
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,903 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 12.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 35.0 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 10.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 51.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $63,241 |
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The average monitored road in Ashtabula County, Ohio carries 3,903 vehicles per day. Across its 582 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,230,029 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈814 million per year). Trucks are 12.2% of traffic, more than the 9.9% across Ohio.
Longer trips than 76% of counties in Ohio
At 3,903 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ashtabula carries 32% less traffic than the state average of 5,773, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.9% of Ohio's statewide total. Ashtabula carries more traffic than 66% of counties in Ohio.
Journey times run 7% higher than the state level, at 35.0 minutes on average. On travel time, Ashtabula runs longer than 76% of counties in Ohio.
The congestion ratio of 10.7% is 35% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Ashtabula County, Ohio
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,974 |
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| Trucks | 19.2% |
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| Average travel time | 44.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 18.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,496 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Ashtabula County, Ohio, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,974 vehicles per day, 82% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,826 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 20% of the monitored road miles (116 miles, 243 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,023,496 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈374 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 55% of counties in Ohio.
Freight-heavy highways
Highway truck concentration here runs 29% higher than the state average, at 19.2%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Ashtabula's highway truck share (19.2%) is higher than 60% of counties in Ohio. 60% of counties in Ohio see more highway trucks per day than Ashtabula's roughly 1,338.

Non-highway Traffic in Ashtabula County, Ohio
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,826 |
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| Trucks | 6.3% |
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| Average travel time | 34.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 10.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,632 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Ashtabula County, Ohio, 54% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,826 vehicles per day.
Spread over 466 miles and 9,695 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,206,533 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈440 million per year). Trucks make up 6.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.
Older drivers than 87% of counties in Ohio
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 67% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (10.5%) runs 34% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
78% of counties in Ohio see higher average driver income among trip origins than Ashtabula. 87% of counties in Ohio have a younger driver population than Ashtabula.