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Traffic heat map of Dickenson County, Virginia: 105 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and Mullins Avenue

Dickenson County, Virginia Traffic Counts

Its drivers come from the lowest-income neighborhoods of any county in Virginia, averaging $44,276. This page breaks down traffic in Dickenson County, Virginia across 105 miles of monitored roads split into 1,055 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Dickenson County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,541
Trucks

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

7.2%
Average travel time

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

31.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$44,276

Our data shows 1,541 vehicles per day on the average road in Dickenson County, Virginia, and 117,041 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈42.7 million per year) across its 105 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Virginia.

Quieter roads than 89% of counties in Virginia

Dickenson sees 71% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,541 vehicles per day against 5,349), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries less than 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Dickenson's 1,541 vehicles per day trails 89% of counties in Virginia.

The average trip takes 31.9 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 31.9 minutes is shorter than 52% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Dickenson County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Dickenson County's biggest difference from the Virginia average is its average daily traffic per road, 71% below it. Its truck share is also 25% below.

MetricDickenson CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic1,5415,349-71.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.2%9.6%-25.2%
Avg. Travel Time31.9 min31.7 min+0.8%

How Dickenson County compares

Dickenson County against nearby counties and cities

Against the 4 nearest areas, Dickenson County moves 19.2% of the total daily travel and carries 46.5% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Dickenson 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
Dickenson County1,5417.2%117,04131.9 minN/A
Wise County, Virginia3,2327.6%804,88629.9 min7.1%
Buchanan County, Virginia1,3749.2%141,26228.3 minN/A
Norton City, Virginia3,9716.9%112,72931.9 min3.9%
Pike County, Kentucky2,9489.0%1,376,75525.6 min10.0%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Dickenson County ranked within Virginia

No county-level area in Virginia records a lower average driver income than Dickenson County.

Dickenson County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureDickenson CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,541#119 of 133
Average travel time31.9 min#69 of 133
Average driver income$44,276#133 of 133
Average driver age50.2 yrs#48 of 133

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #48 of 133 on average driver age, against #133 of 133 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Dickenson County, Virginia

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Dickenson County carry 6,705 vehicles a day on average, 4.4 times the typical road in the county (1,541).

Main Street is the busiest road, at 9,071 vehicles a day, 607 of them trucks (6.7%). No other road comes close: Mullins Avenue, in second place, carries 5,678. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 9,071vehicles607trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
33.3 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,797

Main Street carries 5.9 times the county average at its busiest, 607 of them trucks (6.7%, below the county-wide 7.2%).

2Mullins AvenuePrimary road · 5,678vehicles460trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,643

The busiest stretch of Mullins Avenue carries 3.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

3VA 83Primary road · 5,367vehicles452trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,744

On its busiest stretch, VA 83 carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 8.4% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

4Fremont AvenuePrimary road · 3,893vehicles307trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,362

Fremont Avenue peaks at 3,893 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 7.9% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

5VA 63 / VA 83Primary road · 1,447vehicles117trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
36.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,671

Even at its busiest, VA 63 / VA 83 carries 6% less than the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic9,071vehicles607trucks · 6.7%
2Mullins AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic5,678vehicles460trucks · 8.1%
3VA 83Primary road · #3 by traffic5,367vehicles452trucks · 8.4%
4Fremont AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic3,893vehicles307trucks · 7.9%
5VA 63 / VA 83Primary road · #5 by traffic1,447vehicles117trucks · 8.1%
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

DickensonDepartment 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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