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Traffic heat map of Buckingham County, Virginia: 261 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on James Madison Highway

Buckingham County, Virginia Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 261 road miles in Buckingham County, Virginia, divided into 3,174 segments averaging 434 ft. Its busiest road, James Madison Highway, carries 7,833 vehicles a day, 6.3 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 Buckingham County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,253
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

34.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$59,799

Our data shows 1,253 vehicles per day on the average road in Buckingham County, Virginia, and 264,724 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈96.6 million per year) across its 261 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.5% of traffic, close to the 9.6% across Virginia.

Quieter roads than 94% of counties in Virginia

At 1,253 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Buckingham carries 77% less traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 94% of counties in Virginia see more traffic than Buckingham's 1,253 vehicles per day.

At 34.9 minutes, the average travel time is 10% higher than the state level. On travel time, Buckingham runs longer than 80% of counties in Virginia.

The congestion ratio of 8.8% is 47% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Buckingham County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day2,616
Trucks11.5%
Average travel time34.2 min
Congestion ratio8.8%
Drivers’ average age49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$59,596

A little more than half of the driving in Buckingham County, Virginia happens on highways: 58% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,616 vehicles per day, 240% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 769 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 25% of the monitored road miles (64 miles, 832 segments), so they carry more than their share: 152,367 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈55.6 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 94% of counties in Virginia

At 11.5%, highway truck share is 12% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

52% of counties in Virginia see a lower highway truck share than Buckingham's 11.5%. 94% of counties in Virginia see more highway trucks per day than Buckingham's roughly 301.

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Non-highway Traffic in Buckingham County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day769
Trucks9.1%
Average travel time35.1 min
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,080

A significant share of driving in Buckingham County, Virginia, 42% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 769 vehicles per day.

Spread over 196 miles and 2,342 segments, 75% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 112,357 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.0 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.1%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 80% of counties in Virginia

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 21% fewer trucks by share.

Buckingham's average driver income is lower than 80% of counties in Virginia. 57% of counties in Virginia have a younger driver population than Buckingham.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Buckingham County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Buckingham County apart: 77% below the Virginia average.

MetricBuckingham CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic1,2535,349-76.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%9.6%+9.3%
Truck % (Highway)11.5%13.1%-12.1%
Avg. Travel Time34.9 min31.7 min+10.2%

How Buckingham County compares

Buckingham County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Buckingham County moves 22.4% of the total daily travel and carries 52.9% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Buckingham 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
Buckingham County1,25310.5%264,72434.9 min8.8%
Cumberland County, Virginia1,9478.6%181,68232.9 min3.6%
Appomattox County, Virginia2,2488.3%565,06626.6 min6.2%
Albemarle County, Virginia3,78210.3%3,248,37429.8 min14.5%
Nelson County, Virginia2,66211.0%742,16932.2 min10.6%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Buckingham County ranked within Virginia

Buckingham County sits in the bottom quarter of the Virginia field on highway truck volume, at #111 of 118.

Buckingham County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureBuckingham CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,253#125 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day152,367#97 of 118
Truck share on highways11.5%#57 of 118
Highway trucks per day301#111 of 118
Average travel time34.9 min#27 of 133
Average driver income$59,799#106 of 133
Average driver age49.2 yrs#58 of 133

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #27 of 133 on average travel time, against #111 of 118 on highway truck volume.

Busiest roads in Buckingham County, Virginia

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Buckingham County carry 6,657 vehicles a day on average, 5.3 times the typical road in the county (1,253).

James Madison Highway is the busiest road, at 7,833 vehicles a day, 677 of them trucks (8.6%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

James Anderson Highway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 47.9 minutes against 34.9 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1James Madison HighwayTrunk road · 7,833vehicles677trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,049

James Madison Highway carries 6.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.2 minutes.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 6,073vehicles432trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,064

Main Street carries 4.8 times the county average at its busiest, 432 of them trucks (7.1%, below the county-wide 10.5%).

3Oak StreetPrimary road · 6,065vehicles455trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,349

Oak Street carries 4.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.3 minutes.

4Sheppards RoadTrunk road · 3,330vehicles406trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
7.6%
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,771

At 2.7 times the county average, Sheppards Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $54,771 in household income.

5Constitution RouteTrunk road · 2,279vehicles241trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
34.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,904

Constitution Route peaks at 2,279 vehicles a day, 82% more than the county average; trucks are 10.6% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1James Madison HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic7,833vehicles677trucks · 8.6%
2Oak StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic6,065vehicles455trucks · 7.5%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,073vehicles432trucks · 7.1%
4Sheppards RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic3,330vehicles406trucks · 12.2%
5James Anderson HighwayTrunk road · 2,070vehicles278trucks · 13.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
47.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,245

James Anderson Highway carries 65% more than the county average at its busiest, 278 of them trucks (13.4%, above the county-wide 10.5%).

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

BuckinghamDepartment 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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