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Traffic heat map of Tulsa County, Oklahoma: 1,447 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic)

Tulsa County, Oklahoma Traffic Counts

It has the busiest roads of any county in Oklahoma, averaging 8,904 vehicles a day. This page breaks down traffic in Tulsa County, Oklahoma across 1,447 miles of monitored roads split into 47,974 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 Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Traffic

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

vehicles per day8,904
Trucks

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

7.7%
Average travel time

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

31.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

17.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$82,086

The average monitored road in Tulsa County, Oklahoma carries 8,904 vehicles per day. Across its 1,447 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 15,008,527 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈5.5 billion per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Oklahoma.

The busiest roads of any county in Oklahoma

At 8,904 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Tulsa carries 62% more traffic than the state average of 5,504, suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 14% of Oklahoma's statewide total. At 8,904 vehicles per day, Tulsa posts the highest average traffic volume in Oklahoma.

Journey times here (31.3 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 31.3 minutes is shorter than 93% of counties in Oklahoma.

Congestion runs 40% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 17.1%, which means more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Trafficvehicles per day22,751
Trucks10.5%
Average travel time33.1 min
Congestion ratio35.7%
Drivers’ average age44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,749

Travel in Tulsa County, Oklahoma splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 22,751 vehicles per day, 178% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,195 vehicles per day.

With 23% of the road miles (330 miles in 2,338 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 7,497,576 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 billion per year).

No more than 2 other counties in Oklahoma move more traffic on their highways.

Lower highway truck share than 93% of counties in Oklahoma

The concentration of trucks on highways (10.5%) is 34% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 93% of counties in Oklahoma. 84% of counties in Oklahoma see fewer highway trucks per day than Tulsa's roughly 2,396.

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Non-highway Traffic in Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Trafficvehicles per day8,195
Trucks4.8%
Average travel time31.2 min
Congestion ratio16.2%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$85,085

Travel in Tulsa County, Oklahoma splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 8,195 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 77% of the monitored road miles (1,117 miles in 45,636 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 7,510,952 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.8%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 92% of counties in Oklahoma

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 55% lower than on highways.

At 38% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 16.2% signals more friction on local roads.

92% of counties in Oklahoma see lower average driver income among trip origins than Tulsa. 88% of counties in Oklahoma have an older driver population than Tulsa.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 65% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 25% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even April–June, the busiest stretch, runs only +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -7% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Tulsa County, Oklahoma, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+4% in high season).

Tulsa County vs. Oklahoma Traffic Comparison

Tulsa County's biggest difference from the Oklahoma average is its average daily traffic per road, 62% above it. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 34% below.

MetricTulsa CountyOklahoma averageDifference
Traffic8,9045,504+61.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.7%11.2%-31.9%
Truck % (Highway)10.5%16.0%-34.1%
Avg. Travel Time31.3 min32.7 min-4.2%

How Tulsa County compares

Tulsa County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Tulsa County moves 7.9 times the total daily travel and carries 90.9% more traffic on a typical road; 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.

Tulsa County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Oklahoma average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Tulsa County8,9047.7%15,008,52731.3 min17.1%
Creek County, Oklahoma5,02215.5%1,965,34332.0 min9.2%
Rogers County, Oklahoma4,71210.4%2,444,77931.9 min12.0%
Wagoner County, Oklahoma5,29810.6%1,998,28932.1 min10.4%
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma3,62513.1%1,172,67934.6 min9.1%
Oklahoma average5,50411.2%N/A32.7 min12.3%

Tulsa County ranked within Oklahoma

No other county-level area in Oklahoma records a higher average daily traffic volume than Tulsa County.

Tulsa County ranked among 77 county-level areas in Oklahoma (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 65.
MeasureTulsa CountyOklahoma rank
Traffic volume (AADT)8,904#1 of 77
Highway vehicle-miles per day7,497,576#2 of 65
Truck share on highways10.5%#60 of 65
Highway trucks per day2,396#11 of 65
Average travel time31.3 min#72 of 77
Average driver income$82,086#7 of 77
Average driver age44.2 yrs#68 of 77

Tulsa County ranks #2 of 65 on highway travel volume but #60 of 65 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Oklahoma, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in Tulsa County, Oklahoma

The three busiest roads in Tulsa County average 85,139 vehicles a day, 9.6 times the county average of 8,904 across all its monitored roads.

Representative Sue Tibbs Memorial Highway leads with 94,861 vehicles a day, 8,610 of them trucks (9.1%). I 44 carries the most trucks, 10,612 a day (14.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 14.6% of traffic on I 44 and 14.1% on Skelly Bypass, against 7.7% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Representative Sue Tibbs Memorial HighwayMotorway · 94,861vehicles8,610trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
62.1%
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,083

A main artery: Representative Sue Tibbs Memorial Highway's busiest stretch carries 10.7 times the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, above the county-wide 7.7%.

2Pearl Harbor Memorial ExpresswayMotorway · 82,378vehicles6,452trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
62.9%
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,752

Pearl Harbor Memorial Expressway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 63% longer than at free-flow speed, against 17% county-wide.

3Broken Arrow ExpresswayMotorway · 78,178vehicles6,895trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
47.9%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,263

Broken Arrow Expressway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 8.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.8% of it, above the county-wide 7.7%.

4I 44Motorway · 72,930vehicles10,612trucks · 14.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
64.6%
Median trip time
39.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,709

Delays build on I 44: its congestion ratio of 65% over free-flow time is well above the county's 17%.

5Sergeant Jeffrey Lee Drake Memorial HighwayMotorway · 65,431vehicles7,240trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
45.2%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,095

Sergeant Jeffrey Lee Drake Memorial Highway carries 7.3 times the county average at its busiest, 7,240 of them trucks (11.1%, above the county-wide 7.7%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 44Motorway · #4 by traffic72,930vehicles10,612trucks · 14.6%
2Representative Sue Tibbs Memorial HighwayMotorway · #1 by traffic94,861vehicles8,610trucks · 9.1%
3Skelly BypassMotorway · 58,109vehicles8,162trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
46.4%
Median trip time
35.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,997

Skelly Bypass carries 6.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.4 minutes.

4Sergeant Jeffrey Lee Drake Memorial HighwayMotorway · #5 by traffic65,431vehicles7,240trucks · 11.1%
5Broken Arrow ExpresswayMotorway · #3 by traffic78,178vehicles6,895trucks · 8.8%
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

TulsaDepartment 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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