
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,146 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 18.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.2 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. | 10.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $83,242 |
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Our data shows 2,146 vehicles per day on the average road in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and 1,531,407 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈559 million per year) across its 511 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.9% of traffic, against 9.6% across Virginia.
Shorter trips than 87% of counties in Virginia
Dinwiddie sees 60% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,146 vehicles per day against 5,349), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.7% of Virginia's statewide total. Dinwiddie carries less traffic than 79% of counties in Virginia.
Journey times run 8% lower than the state level, at 29.2 minutes on average. 87% of counties in Virginia have a longer average travel time than Dinwiddie's 29.2 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 10.5% is 38% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,371 |
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| Trucks | 25.2% |
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| Average travel time | 44.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 28.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $80,063 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Dinwiddie County, Virginia (66% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 9,371 vehicles per day, 422% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,794 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 20% of the road network, 101 miles in 356 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 68% of counties in Virginia.
A major freight corridor
Highway truck concentration here runs 92% higher than the state average, at 25.2%. That marks Dinwiddie as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 94% of counties in Virginia. Dinwiddie's highway truck count is higher than 66% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 2,358 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,794 |
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| Trucks | 6.4% |
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| Average travel time | 28.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $86,269 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Dinwiddie County, Virginia: 34% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,794 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (410 miles in 7,313 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 513,504 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈187 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).
Local congestion 39% below the Virginia average
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 75% fewer trucks by share.
At 39% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 9.6% signals easier movement on local roads.
Dinwiddie's average driver income is higher than 66% of counties in Virginia. 62% of counties in Virginia have an older driver population than Dinwiddie.