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Traffic heat map of Accomack County, Virginia: 365 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Lankford Highway

Accomack County, Virginia Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 365 road miles in Accomack County, Virginia, divided into 5,156 segments averaging 374 ft. Its busiest road, Lankford Highway, carries 15,277 vehicles a day, 6.1 times the average road. 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 Accomack County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,513
Trucks

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

9.3%
Average travel time

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

32.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,857

A typical monitored road in Accomack County, Virginia sees 2,513 vehicles per day, while its 365 miles of monitored roads together handle 981,310 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈358 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, in line with Virginia (9.6%).

Congestion 78% below the Virginia average

Accomack's average daily traffic volume is 53% lower than the state average - 2,513 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Accomack's 2,513 vehicles per day trails 71% of counties in Virginia.

The average trip takes 32.7 minutes, on par with the state level. 61% of counties in Virginia have a shorter average travel time than Accomack's 32.7 minutes.

At 78% lower than the state level, the 3.6% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Accomack County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day9,278
Trucks11.7%
Average travel time51.3 min
Drivers’ average age53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,290

A little more than half of the driving in Accomack County, Virginia happens on highways: 58% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,278 vehicles per day, 433% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,741 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 19% of the monitored road miles: 70 miles in 528 segments, carrying 566,660 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈207 million per year).

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

At 11.7%, highway truck share is 10% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 54% of counties in Virginia. By raw truck volume, Accomack carries fewer highway trucks than 62% of counties in Virginia.

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Non-highway Traffic in Accomack County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day1,741
Trucks5.9%
Average travel time30.6 min
Congestion ratio3.6%
Drivers’ average age55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,619

A significant share of driving in Accomack County, Virginia, 42% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,741 vehicles per day.

Spread over 295 miles and 4,628 segments, 81% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 414,650 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈151 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.9%.

Older drivers than 92% of counties in Virginia

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 50% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 3.6% is 77% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 74% of counties in Virginia. Accomack's median driver age is higher than 92% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 12:00 PM–3:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 75% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 5% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +23% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -19% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Accomack County, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +23% in high season.

Accomack County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Accomack County apart: 53% below the Virginia average.

MetricAccomack CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic2,5135,349-53.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.3%9.6%-3.2%
Truck % (Highway)11.7%13.1%-10.4%
Avg. Travel Time32.7 min31.7 min+3.4%

How Accomack County compares

Accomack County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Against the 4 nearest areas, Accomack County moves 2.6 times the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Accomack County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Virginia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Accomack County2,5139.3%981,31032.7 min3.6%
Somerset County, Maryland2,0419.3%693,74532.1 min7.7%
Northampton County, Virginia1,38312.2%413,34935.5 minN/A
Northumberland County, Virginia1,5766.8%229,90729.0 minN/A
Mathews County, Virginia2,9306.3%178,33528.1 minN/A
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Accomack County ranked within Virginia

Accomack County sits in the top quarter of the Virginia field on average driver age, at #11 of 133.

Accomack County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureAccomack CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,513#95 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day566,660#63 of 118
Truck share on highways11.7%#55 of 118
Highway trucks per day1,089#73 of 118
Average travel time32.7 min#53 of 133
Average driver income$61,857#99 of 133
Average driver age53.7 yrs#11 of 133

Busiest roads in Accomack County, Virginia

The three busiest roads in Accomack County average 13,112 vehicles a day, 5.2 times the county average of 2,513 across all its monitored roads.

Lankford Highway is the busiest road, at 15,277 vehicles a day, 1,794 of them trucks (11.7%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Big Pine Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 57.7 minutes against 32.7 county-wide.

Few trucks use Maddox Boulevard: 3.8% of its traffic, under half the county's 9.3%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lankford HighwayTrunk road · 15,277vehicles1,794trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
51.3 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,290

Lankford Highway carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 51.3 minutes, against 32.7 for the county.

2Maddox BoulevardSecondary road · 14,524vehicles545trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
24.9 min
Drivers’ median age
56.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,414

Maddox Boulevard carries 5.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 24.9 minutes.

3Chincoteague RoadPrimary road · 9,535vehicles562trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,131

Chincoteague Road peaks at 9,535 vehicles a day, 3.8 times the county average; trucks are 5.9% of it, below the county-wide 9.3%.

4Beach RoadTertiary road · 8,653vehicles276trucks · 3.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
17.5 min
Drivers’ median age
59.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,700

Trips on Beach Road are short, a median 17.5 minutes against 32.7 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

5Chicken City RoadTertiary road · 7,920vehicles342trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
39.7 min
Drivers’ median age
55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,433

Chicken City Road carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 342 of them trucks (4.3%, below the county-wide 9.3%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lankford HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic15,277vehicles1,794trucks · 11.7%
2Chincoteague RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic9,535vehicles562trucks · 5.9%
3Maddox BoulevardSecondary road · #2 by traffic14,524vehicles545trucks · 3.8%
4Big Pine RoadTertiary road · 3,288vehicles394trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
57.7 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,261

Big Pine Road peaks at 3,288 vehicles a day, 31% more than the county average; trucks are 12.0% of it, above the county-wide 9.3%.

5Chicken City RoadTertiary road · #5 by traffic7,920vehicles342trucks · 4.3%
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

AccomackDepartment 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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