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Traffic heat map of Sunflower County, Mississippi: 228 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on MS 8 and US 82

Sunflower County, Mississippi Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 228 road miles in Sunflower County, Mississippi, divided into 1,841 segments averaging 654 ft. Its busiest road, MS 8, carries 10,869 vehicles a day, 3.0 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 Sunflower County, Mississippi

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,597
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

31.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$49,316

Our data shows 3,597 vehicles per day on the average road in Sunflower County, Mississippi, and 588,921 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈215 million per year) across its 228 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Mississippi (11.1%).

Congestion 49% below the Mississippi average

Sunflower's average daily traffic volume is 32% lower than the state average - 3,597 vehicles per day against 5,319 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.6% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Sunflower's 3,597 vehicles per day outpaces 65% of counties in Mississippi.

The average trip takes 31.7 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Sunflower runs longer than 52% of counties in Mississippi.

The congestion ratio of 7.7% is 49% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day8,087
Trucks12.3%
Average travel time33.5 min
Congestion ratio12.3%
Drivers’ average age45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$51,904

A significant share of driving in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 41% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 8,087 vehicles per day, 260% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,245 vehicles per day.

With 27% of the road miles (63 miles in 426 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 240,319 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈87.7 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 82% of counties in Mississippi

Highway truck concentration here runs 22% lower than the state average, at 12.3%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

82% of counties in Mississippi see a higher highway truck share than Sunflower's 12.3%. 78% of counties in Mississippi see more highway trucks per day than Sunflower's roughly 996.

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Non-highway Traffic in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day2,245
Trucks9.2%
Average travel time31.2 min
Congestion ratio6.4%
Drivers’ average age44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$47,539

A little more than half of the driving in Sunflower County, Mississippi happens on local roads: 59% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,245 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 73% of the monitored road miles: 165 miles in 1,415 segments, together carrying 348,602 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈127 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.2%).

Local congestion 58% below the Mississippi average

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 25% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (6.4%) runs 58% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

72% of counties in Mississippi see higher average driver income among trip origins than Sunflower. 68% of counties in Mississippi have an older driver population than Sunflower.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Sunflower County vs. Mississippi Traffic Comparison

Sunflower County's biggest difference from the Mississippi average is its average daily traffic per road, 32% below it. Its highway truck share is also 22% below.

MetricSunflower CountyMississippi averageDifference
Traffic3,5975,319-32.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%11.1%-5.2%
Truck % (Highway)12.3%15.9%-22.5%
Avg. Travel Time31.7 min30.7 min+3.3%

How Sunflower County compares

Sunflower County against nearby counties

Sunflower County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Sunflower County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Mississippi average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Sunflower County3,59710.5%588,92131.7 min7.7%
Leflore County, Mississippi3,0929.3%556,70829.5 min9.5%
Bolivar County, Mississippi4,81810.4%624,78528.7 min11.9%
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi1,9009.5%210,83031.7 min6.8%
Coahoma County, Mississippi3,29211.4%582,00537.9 min10.5%
Mississippi average5,31911.1%N/A30.7 min15.2%

Sunflower County ranked within Mississippi

Truck share on highways places Sunflower County #64 of 78 in Mississippi - the bottom quarter of the state.

Sunflower County ranked among 82 county-level areas in Mississippi (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 78.
MeasureSunflower CountyMississippi rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,597#29 of 82
Highway vehicle-miles per day240,319#56 of 78
Truck share on highways12.3%#64 of 78
Highway trucks per day996#61 of 78
Average travel time31.7 min#39 of 82
Average driver income$49,316#59 of 82
Average driver age45.3 yrs#56 of 82

Busiest roads in Sunflower County, Mississippi

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Sunflower County carry 9,124 vehicles a day on average, 2.5 times the typical road in the county (3,597).

MS 8 is the busiest road, at 10,869 vehicles a day, 1,008 of them trucks (9.3%). US 82 carries the most trucks, 1,117 a day (13.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1MS 8Primary road · 10,869vehicles1,008trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
27.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,437

On its busiest stretch, MS 8 carries 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.3% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

2US 82Trunk road · 8,605vehicles1,117trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.4%
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,870

Travel on US 82's busiest stretch runs 15% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Quiver StreetPrimary road · 7,897vehicles761trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,024

Quiver Street peaks at 7,897 vehicles a day, 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 9.6% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

4Front AvenueTertiary road · 6,353vehicles280trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
23.7%
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,608

Front Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 24% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

5US 49WPrimary road · 6,139vehicles615trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.8%
Median trip time
32.3 min
Drivers’ median age
44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$40,686

At 71% more than the county average, US 49W draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $40,686 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 82Trunk road · #2 by traffic8,605vehicles1,117trucks · 13.0%
2MS 8Primary road · #1 by traffic10,869vehicles1,008trucks · 9.3%
3Quiver StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic7,897vehicles761trucks · 9.6%
4Oak AvenuePrimary road · 6,096vehicles658trucks · 10.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,839

Oak Avenue is busy by local standards, at 69% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 10.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.5%.

5US 49WPrimary road · #5 by traffic6,139vehicles615trucks · 10.0%
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

SunflowerDepartment 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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