
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,390 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.0 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. | 13.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $69,835 |
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A typical monitored road in Columbia County, Pennsylvania sees 3,390 vehicles per day, while its 418 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,553,878 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈567 million per year). At 15.4%, the truck share runs above the 10.6% across Pennsylvania: about 1 in 6 vehicles.
Traffic 40% below the Pennsylvania average
At 3,390 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Columbia carries 40% less traffic than the state average of 5,617, 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 0.7% of Pennsylvania's statewide total. 58% of counties in Pennsylvania see more traffic than Columbia's 3,390 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 33.0 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Columbia runs shorter than 62% of counties in Pennsylvania.
The congestion ratio of 13.2% is 20% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
| Traffic | vehicles per day14,325 |
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| Trucks | 27.8% |
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| Average travel time | 56.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 31.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $73,673 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Columbia County, Pennsylvania: 45% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 14,325 vehicles per day, 345% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,221 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 11% of the road network, 46 miles in 97 segments, so each mile of them is 4.1 times as busy as the average road mile.
More highway trucks than 98% of counties in Pennsylvania
Highway truck concentration here runs 77% higher than the state average, at 27.8%. That marks Columbia as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 90% of counties in Pennsylvania. 98% of counties in Pennsylvania see fewer highway trucks per day than Columbia's roughly 3,982.

Non-highway Traffic in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,221 |
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| Trucks | 5.3% |
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| Average travel time | 32.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,897 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Columbia County, Pennsylvania happens on local roads: 55% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 3,221 vehicles per day.
Spread over 372 miles and 6,274 segments, 89% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 855,900 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈312 million per year). Trucks make up 5.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 19 vehicles.
Younger drivers than 73% of counties in Pennsylvania
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 81% lower than on highways.
At 18% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 12.9% signals easier movement on local roads.
Columbia's average driver income is higher than 50% of counties in Pennsylvania. 73% of counties in Pennsylvania have an older driver population than Columbia.