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Traffic heat map of Van Buren County, Tennessee: 128 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Bone Cave Parkway and SR 111

Van Buren County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 128 road miles in Van Buren County, Tennessee, divided into 803 segments averaging 842 ft. Its roads are the quietest of any county in Tennessee, at 1,261 vehicles a day on average. 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 Van Buren County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,261
Trucks

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

14.1%
Average travel time

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

36.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

4.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,374

The average monitored road in Van Buren County, Tennessee carries 1,261 vehicles per day. Across its 128 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 184,932 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈67.5 million per year). At 14.1%, the truck share runs above the 11.3% across Tennessee: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

The quietest roads of any county in Tennessee

Van Buren's average daily traffic volume is 83% lower than the state average - 1,261 vehicles per day against 7,251 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Tennessee's statewide total of vehicle-miles. In fact, Van Buren has the lowest average traffic volume of any county in Tennessee, at 1,261 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 36.4 minutes, 14% higher than the state level. On travel time, Van Buren runs longer than 91% of counties in Tennessee.

At 74% lower than the state level, the 4.2% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day2,384
Trucks17.0%
Average travel time46.9 min
Congestion ratio4.8%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,715

Highways carry about half of all travel in Van Buren County, Tennessee, 54% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,384 vehicles per day, 165% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 898 vehicles per day.

With 35% of the road miles (45 miles in 196 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 99,307 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈36.2 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Tennessee

Highway truck concentration here runs 9% higher than the state average, at 17.0%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Tennessee: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

62% of counties in Tennessee see a lower highway truck share than Van Buren's 17.0%. By raw truck volume, Van Buren carries fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Tennessee.

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Non-highway Traffic in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day898
Trucks10.7%
Average travel time33.1 min
Congestion ratio4.1%
Drivers’ average age51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,373

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Van Buren County, Tennessee, 46% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 898 vehicles per day.

Spread over 83 miles and 607 segments, 65% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 85,624 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.3 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.7%.

Local congestion 74% below the Tennessee average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 37% lower than the highway network.

At 74% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.1% signals easier movement on local roads.

Van Buren's average driver income is lower than 65% of counties in Tennessee. The driver population here skews older than 55% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Van Buren County, Tennessee, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Van Buren County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Van Buren County apart: 83% below the Tennessee average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 24% above.

MetricVan Buren CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic1,2617,251-82.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.1%11.3%+24.2%
Truck % (Highway)17.0%15.6%+8.9%
Avg. Travel Time36.4 min32.1 min+13.6%

How Van Buren County compares

Van Buren County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Van Buren County carries 62.3% less traffic on a typical road and is 53.6% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Van Buren County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Tennessee average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Van Buren County1,26114.1%184,93236.4 min4.2%
Bledsoe County, Tennessee1,82810.1%201,66437.9 min5.6%
White County, Tennessee3,72810.1%607,29532.7 min9.2%
Warren County, Tennessee3,7098.4%757,95832.0 min9.1%
Sequatchie County, Tennessee4,09413.0%400,79533.5 min12.6%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Van Buren County ranked within Tennessee

No county-level area in Tennessee records a lower average daily traffic volume than Van Buren County.

Van Buren County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureVan Buren CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,261#95 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day99,307#79 of 86
Truck share on highways17.0%#33 of 86
Highway trucks per day405#79 of 86
Average travel time36.4 min#9 of 95
Average driver income$57,374#62 of 95
Average driver age48.7 yrs#43 of 95

Van Buren County ranks #9 of 95 on average travel time but #95 of 95 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in Tennessee on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Van Buren County, Tennessee

The three busiest roads in Van Buren County average 3,977 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average of 1,261 across all its monitored roads.

Bone Cave Parkway leads with 4,747 vehicles a day, 682 of them trucks (14.4%). SR 111 carries the most trucks, 701 a day (15.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

TN 8 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 53.5 minutes against 36.4 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Bone Cave ParkwayTrunk road · 4,747vehicles682trucks · 14.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
3.1%
Median trip time
47.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,821

Bone Cave Parkway carries 3.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 47.2 minutes.

2SR 111Trunk road · 4,542vehicles701trucks · 15.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.2%
Median trip time
48.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,991

Drivers on SR 111 are on long journeys, a median 48.0 minutes against 36.4 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

3SR 30Primary road · 2,643vehicles304trucks · 11.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,742

At 2.1 times the county average, SR 30 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,742 in household income.

4Sparta HighwayTrunk road · 2,449vehicles310trucks · 12.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
52.0 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,868

Sparta Highway carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 52.0 minutes, against 36.4 for the county.

5TN 8Primary road · 2,167vehicles282trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.6%
Median trip time
53.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,315

TN 8 peaks at 2,167 vehicles a day, 72% more than the county average; trucks are 13.0% of it, below the county-wide 14.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1SR 111Trunk road · #2 by traffic4,542vehicles701trucks · 15.4%
2Bone Cave ParkwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic4,747vehicles682trucks · 14.4%
3Sparta HighwayTrunk road · #4 by traffic2,449vehicles310trucks · 12.7%
4SR 30Primary road · #3 by traffic2,643vehicles304trucks · 11.5%
5TN 8Primary road · #5 by traffic2,167vehicles282trucks · 13.0%
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

Van BurenDepartment 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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