: 159 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 10 and Sunshine Bridge

St. James Parish, Louisiana Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 159 road miles in St. James Parish, Louisiana, divided into 2,396 segments averaging 350 ft. Its busiest road, I 10, carries 37,354 vehicles a day, 9.2 times the average road. 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 St. James Parish, Louisiana

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,068
Trucks

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

14.0%
Average travel time

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

34.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,979

Our data shows 4,068 vehicles per day on the average road in St. James Parish, Louisiana, and 955,975 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈349 million per year) across its 159 miles of monitored roads. At 14.0%, the truck share runs above the 11.2% across Louisiana: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Longer trips than 76% of counties in Louisiana

St. James sees 33% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,068 vehicles per day against 6,061), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, St. James accounts for about 0.8% of Louisiana's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, St. James's 4,068 vehicles per day outpaces 65% of counties in Louisiana.

Journey times run 9% higher than the state level, at 34.6 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 34.6 minutes is longer than 76% of counties in Louisiana.

At 36% lower than the state level, the 11.0% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day9,328
Trucks16.8%
Average travel time46.4 min
Congestion ratio23.6%
Drivers’ average age44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$81,983

Highways carry about half of all travel in St. James Parish, Louisiana, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,328 vehicles per day, 154% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,669 vehicles per day.

With 26% of the road miles (41 miles in 169 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 481,781 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈176 million per year).

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

Highway truck concentration here (16.8%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Louisiana: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

55% of counties in Louisiana see a lower highway truck share than St. James's 16.8%. St. James's highway truck count is higher than 59% of counties in Louisiana, at roughly 1,569 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Trafficvehicles per day3,669
Trucks11.2%
Average travel time33.7 min
Congestion ratio10.0%
Drivers’ average age46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$81,976

Local roads carry about half of all travel in St. James Parish, Louisiana, 50% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 3,669 vehicles per day.

Spread over 118 miles and 2,227 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 474,194 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈173 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 11.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 86% of counties in Louisiana

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 34% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 10.0% is 40% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

St. James's average driver income is higher than 86% of counties in Louisiana. The driver population here skews younger than 63% of counties in Louisiana.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In St. James Parish, Louisiana, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

St. James Parish vs. Louisiana Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets St. James Parish apart: 33% below the Louisiana average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 25% above.

MetricSt. James ParishLouisiana averageDifference
Traffic4,0686,061-32.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.0%11.2%+25.3%
Truck % (Highway)16.8%16.1%+4.8%
Avg. Travel Time34.6 min31.8 min+8.7%

How St. James Parish compares

St. James Parish is the least congested of its nearby parishes

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, St. James Parish is 35.5% less congested and carries 39.0% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

St. James Parish and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Louisiana average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
St. James Parish4,06814.0%955,97534.6 min11.0%
Ascension Parish, Louisiana7,40210.8%2,826,41430.6 min20.0%
Assumption Parish, Louisiana3,85510.9%674,88034.3 min12.3%
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana8,41317.4%1,742,09833.6 min16.4%
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana7,01013.1%2,317,80233.9 min19.5%
Louisiana average6,06111.2%N/A31.8 min17.3%

St. James Parish ranked within Louisiana

Average driver income places St. James Parish #10 of 64 in Louisiana - the top quarter of the state.

St. James Parish ranked among 64 county-level areas in Louisiana (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 57.
MeasureSt. James ParishLouisiana rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,068#23 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day481,781#32 of 57
Truck share on highways16.8%#26 of 57
Highway trucks per day1,569#24 of 57
Average travel time34.6 min#16 of 64
Average driver income$81,979#10 of 64
Average driver age44.9 yrs#41 of 64

Busiest roads in St. James Parish, Louisiana

The three busiest roads in St. James Parish average 27,237 vehicles a day, 6.7 times the county average of 4,068 across all its monitored roads.

I 10 leads with 37,354 vehicles a day, 6,642 of them trucks (17.8%). That is 62% more than the next road, Sunshine Bridge (23,050). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using I 10 are long: a median of 53.3 minutes against 34.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · 37,354vehicles6,642trucks · 17.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
42.5%
Median trip time
53.3 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,376

I 10 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 43% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

2Sunshine BridgeTrunk road · 23,050vehicles3,426trucks · 14.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.1%
Median trip time
44.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,022

At 5.7 times the county average, Sunshine Bridge draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $72,022 in household income.

3LA 70Trunk road · 21,308vehicles3,023trucks · 14.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
24.4%
Median trip time
43.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,796

A main artery: LA 70's busiest stretch carries 5.2 times the county average; trucks are 14.2% of it, in line with the county-wide 14.0%.

4LA 641 / LA 3213Primary road · 16,072vehicles2,382trucks · 14.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
41.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,884

LA 641 / LA 3213 peaks at 16,072 vehicles a day, 4.0 times the county average; trucks are 14.8% of it, above the county-wide 14.0%.

5LA 20Primary road · 13,678vehicles1,287trucks · 9.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
37.8%
Median trip time
43.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,239

Delays build on LA 20: its congestion ratio of 38% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · #1 by traffic37,354vehicles6,642trucks · 17.8%
2Sunshine BridgeTrunk road · #2 by traffic23,050vehicles3,426trucks · 14.9%
3LA 70Trunk road · #3 by traffic21,308vehicles3,023trucks · 14.2%
4LA 641 / LA 3213Primary road · #4 by traffic16,072vehicles2,382trucks · 14.8%
5Airline HighwayTrunk road · 12,640vehicles2,303trucks · 18.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.3%
Median trip time
43.0 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,868

Airline Highway carries 3.1 times the county average at its busiest, 2,303 of them trucks (18.2%, above the county-wide 14.0%).

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

St. JamesDepartment 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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