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Traffic heat map of Tunica County, Mississippi: 266 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 61 and Casino Center Drive

Tunica County, Mississippi Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, US 61, carries 14,314 vehicles a day, 6.9 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Tunica County, Mississippi across 266 miles of monitored roads split into 1,867 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 Tunica County, Mississippi

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,088
Trucks

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

14.3%
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.

6.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,269

The average monitored road in Tunica County, Mississippi carries 2,088 vehicles per day. Across its 266 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 596,931 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈218 million per year). At 14.3%, the truck share runs above the 11.1% across Mississippi: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Traffic 61% below the Mississippi average

Tunica sees 61% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,088 vehicles per day against 5,319), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Tunica accounts for about 0.6% of Mississippi's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Tunica's 2,088 vehicles per day trails 70% of counties in Mississippi.

Journey times here (30.3 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Tunica runs shorter than 69% of counties in Mississippi.

The congestion ratio of 6.2% is 59% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Tunica County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day6,232
Trucks17.4%
Average travel time44.9 min
Congestion ratio13.9%
Drivers’ average age44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,884

A little more than half of the driving in Tunica County, Mississippi happens on highways: 68% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,232 vehicles per day, 412% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,217 vehicles per day.

With 28% of the road miles (74 miles in 324 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 405,057 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈148 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 74% of counties in Mississippi

The concentration of trucks on highways (17.4%) is 9% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Mississippi: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Tunica's highway truck share (17.4%) is higher than 74% of counties in Mississippi. By raw truck volume, Tunica carries more highway trucks than 55% of counties in Mississippi.

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Non-highway Traffic in Tunica County, Mississippi

Trafficvehicles per day1,217
Trucks7.7%
Average travel time27.2 min
Congestion ratio4.5%
Drivers’ average age44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,545

A significant share of driving in Tunica County, Mississippi, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,217 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 72% of the monitored road miles (193 miles in 1,543 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 191,874 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.0 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.7%).

Local congestion 70% below the Mississippi average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 56% lower than the highway network.

At 70% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.5% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 51% of counties in Mississippi. 81% of counties in Mississippi have an older driver population than Tunica.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Tunica County vs. Mississippi Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Tunica County runs 61% below the Mississippi average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 29% above.

MetricTunica CountyMississippi averageDifference
Traffic2,0885,319-60.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.3%11.1%+28.8%
Truck % (Highway)17.4%15.9%+9.4%
Avg. Travel Time30.3 min30.7 min-1.4%

How Tunica County compares

Tunica County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Tunica County is 45.5% less congested and carries 47.4% less traffic on a typical road; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Tunica 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
Tunica County2,08814.3%596,93130.3 min6.2%
Lee County, Arkansas1,4499.1%189,99136.4 min5.6%
Tate County, Mississippi3,66512.1%995,39328.0 min14.7%
Quitman County, Mississippi1,7339.2%167,57635.1 min7.1%
DeSoto County, Mississippi9,0188.5%4,938,60630.3 min17.9%
Mississippi average5,31911.1%N/A30.7 min15.2%

Tunica County ranked within Mississippi

Tunica County sits in the bottom quarter of the Mississippi field on average driver age, at #67 of 82.

Tunica County ranked among 82 county-level areas in Mississippi (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 78.
MeasureTunica CountyMississippi rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,088#58 of 82
Highway vehicle-miles per day405,057#40 of 78
Truck share on highways17.4%#21 of 78
Highway trucks per day1,084#36 of 78
Average travel time30.3 min#57 of 82
Average driver income$55,269#42 of 82
Average driver age44.6 yrs#67 of 82

Busiest roads in Tunica County, Mississippi

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Tunica County carry 10,006 vehicles a day on average, 4.8 times the typical road in the county (2,088).

US 61 is the busiest road, at 14,314 vehicles a day, 2,439 of them trucks (17.0%). That is 55% more than the next road, Casino Center Drive (9,213). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Edwards Avenue carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 56.5 minutes against 30.3 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 61Trunk road · 14,314vehicles2,439trucks · 17.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.2%
Median trip time
40.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,227

US 61 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 18% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

2Casino Center DriveTertiary road · 9,213vehicles791trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
10.2%
Median trip time
15.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,699

Trips on Casino Center Drive are short, a median 15.4 minutes against 30.3 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

3Casino Strip Resort Boulevard ExtendedTrunk road · 6,490vehicles1,096trucks · 16.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.4%
Median trip time
44.7 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,953

At 3.1 times the county average, Casino Strip Resort Boulevard Extended draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,953 in household income.

4MS 713Trunk road · 5,928vehicles783trucks · 13.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.1%
Median trip time
44.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,343

The busiest stretch of MS 713 carries 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 13.2% of it, below the county-wide 14.3%.

5Edwards AvenueTertiary road · 3,870vehicles240trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
9.0%
Median trip time
56.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,955

At 85% more than the county average, Edwards Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $50,955 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 61Trunk road · #1 by traffic14,314vehicles2,439trucks · 17.0%
2Casino Strip Resort Boulevard ExtendedTrunk road · #3 by traffic6,490vehicles1,096trucks · 16.9%
3Casino Center DriveTertiary road · #2 by traffic9,213vehicles791trucks · 8.6%
4MS 713Trunk road · #4 by traffic5,928vehicles783trucks · 13.2%
5I 69Motorway · 3,720vehicles645trucks · 17.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
48.1 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,224

I 69 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 48.1 minutes, against 30.3 for the county.

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

TunicaDepartment 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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