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Traffic heat map of Buena Vista City, Virginia: 8 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Midland Trail and Beech Avenue

Buena Vista City, Virginia Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Buena Vista City, Virginia? We measure 8 road miles, divided into 237 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Midland Trail, carries 10,172 vehicles a day, 90% more than the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Buena Vista City, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,348
Trucks

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

9.1%
Average travel time

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

32.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$53,867

A typical monitored road in Buena Vista City, Virginia sees 5,348 vehicles per day, while its 8 miles of monitored roads together handle 38,639 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈14.1 million per year). Trucks are 9.1% of traffic, close to the 9.6% across Virginia.

Congestion 30% below the Virginia average

The average road in Buena Vista carries 5,348 vehicles per day, essentially matching the state average of 5,349. Network-wide, Buena Vista accounts for less than 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Buena Vista's 5,348 vehicles per day outpaces 64% of counties in Virginia.

The average trip takes 32.2 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.2 minutes is longer than 54% of counties in Virginia.

At 30% lower than the state level, the 11.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Buena Vista City, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day7,264
Trucks10.0%
Average travel time32.6 min
Congestion ratio15.2%
Drivers’ average age47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,939

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Buena Vista City, Virginia, 83% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,264 vehicles per day, 192% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,484 vehicles per day.

With 63% of the road miles (5 miles in 142 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 32,011 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈11.7 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 78% of counties in Virginia

At 10.0%, highway truck share is 24% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 62% of counties in Virginia. Buena Vista's highway truck count is lower than 78% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 724 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Buena Vista City, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day2,484
Trucks4.7%
Average travel time31.5 min
Congestion ratio6.6%
Drivers’ average age48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,558

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Buena Vista City, Virginia, 17% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,484 vehicles per day.

Spread over 3 miles and 95 segments, 37% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 6,628 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.4 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.7%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 90% of counties in Virginia

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 53% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.6% is 58% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

90% of counties in Virginia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Buena Vista. 61% of counties in Virginia have an older driver population than Buena Vista.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Buena Vista City, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Buena Vista City vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Buena Vista City apart: 24% below the Virginia average.

MetricBuena Vista CityVirginia averageDifference
Traffic5,3485,349-0.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.1%9.6%-5.3%
Truck % (Highway)10.0%13.1%-23.9%
Avg. Travel Time32.2 min31.7 min+1.6%

How Buena Vista City compares

Buena Vista City against nearby counties and cities

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Buena Vista City moves 3.7% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The mirror image of a big network: fewer road-miles carrying heavier traffic, so the travel here is concentrated rather than spread out.

Buena Vista City 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
Buena Vista City5,3489.1%38,63932.2 min11.7%
Lexington City, Virginia4,3305.0%38,80528.1 min15.7%
Rockbridge County, Virginia1,82422.2%1,905,21731.6 min6.6%
Amherst County, Virginia2,9909.9%826,47230.7 min5.7%
Lynchburg City, Virginia8,3756.1%1,442,21629.5 min15.8%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Buena Vista City ranked within Virginia

Buena Vista City sits in the bottom quarter of the Virginia field on highway travel volume, at #113 of 118.

Buena Vista City ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureBuena Vista CityVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,348#49 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day32,011#113 of 118
Truck share on highways10.0%#73 of 118
Highway trucks per day724#92 of 118
Average travel time32.2 min#62 of 133
Average driver income$53,867#120 of 133
Average driver age47.9 yrs#82 of 133

Busiest roads in Buena Vista City, Virginia

The three busiest roads in Buena Vista City average 8,984 vehicles a day, 68% more than the county average of 5,348 across all its monitored roads.

Midland Trail leads with 10,172 vehicles a day, 809 of them trucks (8.0%). Sycamore Avenue carries the most trucks, 939 a day (11.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Midland TrailTrunk road · 10,172vehicles809trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.9%
Median trip time
30.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,742

Midland Trail is busy by local standards, at 90% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.0% of it, below the county-wide 9.1%.

2Beech AvenueTrunk road · 8,557vehicles798trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.8%
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,149

Delays build on Beech Avenue: its congestion ratio of 21% over free-flow time is well above the county's 12%.

3Sycamore AvenueTrunk road · 8,223vehicles939trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
19.5%
Median trip time
36.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,869

Travel on Sycamore Avenue's busiest stretch runs 19% over free-flow time, against 12% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

429th StreetTrunk road · 7,808vehicles816trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.3%
Median trip time
31.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,511

29th Street peaks at 7,808 vehicles a day, 46% more than the county average; trucks are 10.4% of it, above the county-wide 9.1%.

5Magnolia AvenueTrunk road · 7,471vehicles791trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
18.1%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,735

Magnolia Avenue carries 40% more than the county average at its busiest, 791 of them trucks (10.6%, above the county-wide 9.1%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Sycamore AvenueTrunk road · #3 by traffic8,223vehicles939trucks · 11.4%
229th StreetTrunk road · #4 by traffic7,808vehicles816trucks · 10.4%
3Midland TrailTrunk road · #1 by traffic10,172vehicles809trucks · 8.0%
4Beech AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic8,557vehicles798trucks · 9.3%
5Magnolia AvenueTrunk road · #5 by traffic7,471vehicles791trucks · 10.6%
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

Buena VistaDepartment 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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