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Traffic heat map of Chittenden County, Vermont: 508 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

Chittenden County, Vermont Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 508 road miles in Chittenden County, Vermont, divided into 9,945 segments averaging 270 ft. It has the busiest roads of any county in Vermont, averaging 6,569 vehicles a day. 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 Chittenden County, Vermont

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,569
Trucks

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

6.4%
Average travel time

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

31.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

18.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$102,668

A typical monitored road in Chittenden County, Vermont sees 6,569 vehicles per day, while its 508 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,331,881 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.2 billion per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 12 across Vermont.

The busiest roads of any county in Vermont

Chittenden's average daily traffic volume is 63% higher than the state average - 6,569 vehicles per day against 4,027 - suggesting more traffic load per road - heavy exposure for roadside retail, and tight road space for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 22% of Vermont's statewide total. In fact, Chittenden has the highest average traffic volume of any county in Vermont, at 6,569 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 31.2 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 31.2 minutes is shorter than 54% of counties in Vermont.

Congestion runs 41% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 18.6%, which means more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Chittenden County, Vermont

Trafficvehicles per day15,997
Trucks8.4%
Average travel time35.6 min
Congestion ratio35.9%
Drivers’ average age46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$101,245

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Chittenden County, Vermont: 41% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 15,997 vehicles per day, 166% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,017 vehicles per day.

With 18% of the road miles (94 miles in 550 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,377,701 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈503 million per year).

No more than 2 other counties in Vermont move more traffic on their highways.

The lowest highway truck share of any county in Vermont

At 8.4%, highway truck share is 21% lower than the state average. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Chittenden still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.

At 8.4%, Chittenden's highway truck concentration is the lowest in Vermont. At roughly 1,239 trucks per day, Chittenden carries the highest volume of highway trucks in Vermont.

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Non-highway Traffic in Chittenden County, Vermont

Trafficvehicles per day6,017
Trucks4.9%
Average travel time30.9 min
Congestion ratio17.6%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$103,266

A little more than half of the driving in Chittenden County, Vermont happens on local roads: 59% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 6,017 vehicles per day.

Spread over 414 miles and 9,395 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,954,180 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈713 million per year). Trucks make up 4.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 20 vehicles.

The highest driver income of any county in Vermont

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 41% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 17.6% is 41% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.

Chittenden also has the highest average driver income in Vermont among trip origins - $102,668. Chittenden has the lowest median driver age in Vermont - 45 years.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 77% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 18% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even June–August, the busiest stretch, runs only +3% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -10% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Chittenden County, Vermont, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+3% in high season).

Chittenden County vs. Vermont Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Chittenden County apart: 63% above the Vermont average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 25% below.

MetricChittenden CountyVermont averageDifference
Traffic6,5694,027+63.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.4%8.5%-24.9%
Truck % (Highway)8.4%10.7%-21.2%
Avg. Travel Time31.2 min32.7 min-4.5%

How Chittenden County compares

Chittenden County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Chittenden County moves 4.3 times the total daily travel and carries 74.8% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Chittenden County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Vermont average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Chittenden County6,5696.4%3,331,88131.2 min18.6%
Lamoille County, Vermont4,4397.1%561,43932.4 min13.3%
Washington County, Vermont4,0708.2%1,481,60337.3 min14.0%
Grand Isle County, Vermont2,8088.1%187,32036.5 min9.5%
Franklin County, Vermont3,7158.2%904,60029.3 min11.9%
Vermont average4,0278.5%N/A32.7 min13.2%

Chittenden County ranked within Vermont

Average daily traffic volume, highway truck volume and average driver income: on all 3, Chittenden County sits first in Vermont.

Chittenden County ranked among 14 county-level areas in Vermont (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 13.
MeasureChittenden CountyVermont rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,569#1 of 14
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,377,701#2 of 13
Truck share on highways8.4%#13 of 13
Highway trucks per day1,347#1 of 13
Average travel time31.2 min#8 of 14
Average driver income$102,668#1 of 14
Average driver age44.7 yrs#14 of 14

Chittenden County ranks #2 of 13 on highway travel volume but #13 of 13 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Vermont, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in Chittenden County, Vermont

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Chittenden County carry 28,855 vehicles a day on average, 4.4 times the typical road in the county (6,569).

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway leads with 32,011 vehicles a day, 2,759 of them trucks (8.6%). I 189 is practically level with it at 31,091. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ethan Allen Highway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 48.2 minutes against 31.2 county-wide.

Traffic and freight follow different roads here: only 2 of the five busiest roads also make the top 5 for trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Vietnam Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · 32,011vehicles2,759trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
34.2%
Median trip time
46.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$100,636

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 46.5 minutes, against 31.2 for the county.

2I 189Motorway · 31,091vehicles1,585trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
38.7%
Median trip time
31.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$105,505

On its busiest stretch, I 189 carries 4.7 times the county average; trucks are 5.1% of it, below the county-wide 6.4%.

3Upper Main StreetPrimary road · 23,464vehicles776trucks · 3.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
46.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$119,967

Drivers on Upper Main Street are on long journeys, a median 46.1 minutes against 31.2 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4Main StreetPrimary road · 23,314vehicles833trucks · 3.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
69.1%
Median trip time
45.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$117,245

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 69% longer than at free-flow speed, against 19% county-wide.

5College ParkwayPrimary road · 22,985vehicles935trucks · 4.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
30.9%
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
43.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$94,995

College Parkway peaks at 22,985 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 4.1% of it, below the county-wide 6.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Vietnam Veterans Memorial HighwayMotorway · #1 by traffic32,011vehicles2,759trucks · 8.6%
2I 189Motorway · #2 by traffic31,091vehicles1,585trucks · 5.1%
3Shelburne RoadTrunk road · 20,449vehicles1,532trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
38.7%
Median trip time
34.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$112,402

Shelburne Road carries 3.1 times the county average at its busiest, 1,532 of them trucks (7.5%, above the county-wide 6.4%).

4Ethan Allen HighwayTrunk road · 11,413vehicles1,243trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.8%
Median trip time
48.2 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$98,232

Ethan Allen Highway is busy by local standards, at 74% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 10.9% of it, above the county-wide 6.4%.

5Susie Wilson RoadPrimary road · 17,742vehicles968trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
42.0%
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$95,374

Delays build on Susie Wilson Road: its congestion ratio of 42% over free-flow time is well above the county's 19%.

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

ChittendenDepartment 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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