
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Cape May County, New Jersey
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,055 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 28.3 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. | 17.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 54.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $98,007 |
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A typical monitored road in Cape May County, New Jersey sees 6,055 vehicles per day, while its 415 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,639,288 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈963 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across New Jersey: 6.5% against 7.9%.
The shortest trips of any county in New Jersey
Cape May sees 32% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (6,055 vehicles per day against 8,886), 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 1.7% of New Jersey's statewide total. Cape May carries less traffic than 75% of counties in New Jersey.
The average trip takes 28.3 minutes, 15% lower than the state level. At 28.3 minutes, Cape May also has the lowest average travel time in New Jersey.
The congestion ratio of 17.7% is 34% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Cape May County, New Jersey
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,484 |
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| Trucks | 8.3% |
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| Average travel time | 34.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 31.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 54.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $93,084 |
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A significant share of driving in Cape May County, New Jersey, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 11,484 vehicles per day, 106% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,583 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 21% of the monitored road miles (86 miles, 657 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,021,678 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈373 million per year).
The fewest highway trucks of any county in New Jersey
At 8.3%, highway truck share is 19% 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 75% of counties in New Jersey. At roughly 980 trucks per day, Cape May carries the lowest volume of highway trucks in New Jersey.

Non-highway Traffic in Cape May County, New Jersey
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,583 |
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| Trucks | 5.4% |
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| Average travel time | 27.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 16.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 55.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $100,351 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Cape May County, New Jersey happens on local roads: 61% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 5,583 vehicles per day.
Spread over 328 miles and 7,559 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,617,610 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈590 million per year). About 1 in 19 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.4%).
The oldest drivers of any county in New Jersey
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 35% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (16.5%) runs 32% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 85% of counties in New Jersey. Drivers here also skew toward the highest median age in New Jersey, at 55 years.