
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Chesapeake City, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day8,978 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.7 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. | 21.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $107,184 |
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Our data shows 8,978 vehicles per day on the average road in Chesapeake City, Virginia, and 5,860,734 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.1 billion per year) across its 484 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Virginia.
Busier roads than 86% of counties in Virginia
Chesapeake's average daily traffic volume is 68% higher than the state average - 8,978 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting more traffic load per road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 2.6% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 86% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Chesapeake's 8,978 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 30.7 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 30.7 minutes is shorter than 69% of counties in Virginia.
The congestion ratio of 21.6% is 29% higher, pointing to more pronounced congestion than the state level - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Chesapeake City, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day22,083 |
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| Trucks | 8.9% |
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| Average travel time | 34.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 47.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $106,866 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Chesapeake City, Virginia happens on highways: 55% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 22,083 vehicles per day, 181% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,848 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 28% of the monitored road miles (135 miles, 821 segments), so they carry more than their share: 3,224,933 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.2 billion per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 95% of counties in Virginia.
Lower highway truck share than 80% of counties in Virginia
At 8.9%, highway truck share is 32% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
80% of counties in Virginia see a higher highway truck share than Chesapeake's 8.9%. 57% of counties in Virginia see fewer highway trucks per day than Chesapeake's roughly 1,976.

Non-highway Traffic in Chesapeake City, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,848 |
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| Trucks | 5.1% |
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| Average travel time | 30.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 19.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $107,497 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Chesapeake City, Virginia: 45% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 7,848 vehicles per day.
Spread over 349 miles and 9,514 segments, 72% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 2,635,802 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈962 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.1%.
Younger drivers than 86% of counties in Virginia
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 43% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 19.4% is 24% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 85% of counties in Virginia. Chesapeake's median driver age is lower than 86% of counties in Virginia.