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Traffic heat map of Covington City, Virginia: 18 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Alleghany Avenue and Madison Street

Covington City, Virginia Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 18 road miles in Covington City, Virginia, divided into 471 segments averaging 200 ft. The average road here carries 7,000 vehicles a day, 31% more than the Virginia average of 5,349. 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 Covington City, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day7,000
Trucks

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

7.0%
Average travel time

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

39.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$54,478

Our data shows 7,000 vehicles per day on the average road in Covington City, Virginia, and 100,120 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈36.5 million per year) across its 18 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Virginia.

Longer trips than 95% of counties in Virginia

At 7,000 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Covington carries 31% more traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting more demand on each road - a busier backdrop for retail sites, at the cost of slower access. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total. Covington carries more traffic than 70% of counties in Virginia.

Journey times run 24% higher than the state level, at 39.1 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 39.1 minutes is longer than 95% of counties in Virginia.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Covington City, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day4,208
Trucks13.3%
Average travel time40.0 min
Drivers’ average age52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,878

At 15% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Covington City, Virginia than local roads. The average highway carries 4,208 vehicles per day, 41% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,144 vehicles per day.

Spread over 3 miles and 23 segments, 19% of the road network, highways carry a lighter load per mile: 15,105 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈5.5 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 80% of counties in Virginia

The concentration of trucks on highways (13.3%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

62% of counties in Virginia see a lower highway truck share than Covington's 13.3%. By raw truck volume, Covington carries fewer highway trucks than 80% of counties in Virginia.

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Non-highway Traffic in Covington City, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day7,144
Trucks5.9%
Average travel time39.1 min
Drivers’ average age53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,582

The vast majority of driving in Covington City, Virginia happens on local roads: 85% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 7,144 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 81% of the monitored road miles: 14 miles in 448 segments, together carrying 85,015 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.0 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.9%.

Older drivers than 90% of counties in Virginia

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 56% fewer trucks by share.

Covington's average driver income is lower than 86% of counties in Virginia. Covington's median driver age is higher than 90% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Covington City, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Covington City vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Covington City runs 31% above the Virginia average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 27% below.

MetricCovington CityVirginia averageDifference
Traffic7,0005,349+30.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.0%9.6%-26.7%
Truck % (Highway)13.3%13.1%+1.7%
Avg. Travel Time39.1 min31.7 min+23.6%

How Covington City compares

Covington City has the busiest roads among its nearby counties and cities

Against the 4 nearest areas, Covington City carries 293.2% more traffic on a typical road and moves 15.6% of the total daily travel; it has the busiest roads of the five. The mirror image of a big network: fewer road-miles carrying heavier traffic, so the travel here is concentrated rather than spread out.

Covington City 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
Covington City7,0007.0%100,12039.1 minN/A
Alleghany County, Virginia1,96016.9%513,73032.0 minN/A
Botetourt County, Virginia3,26617.6%1,981,13034.9 min12.8%
Craig County, Virginia9359.7%40,63635.6 min4.7%
Bath County, Virginia9609.4%31,51824.5 minN/A
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Covington City ranked within Virginia

Highway travel volume places Covington City #115 of 118 in Virginia - the bottom quarter of the state.

Covington City ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureCovington CityVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)7,000#40 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day15,105#115 of 118
Truck share on highways13.3%#46 of 118
Highway trucks per day561#95 of 118
Average travel time39.1 min#8 of 133
Average driver income$54,478#115 of 133
Average driver age53.5 yrs#14 of 133

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #8 of 133 on average travel time, against #115 of 118 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Covington City, Virginia

The three busiest roads in Covington City average 14,977 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average of 7,000 across all its monitored roads.

Alleghany Avenue is the busiest road, at 20,274 vehicles a day, 1,407 of them trucks (6.9%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trucks make up 13.3% of traffic on I 64, against 7.0% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Alleghany AvenuePrimary road · 20,274vehicles1,407trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
42.5 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,763

On its busiest stretch, Alleghany Avenue carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.9% of it, in line with the county-wide 7.0%.

2Madison StreetPrimary road · 16,379vehicles993trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,540

Madison Street peaks at 16,379 vehicles a day, 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 7.0%.

3I 64Motorway · 8,278vehicles1,102trucks · 13.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
40.0 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,878

I 64 carries 18% more than the county average at its busiest, 1,102 of them trucks (13.3%, above the county-wide 7.0%).

4Durant RoadSecondary road · 7,651vehicles293trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,999

Durant Road carries 9% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.6 minutes.

5Monroe AvenuePrimary road · 6,246vehicles395trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,133

Monroe Avenue is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 11% less than the county average; trucks are 6.3% of it, below the county-wide 7.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Alleghany AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic20,274vehicles1,407trucks · 6.9%
2I 64Motorway · #3 by traffic8,278vehicles1,102trucks · 13.3%
3Madison StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic16,379vehicles993trucks · 6.1%
4Monroe AvenuePrimary road · #5 by traffic6,246vehicles395trucks · 6.3%
5Durant RoadSecondary road · #4 by traffic7,651vehicles293trucks · 3.8%
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

CovingtonDepartment 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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