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Traffic heat map of Stephens County, Georgia: 135 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Big A Road and US 123

Stephens County, Georgia Traffic Counts

Our Stephens County, Georgia traffic data covers 1,658 road segments over 135 road miles, with an average segment of just 431 ft. Its busiest road, Big A Road, carries 17,931 vehicles a day, 4.2 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 Stephens County, Georgia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,305
Trucks

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

7.0%
Average travel time

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

30.3 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.

49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,166

Our data shows 4,305 vehicles per day on the average road in Stephens County, Georgia, and 513,610 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈187 million per year) across its 135 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Georgia: 7.0% against 9.7%.

Shorter trips than 91% of counties in Georgia

Stephens sees 42% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,305 vehicles per day against 7,398), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Georgia's statewide total. Stephens carries more traffic than 58% of counties in Georgia.

The average trip takes 30.3 minutes, 10% lower than the state level. On travel time, Stephens runs shorter than 91% of counties in Georgia.

The congestion ratio of 11.0% is 35% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Stephens County, Georgia

Trafficvehicles per day8,401
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time32.0 min
Congestion ratio20.9%
Drivers’ average age49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,391

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Stephens County, Georgia (62% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 8,401 vehicles per day, 189% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,902 vehicles per day.

With 37% of the road miles (50 miles in 423 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 316,772 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈116 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 96% of counties in Georgia

At 7.8%, highway truck share is 42% lower than the state average. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

Stephens's highway truck share (7.8%) is lower than 96% of counties in Georgia. By raw truck volume, Stephens carries fewer highway trucks than 71% of counties in Georgia.

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Non-highway Traffic in Stephens County, Georgia

Trafficvehicles per day2,902
Trucks5.7%
Average travel time29.7 min
Congestion ratio7.6%
Drivers’ average age50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,793

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Stephens County, Georgia: 38% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,902 vehicles per day.

Spread over 85 miles and 1,235 segments, 63% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 196,838 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈71.8 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.7%).

Older drivers than 87% of counties in Georgia

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 27% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (7.6%) runs 53% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 58% of counties in Georgia. 87% of counties in Georgia have a younger driver population than Stephens.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Stephens County vs. Georgia Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Stephens County runs 42% below the Georgia average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 42% below.

MetricStephens CountyGeorgia averageDifference
Traffic4,3057,398-41.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.0%9.7%-27.4%
Truck % (Highway)7.8%13.6%-42.2%
Avg. Travel Time30.3 min33.6 min-9.7%

How Stephens County compares

Stephens County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Stephens County moves 40.8% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Stephens County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Georgia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Stephens County4,3057.0%513,61030.3 min11.0%
Franklin County, Georgia3,86617.9%1,322,55133.2 min11.0%
Habersham County, Georgia5,2917.5%1,176,65430.7 min13.9%
Oconee County, South Carolina3,3667.2%1,796,23233.4 min9.6%
Banks County, Georgia3,11114.1%733,83532.5 min7.5%
Georgia average7,3989.7%N/A33.6 min16.8%

Stephens County ranked within Georgia

Truck share on highways places Stephens County #141 of 147 in Georgia - the bottom quarter of the state.

Stephens County ranked among 159 county-level areas in Georgia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 147.
MeasureStephens CountyGeorgia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,305#67 of 159
Highway vehicle-miles per day316,772#82 of 147
Truck share on highways7.8%#141 of 147
Highway trucks per day659#105 of 147
Average travel time30.3 min#144 of 159
Average driver income$62,166#92 of 159
Average driver age49.8 yrs#21 of 159

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #21 of 159 on average driver age, against #141 of 147 on truck share on highways.

Busiest roads in Stephens County, Georgia

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Stephens County carry 14,321 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (4,305).

Big A Road is the busiest road, at 17,931 vehicles a day, 1,037 of them trucks (5.8%). US 123 carries the most trucks, 1,165 a day (8.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Big A RoadTrunk road · 17,931vehicles1,037trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.6%
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,831

Big A Road is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 28% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

2US 123Trunk road · 13,465vehicles1,165trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.2%
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,765

US 123 peaks at 13,465 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, above the county-wide 7.0%.

3GA 17Trunk road · 11,566vehicles957trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.8%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,090

GA 17 carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 957 of them trucks (8.3%, above the county-wide 7.0%).

4Toccoa BypassTrunk road · 11,139vehicles870trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.7%
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,843

Toccoa Bypass carries 2.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.5 minutes.

5Tugalo StreetSecondary road · 7,758vehicles309trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
17.9%
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,786

Delays build on Tugalo Street: its congestion ratio of 18% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 123Trunk road · #2 by traffic13,465vehicles1,165trucks · 8.7%
2Big A RoadTrunk road · #1 by traffic17,931vehicles1,037trucks · 5.8%
3GA 17Trunk road · #3 by traffic11,566vehicles957trucks · 8.3%
4Toccoa BypassTrunk road · #4 by traffic11,139vehicles870trucks · 7.8%
5Currahee StreetTrunk road · 6,213vehicles472trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.9%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,054

Currahee Street carries 44% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.5 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

StephensDepartment 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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