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Traffic heat map of Tift County, Georgia: 345 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 75 and 7th Street

Tift County, Georgia Traffic Counts

Our Tift County, Georgia traffic data covers 4,000 road segments over 345 road miles, with an average segment of just 456 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Georgia. 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 Tift County, Georgia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,514
Trucks

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

15.9%
Average travel time

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

35.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

13.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,833

The average monitored road in Tift County, Georgia carries 5,514 vehicles per day. Across its 345 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,027,095 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈740 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.7% across Georgia - a freight-heavy mix.

Longer trips than 73% of counties in Georgia

Tift sees 25% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,514 vehicles per day against 7,398), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of Georgia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 72% of counties in Georgia see less traffic than Tift's 5,514 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 35.6 minutes, 6% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 35.6 minutes is longer than 73% of counties in Georgia.

The congestion ratio of 13.0% is 23% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Tift County, Georgia

Trafficvehicles per day13,884
Trucks20.1%
Average travel time41.8 min
Congestion ratio21.9%
Drivers’ average age45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,451

Highways carry most of the traffic in Tift County, Georgia: 73% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 13,884 vehicles per day, 283% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,626 vehicles per day.

With 25% of the road miles (87 miles in 736 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,471,760 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈537 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 86% of counties in Georgia.

Higher highway truck share than 85% of counties in Georgia

Highway truck concentration here runs 48% higher than the state average, at 20.1%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Tift's highway truck share (20.1%) is higher than 85% of counties in Georgia. 82% of counties in Georgia see fewer highway trucks per day than Tift's roughly 2,786.

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Non-highway Traffic in Tift County, Georgia

Trafficvehicles per day3,626
Trucks4.9%
Average travel time34.2 min
Congestion ratio11.0%
Drivers’ average age45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,190

At 27% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Tift County, Georgia than highways. A typical local road sees 3,626 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (259 miles in 3,264 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 555,334 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈203 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.9%.

Local roads carry 76% fewer trucks by share than highways

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 76% lower than the highway network.

At 32% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 11.0% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 54% of counties in Georgia. Tift's median driver age is lower than 64% of counties in Georgia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 71% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 10% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
August is the quietest month, with volumes -13% versus the annual average - an unusual summer low, when most places are at their busiest.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Tift County, Georgia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Tift County vs. Georgia Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Tift County runs 64% above the Georgia average. Its highway truck share is also 48% above.

MetricTift CountyGeorgia averageDifference
Traffic5,5147,398-25.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)15.9%9.7%+64.4%
Truck % (Highway)20.1%13.6%+47.9%
Avg. Travel Time35.6 min33.6 min+6.1%

How Tift County compares

Tift County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Tift County carries 104.6% more traffic on a typical road and is 47.7% more congested; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Tift 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
Tift County5,51415.9%2,027,09535.6 min13.0%
Irwin County, Georgia2,1458.4%333,76034.9 min10.6%
Turner County, Georgia2,64020.8%1,039,65134.7 min8.4%
Cook County, Georgia3,05419.4%1,442,48932.1 min8.2%
Worth County, Georgia2,94211.4%795,25835.4 min8.1%
Georgia average7,3989.7%N/A33.6 min16.8%

Tift County ranked within Georgia

Highway travel volume places Tift County #22 of 147 in Georgia - the top quarter of the state.

Tift County ranked among 159 county-level areas in Georgia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 147.
MeasureTift CountyGeorgia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,514#45 of 159
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,471,760#22 of 147
Truck share on highways20.1%#23 of 147
Highway trucks per day2,786#27 of 147
Average travel time35.6 min#43 of 159
Average driver income$62,833#87 of 159
Average driver age45.5 yrs#102 of 159

Busiest roads in Tift County, Georgia

The three busiest roads in Tift County average 29,113 vehicles a day, 5.3 times the county average of 5,514 across all its monitored roads.

I 75 is the busiest road, at 46,931 vehicles a day, 10,908 of them trucks (23.2%). No other road comes close: 7th Street, in second place, carries 21,684. It also carries the most trucks.

Few trucks use 5th Street: 5.2% of its traffic, under half the county's 15.9%.

I 75 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 47.5 minutes against 35.6 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · 46,931vehicles10,908trucks · 23.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
27.2%
Median trip time
47.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,276

I 75 carries 8.5 times the county average at its busiest, 10,908 of them trucks (23.2%, above the county-wide 15.9%).

27th StreetTrunk road · 21,684vehicles1,332trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
29.0%
Median trip time
39.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,801

7th Street carries 3.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.3 minutes.

35th StreetTrunk road · 18,725vehicles964trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
29.5%
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,660

Travel on 5th Street's busiest stretch runs 30% over free-flow time, against 13% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4US 82Trunk road · 17,053vehicles1,249trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.1%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,884

At 3.1 times the county average, US 82 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,884 in household income.

520th StreetSecondary road · 12,011vehicles370trucks · 3.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
29.5%
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,447

20th Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 29% longer than at free-flow speed, against 13% county-wide.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 75Motorway · #1 by traffic46,931vehicles10,908trucks · 23.2%
27th StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic21,684vehicles1,332trucks · 6.1%
3US 82Trunk road · #4 by traffic17,053vehicles1,249trucks · 7.3%
4Southwell BoulevardPrimary road · 9,089vehicles1,122trucks · 12.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
26.7%
Median trip time
36.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,029

Southwell Boulevard is busy by local standards, at 65% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.3% of it, below the county-wide 15.9%.

5US 319Trunk road · 8,830vehicles1,020trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.7%
Median trip time
42.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,324

US 319 peaks at 8,830 vehicles a day, 60% more than the county average; trucks are 11.6% of it, below the county-wide 15.9%.

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

TiftDepartment 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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