
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Augusta County, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,925 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 14.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.5 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. | 13.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $76,151 |
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A typical monitored road in Augusta County, Virginia sees 3,925 vehicles per day, while its 631 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,733,363 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year). Trucks are 14.2% of traffic, more than the 9.6% across Virginia.
Shorter trips than 83% of counties in Virginia
Augusta's average daily traffic volume is 27% lower than the state average - 3,925 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.7% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 56% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Augusta's 3,925 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 7% lower than the state level, at 29.5 minutes on average. On travel time, Augusta runs shorter than 83% of counties in Virginia.
At 21% lower than the state level, the 13.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Augusta County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,407 |
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| Trucks | 20.3% |
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| Average travel time | 43.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 33.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $74,210 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Augusta County, Virginia (58% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 10,407 vehicles per day, 190% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,584 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 17% of the road network, 108 miles in 687 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.
86% of counties in Virginia move less traffic on their highways.
Higher highway truck share than 86% of counties in Virginia
Highway truck concentration here runs 55% higher than the state average, at 20.3%. That marks Augusta as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Augusta's highway truck share (20.3%) is higher than 86% of counties in Virginia. By raw truck volume, Augusta carries more highway trucks than 85% of counties in Virginia.

Non-highway Traffic in Augusta County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,584 |
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| Trucks | 5.9% |
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| Average travel time | 28.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $77,596 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Augusta County, Virginia: 42% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,584 vehicles per day.
Spread over 523 miles and 13,036 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,578,278 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈576 million per year). Trucks make up 5.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Local roads carry 71% fewer trucks by share than highways
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 71% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (12.2%) runs 22% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
53% of counties in Virginia see lower average driver income among trip origins than Augusta. 55% of counties in Virginia have a younger driver population than Augusta.