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Traffic heat map of Tippah County, Mississippi: 211 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on City Avenue and US 72

Tippah County, Mississippi Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, City Avenue, carries 12,685 vehicles a day, 4.1 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Tippah County, Mississippi across 211 miles of monitored roads split into 1,591 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Tippah County, Mississippi

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,096
Trucks

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

9.6%
Average travel time

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

30.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$53,976

A typical monitored road in Tippah County, Mississippi sees 3,096 vehicles per day, while its 211 miles of monitored roads together handle 485,282 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈177 million per year). Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, close to the 11.1% across Mississippi.

Traffic 42% below the Mississippi average

Tippah sees 42% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,096 vehicles per day against 5,319), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Tippah accounts for about 0.5% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Tippah carries less traffic than 52% of counties in Mississippi.

At 30.6 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 30.6 minutes is shorter than 59% of counties in Mississippi.

Congestion runs 32% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 10.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Tippah County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day5,094
Trucks14.3%
Average travel time48.5 min
Congestion ratio11.4%
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$46,507

Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Tippah County, Mississippi, 24% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 5,094 vehicles per day, 72% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,968 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 11% of the monitored road miles (22 miles, 96 segments), so they carry more than their share: 117,657 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈42.9 million per year).

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

The concentration of trucks on highways (14.3%) is 10% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Mississippi: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Tippah's highway truck share (14.3%) is lower than 56% of counties in Mississippi. Tippah's highway truck count is lower than 58% of counties in Mississippi, at roughly 727 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Tippah County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day2,968
Trucks8.0%
Average travel time29.5 min
Congestion ratio10.3%
Drivers’ average age47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,657

Most travel in Tippah County, Mississippi happens on local roads, 76% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 2,968 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 89% of the monitored road miles: 189 miles in 1,495 segments, together carrying 367,625 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈134 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.0%).

Older drivers than 74% of counties in Mississippi

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 44% lower than on highways.

At 31% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 10.3% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 58% of counties in Mississippi. Tippah's median driver age is higher than 74% of counties in Mississippi.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Tippah County vs. Mississippi Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Tippah County runs 42% below the Mississippi average.

MetricTippah CountyMississippi averageDifference
Traffic3,0965,319-41.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.6%11.1%-13.8%
Truck % (Highway)14.3%15.9%-10.2%
Avg. Travel Time30.6 min30.7 min-0.2%

How Tippah County compares

Tippah County against nearby counties

Tippah 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 third busiest roads of the five.

Tippah 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
Tippah County3,0969.6%485,28230.6 min10.4%
Benton County, Mississippi1,75816.8%468,28134.3 min4.7%
Alcorn County, Mississippi5,3528.9%915,96029.5 min12.3%
Hardeman County, Tennessee2,1569.9%511,23134.5 min6.5%
Prentiss County, Mississippi3,3549.2%686,37431.3 min9.6%
Mississippi average5,31911.1%N/A30.7 min15.2%

Tippah County ranked within Mississippi

Highway travel volume places Tippah County #66 of 78 in Mississippi - the bottom quarter of the state.

Tippah County ranked among 82 county-level areas in Mississippi (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 78.
MeasureTippah CountyMississippi rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,096#43 of 82
Highway vehicle-miles per day117,657#66 of 78
Truck share on highways14.3%#44 of 78
Highway trucks per day727#46 of 78
Average travel time30.6 min#49 of 82
Average driver income$53,976#48 of 82
Average driver age47.7 yrs#22 of 82

Busiest roads in Tippah County, Mississippi

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Tippah County carry 10,293 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (3,096).

City Avenue is the busiest road, at 12,685 vehicles a day, 759 of them trucks (6.0%). US 72 carries the most trucks, 1,496 a day (14.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using US 72 are long: a median of 48.5 minutes against 30.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1City AvenuePrimary road · 12,685vehicles759trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
27.0%
Median trip time
28.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,878

Travel on City Avenue's busiest stretch runs 27% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 72Trunk road · 10,488vehicles1,496trucks · 14.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.4%
Median trip time
48.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,507

US 72 peaks at 10,488 vehicles a day, 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 14.3% of it, above the county-wide 9.6%.

3MS 15Primary road · 7,706vehicles624trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.7%
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,647

MS 15 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 18% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

4Guyton BoulevardPrimary road · 7,580vehicles599trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,835

Guyton Boulevard carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 599 of them trucks (7.9%, below the county-wide 9.6%).

5Walnut StreetPrimary road · 7,000vehicles513trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.4%
Median trip time
25.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,325

Walnut Street carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 25.9 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 72Trunk road · #2 by traffic10,488vehicles1,496trucks · 14.3%
2City AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic12,685vehicles759trucks · 6.0%
3MS 15Primary road · #3 by traffic7,706vehicles624trucks · 8.1%
4Guyton BoulevardPrimary road · #4 by traffic7,580vehicles599trucks · 7.9%
5Walnut StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic7,000vehicles513trucks · 7.3%
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

TippahDepartment 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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