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Traffic heat map of Chesterfield County, Virginia: 827 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike

Chesterfield County, Virginia Traffic Counts

Our Chesterfield County, Virginia traffic data covers 19,708 road segments over 827 road miles, with an average segment of just 222 ft. It is one of the top 3 counties in Virginia for highway travel volume. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Chesterfield County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day9,435
Trucks

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

6.5%
Average travel time

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

28.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

23.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$109,958

The average monitored road in Chesterfield County, Virginia carries 9,435 vehicles per day. Across its 827 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 10,747,291 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.9 billion per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Virginia.

Shorter trips than 92% of counties in Virginia

At 9,435 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Chesterfield carries 76% more traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting more demand on each road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. Network-wide, Chesterfield accounts for about 4.8% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 89% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Chesterfield's 9,435 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 28.7 minutes, 9% lower than the state level. 92% of counties in Virginia have a longer average travel time than Chesterfield's 28.7 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 23.6% is 40% 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

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Highway Traffic in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day26,449
Trucks9.0%
Average travel time32.9 min
Congestion ratio45.5%
Drivers’ average age45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$104,603

Travel in Chesterfield County, Virginia splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 26,449 vehicles per day, 232% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,975 vehicles per day.

With 25% of the road miles (205 miles in 1,557 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 5,645,285 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.1 billion per year).

That puts Chesterfield among the top 3 counties in Virginia for highway travel volume.

Lower highway truck share than 79% of counties in Virginia

At 9.0%, highway truck share is 31% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Chesterfield's highway truck share (9.0%) is lower than 79% of counties in Virginia. 65% of counties in Virginia see fewer highway trucks per day than Chesterfield's roughly 2,383.

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Non-highway Traffic in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day7,975
Trucks3.7%
Average travel time28.3 min
Congestion ratio21.7%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$115,490

Travel in Chesterfield County, Virginia splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 7,975 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (622 miles in 18,151 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 5,102,006 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.9 billion per year). Trucks make up 3.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 27 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 87% of counties in Virginia

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 59% lower than on highways.

At 38% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 21.7% signals more friction on local roads.

87% of counties in Virginia see lower average driver income among trip origins than Chesterfield. Chesterfield's median driver age is lower than 72% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 87% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 21% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even June–August, the busiest stretch, runs only +2% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -8% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Chesterfield County, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+2% in high season).

Chesterfield County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Chesterfield County runs 76% above the Virginia average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 32% below.

MetricChesterfield CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic9,4355,349+76.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.5%9.6%-32.3%
Truck % (Highway)9.0%13.1%-31.2%
Avg. Travel Time28.7 min31.7 min-9.3%

How Chesterfield County compares

Chesterfield County moves more traffic than any nearby county or city

Against the 4 nearest areas, Chesterfield County moves 5.2 times the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. It is bigger rather than busier: the extra travel comes from carrying more road, not from heavier roads.

Chesterfield 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
Chesterfield County9,4356.5%10,747,29128.7 min23.6%
Richmond City, Virginia9,1566.8%5,368,78833.0 min23.9%
Colonial Heights City, Virginia19,2418.7%653,20631.9 min28.0%
Powhatan County, Virginia4,2996.6%1,361,10228.4 min18.0%
Petersburg City, Virginia7,41611.2%831,49733.9 min18.7%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Chesterfield County ranked within Virginia

Chesterfield County sits in Virginia's top three on highway travel volume.

Chesterfield County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureChesterfield CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)9,435#15 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day5,645,285#2 of 118
Truck share on highways9.0%#93 of 118
Highway trucks per day2,383#42 of 118
Average travel time28.7 min#122 of 133
Average driver income$109,958#18 of 133
Average driver age46.1 yrs#95 of 133

Chesterfield County ranks #2 of 118 on highway travel volume but #122 of 133 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Chesterfield County, Virginia

The three busiest roads in Chesterfield County average 76,868 vehicles a day, 8.1 times the county average of 9,435 across all its monitored roads.

Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike leads with 101,486 vehicles a day, 15,372 of them trucks (15.2%). That is 55% more than the next road, Hundred Road (65,684). It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 18.8% of traffic on Varina-Enon Bridge and 17.4% on Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, against 6.5% across all roads in the county.

Varina-Enon Bridge carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 42.2 minutes against 28.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Richmond-Petersburg TurnpikeMotorway · 101,486vehicles15,372trucks · 15.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
69.6%
Median trip time
39.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,155

Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 70% longer than at free-flow speed, against 24% county-wide.

2Hundred RoadTrunk road · 65,684vehicles4,416trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
55.7%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$96,595

Hundred Road carries 7.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.5 minutes.

3Chippenham ParkwayMotorway · 63,434vehicles4,021trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
45.5%
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,427

At 6.7 times the county average, Chippenham Parkway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $86,427 in household income.

4Courthouse RoadPrimary road · 56,733vehicles1,810trucks · 3.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
73.1%
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$114,831

Delays build on Courthouse Road: its congestion ratio of 73% over free-flow time is well above the county's 24%.

5World War II Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · 54,599vehicles4,391trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
54.4%
Median trip time
34.1 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$112,101

A main artery: World War II Veterans Memorial Highway's busiest stretch carries 5.8 times the county average; trucks are 8.0% of it, above the county-wide 6.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Richmond-Petersburg TurnpikeMotorway · #1 by traffic101,486vehicles15,372trucks · 15.2%
2Varina-Enon BridgeMotorway · 42,547vehicles7,990trucks · 18.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
32.4%
Median trip time
42.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$96,557

On its busiest stretch, Varina-Enon Bridge carries 4.5 times the county average; trucks are 18.8% of it, above the county-wide 6.5%.

3Korean War Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · 44,470vehicles7,747trucks · 17.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
33.6%
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$96,315

Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 40.5 minutes, against 28.7 for the county.

4Hundred RoadTrunk road · #2 by traffic65,684vehicles4,416trucks · 6.7%
5World War II Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · #5 by traffic54,599vehicles4,391trucks · 8.0%
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

ChesterfieldDepartment 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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