Description
Southbound 700 Block of South Dixie Fwy (US 1) just South of 1st street and North of 2nd Street at the shopping Center.
Nearest businesses (within ~1–2 miles):
- Perrine’s Produce
- CrossFit NSB
- SEV Habitat for Humanity ReStore
- The Zone Nutrition
- Joe’s Cigar Room
- AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (hospital)
- Island Doctors
- Precision Cosmetic Family Dentistry
The area sees steady daily traffic from shoppers at the nearby plaza and ReStore, hospital visitors and staff, residents in surrounding neighborhoods, diners, and commuters traveling along US 1, with the bus stop serving local transit riders in this mixed commercial/residential urban setting.
Traffic counts
(US 1 / S Dixie Freeway is a moderate-volume principal arterial through New Smyrna Beach; volumes reflect urban commercial, medical, and commuter flow):
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Road / Segment
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Approximate AADT (vehicles/day)
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Notes / Year
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US 1 (S Dixie Freeway near 1st/2nd St, New Smyrna Beach)
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~15,000–22,000
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Volusia County / FDOT estimates for urban segments (commercial + medical + local traffic; recent data)
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Traffic is driven by hospital-related trips, shopping, dining, and connections to downtown and the beach, with moderate peaks during daytime hours, shift changes, and evenings. The 2-sided shelter captures bidirectional flow effectively.
Demographics
(New Smyrna Beach city level, recent 2024–2025 estimates; the bus stop is centrally located in this coastal tourist and retirement community):
- Population: ~33,144 (2024 estimate, with continued growth projected)
- Median age: 57.8–58.8 years (significantly higher than state average due to retiree population)
- Median household income: $83,865
- Per capita income: ~$57,656
- Language: Approximately 92–93% speak English only at home, while ~7.3% speak a language other than English (primarily Spanish); other languages account for very small shares.
- Other notes: Affluent, older, and family-oriented with a large retiree population alongside seasonal tourists and working residents. The area has a strong tourism, hospitality, medical, and service-sector workforce supporting hospitals, downtown businesses, and local retail.







