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Traffic heat map of Alleghany County, Virginia: 188 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 64 and Madison Street

Alleghany County, Virginia Traffic Counts

About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Virginia. This page breaks down traffic in Alleghany County, Virginia across 188 miles of monitored roads split into 1,560 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 Alleghany County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,960
Trucks

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

16.9%
Average travel time

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

32.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

53.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,193

The average monitored road in Alleghany County, Virginia carries 1,960 vehicles per day. Across its 188 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 513,730 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈188 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 16.9% of traffic, against 9.6% across Virginia.

Traffic 63% below the Virginia average

Alleghany's average daily traffic volume is 63% lower than the state average - 1,960 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Virginia's statewide total. Alleghany carries less traffic than 80% of counties in Virginia.

At 32.0 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. Its average travel time of 32.0 minutes is longer than 52% of counties in Virginia.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Alleghany County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day4,665
Trucks19.6%
Average travel time43.9 min
Drivers’ average age52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,742

Highways carry most of the traffic in Alleghany County, Virginia: 78% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,665 vehicles per day, 205% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,527 vehicles per day.

With 46% of the road miles (87 miles in 215 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 400,523 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈146 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 85% of counties in Virginia

Highway truck concentration here runs 49% higher than the state average, at 19.6%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 85% of counties in Virginia. Alleghany's highway truck count is lower than 65% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 913 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Alleghany County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day1,527
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time30.2 min
Drivers’ average age53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,336

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Alleghany County, Virginia, 22% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,527 vehicles per day.

Spread over 101 miles and 1,345 segments, 54% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 113,207 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.3 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.2%.

Older drivers than 88% of counties in Virginia

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 63% fewer trucks by share.

85% of counties in Virginia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Alleghany. Alleghany's median driver age is higher than 88% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Alleghany County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Alleghany County's biggest difference from the Virginia average is its truck share, 76% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 63% below.

MetricAlleghany CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic1,9605,349-63.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.9%9.6%+75.9%
Truck % (Highway)19.6%13.1%+49.4%
Avg. Travel Time32.0 min31.7 min+1.2%

How Alleghany County compares

Alleghany County against nearby counties and cities

Against the 4 nearest areas, Alleghany County carries 54.0% less traffic on a typical road and runs 5.1 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Alleghany 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
Alleghany County1,96016.9%513,73032.0 minN/A
Covington City, Virginia7,0007.0%100,12039.1 minN/A
Craig County, Virginia9359.7%40,63635.6 min4.7%
Greenbrier County, West Virginia5,85212.6%1,728,97130.4 min18.8%
Botetourt County, Virginia3,26617.6%1,981,13034.9 min12.8%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Alleghany County ranked within Virginia

Alleghany County sits in the top quarter of the Virginia field on average driver age, at #16 of 133.

Alleghany County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureAlleghany CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,960#106 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day400,523#75 of 118
Truck share on highways19.6%#19 of 118
Highway trucks per day913#77 of 118
Average travel time32.0 min#65 of 133
Average driver income$56,193#113 of 133
Average driver age53.1 yrs#16 of 133

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #16 of 133 on average driver age, against #113 of 133 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Alleghany County, Virginia

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 11,063 vehicles a day, against 1,960 on the average road in Alleghany County.

I 64 leads with 13,286 vehicles a day, 2,328 of them trucks (17.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

Few trucks use Grafton Street: 5.0% of its traffic, under half the county's 16.9%.

Market Avenue carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 44.6 minutes against 32.0 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · 13,286vehicles2,328trucks · 17.5%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
40.3 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,926

I 64 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 17.5% of it, in line with the county-wide 16.9%.

2Madison StreetPrimary road · 11,502vehicles835trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,426

Madison Street carries 5.9 times the county average at its busiest, 835 of them trucks (7.3%, below the county-wide 16.9%).

3Grafton StreetTrunk road · 8,401vehicles420trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
43.1 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,438

Grafton Street carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 43.1 minutes, against 32.0 for the county.

4US 220Trunk road · 5,990vehicles493trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
44.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,786

Drivers on US 220 are on long journeys, a median 44.5 minutes against 32.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Market AvenueTrunk road · 5,936vehicles565trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
44.6 min
Drivers’ median age
53.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,778

Market Avenue carries 3.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 44.6 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · #1 by traffic13,286vehicles2,328trucks · 17.5%
2Madison StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic11,502vehicles835trucks · 7.3%
3Market AvenueTrunk road · #5 by traffic5,936vehicles565trucks · 9.5%
4US 220Trunk road · #4 by traffic5,990vehicles493trucks · 8.2%
5Grafton StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic8,401vehicles420trucks · 5.0%
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

AlleghanyDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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