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Traffic heat map of Wayne County, Tennessee: 203 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Dexter L Woods Memorial Boulevard

Wayne County, Tennessee Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Dexter L Woods Memorial Boulevard, carries 10,138 vehicles a day, 4.8 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Wayne County, Tennessee across 203 miles of monitored roads split into 1,319 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 Wayne County, Tennessee

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,118
Trucks

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

10.2%
Average travel time

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

33.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,383

A typical monitored road in Wayne County, Tennessee sees 2,118 vehicles per day, while its 203 miles of monitored roads together handle 315,922 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈115 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Tennessee (11.3%).

Quieter roads than 94% of counties in Tennessee

Wayne sees 71% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,118 vehicles per day against 7,251), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Tennessee's statewide total. By volume, Wayne's 2,118 vehicles per day trails 94% of counties in Tennessee.

The average trip takes 33.0 minutes, on par with the state level. 59% of counties in Tennessee have a shorter average travel time than Wayne's 33.0 minutes.

At 56% lower than the state level, the 7.0% 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 Wayne County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day2,659
Trucks11.3%
Average travel time42.7 min
Congestion ratio4.5%
Drivers’ average age50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,992

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Wayne County, Tennessee: 44% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,659 vehicles per day, 40% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,905 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 29% of the monitored road miles (59 miles, 372 segments), so they carry more than their share: 138,377 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.5 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 99% of counties in Tennessee

At 11.3%, highway truck share is 28% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Wayne's highway truck share (11.3%) is lower than 67% of counties in Tennessee. 99% of counties in Tennessee see more highway trucks per day than Wayne's roughly 300.

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Non-highway Traffic in Wayne County, Tennessee

Trafficvehicles per day1,905
Trucks9.4%
Average travel time29.2 min
Congestion ratio8.0%
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,608

A little more than half of the driving in Wayne County, Tennessee happens on local roads: 56% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,905 vehicles per day.

Spread over 144 miles and 947 segments, 71% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 177,545 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈64.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.4%.

Older drivers than 77% of counties in Tennessee

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 17% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 8.0% is 48% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Wayne's average driver income is lower than 76% of counties in Tennessee. Wayne's median driver age is higher than 77% of counties in Tennessee.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Wayne County vs. Tennessee Traffic Comparison

Wayne County's biggest difference from the Tennessee average is its average daily traffic per road, 71% below it. Its highway truck share is also 28% below.

MetricWayne CountyTennessee averageDifference
Traffic2,1187,251-70.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.2%11.3%-9.7%
Truck % (Highway)11.3%15.6%-27.6%
Avg. Travel Time33.0 min32.1 min+2.9%

How Wayne County compares

Wayne County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Wayne County carries 45.5% less traffic on a typical road and moves 37.4% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Wayne 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
Wayne County2,11810.2%315,92233.0 min7.0%
Lawrence County, Tennessee4,1138.7%798,69629.2 min8.1%
Hardin County, Tennessee3,5348.6%617,30130.4 min9.3%
Lauderdale County, Alabama5,4426.8%1,773,36330.4 min13.4%
Lewis County, Tennessee2,4589.6%187,44625.6 min6.7%
Tennessee average7,25111.3%N/A32.1 min16.1%

Wayne County ranked within Tennessee

Highway truck volume places Wayne County #85 of 86 in Tennessee - the bottom quarter of the state.

Wayne County ranked among 95 county-level areas in Tennessee (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 86.
MeasureWayne CountyTennessee rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,118#89 of 95
Highway vehicle-miles per day138,377#75 of 86
Truck share on highways11.3%#58 of 86
Highway trucks per day300#85 of 86
Average travel time33.0 min#40 of 95
Average driver income$55,383#72 of 95
Average driver age49.9 yrs#22 of 95

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #22 of 95 on average driver age, against #85 of 86 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Wayne County, Tennessee

The three busiest roads in Wayne County average 6,896 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the county average of 2,118 across all its monitored roads.

Dexter L Woods Memorial Boulevard leads with 10,138 vehicles a day, 992 of them trucks (9.8%). That is 89% more than the next road, Main Street (5,351). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Waynesboro Highway are long: a median of 49.0 minutes against 33.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Dexter L Woods Memorial BoulevardTrunk road · 10,138vehicles992trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.7%
Median trip time
36.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,400

On its busiest stretch, Dexter L Woods Memorial Boulevard carries 4.8 times the county average; trucks are 9.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.2%.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 5,351vehicles432trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.9%
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,537

Main Street peaks at 5,351 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.2%.

3United States Route 64Trunk road · 5,198vehicles555trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.1%
Median trip time
42.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,778

United States Route 64 carries 2.5 times the county average at its busiest, 555 of them trucks (10.7%, in line with the county-wide 10.2%).

4US 64Trunk road · 5,045vehicles569trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
47.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,142

US 64 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 47.5 minutes, against 33.0 for the county.

5Waynesboro HighwayTrunk road · 4,937vehicles590trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
49.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,907

Waynesboro Highway carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 49.0 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Dexter L Woods Memorial BoulevardTrunk road · #1 by traffic10,138vehicles992trucks · 9.8%
2Waynesboro HighwayTrunk road · #5 by traffic4,937vehicles590trucks · 11.9%
3US 64Trunk road · #4 by traffic5,045vehicles569trucks · 11.3%
4United States Route 64Trunk road · #3 by traffic5,198vehicles555trucks · 10.7%
5Savannah HighwayTrunk road · 4,044vehicles462trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.6%
Median trip time
48.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,507

Drivers on Savannah Highway are on long journeys, a median 48.1 minutes against 33.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

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

WayneDepartment 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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