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Traffic heat map of Dutchess County, New York: 894 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 84 and South Road

Dutchess County, New York Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, I 84, carries 57,370 vehicles a day, 9.6 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Dutchess County, New York across 894 miles of monitored roads split into 20,673 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 Dutchess County, New York

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,982
Trucks

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

6.6%
Average travel time

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

30.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

15.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$111,958

The average monitored road in Dutchess County, New York carries 5,982 vehicles per day. Across its 894 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 5,704,349 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.1 billion per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 13 across New York.

Shorter trips than 98% of counties in New York

Dutchess sees 19% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,982 vehicles per day against 7,377), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Dutchess accounts for about 2.2% of New York's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 74% of counties in New York see less traffic than Dutchess's 5,982 vehicles per day.

At 30.5 minutes, the average travel time is 12% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.5 minutes is shorter than 98% of counties in New York.

At 23% lower than the state level, the 15.9% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Dutchess County, New York

Trafficvehicles per day12,634
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time34.7 min
Congestion ratio28.9%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$108,664

Highways carry about half of all travel in Dutchess County, New York, 54% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,634 vehicles per day, 160% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,852 vehicles per day.

With 27% of the road miles (239 miles in 3,002 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 3,061,356 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 80% of counties in New York.

Lower highway truck share than 83% of counties in New York

The concentration of trucks on highways (8.3%) is 19% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

83% of counties in New York see a higher highway truck share than Dutchess's 8.3%. By raw truck volume, Dutchess carries fewer highway trucks than 57% of counties in New York.

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Non-highway Traffic in Dutchess County, New York

Trafficvehicles per day4,852
Trucks4.5%
Average travel time29.8 min
Congestion ratio13.7%
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$114,638

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Dutchess County, New York, 46% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,852 vehicles per day.

Spread over 655 miles and 17,671 segments, 73% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 2,642,993 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈965 million per year). Trucks make up 4.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 22 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 87% of counties in New York

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 46% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (13.7%) runs 29% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Dutchess's average driver income is higher than 87% of counties in New York. Dutchess's median driver age is lower than 64% of counties in New York.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Dutchess County, New York, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Dutchess County vs. New York Traffic Comparison

Dutchess County's biggest difference from the New York average is its highway truck share, 19% below it. Its average daily traffic per road is also 19% below.

MetricDutchess CountyNew York averageDifference
Traffic5,9827,377-18.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.6%8.0%-17.6%
Truck % (Highway)8.3%10.3%-19.0%
Avg. Travel Time30.5 min34.7 min-12.0%

How Dutchess County compares

Dutchess County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Dutchess County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Dutchess County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the New York average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Dutchess County5,9826.6%5,704,34930.5 min15.9%
Litchfield County, Connecticut4,4656.3%3,098,80330.8 min13.1%
Putnam County, New York5,7308.1%2,645,83631.1 min13.3%
Ulster County, New York4,82510.9%4,549,17034.5 min13.0%
Columbia County, New York2,97010.2%1,777,82939.3 min9.9%
New York average7,3778.0%N/A34.7 min20.7%

Dutchess County ranked within New York

Average travel time places Dutchess County #61 of 62 in New York - the bottom quarter of the state.

Dutchess County ranked among 62 county-level areas in New York (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureDutchess CountyNew York rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,982#17 of 62
Highway vehicle-miles per day3,061,356#13 of 61
Truck share on highways8.3%#51 of 61
Highway trucks per day1,054#35 of 61
Average travel time30.5 min#61 of 62
Average driver income$111,958#9 of 62
Average driver age48.4 yrs#40 of 62

Dutchess County ranks #9 of 62 on average driver income but #61 of 62 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Dutchess County, New York

The three busiest roads in Dutchess County average 50,087 vehicles a day, 8.4 times the county average of 5,982 across all its monitored roads.

I 84 leads with 57,370 vehicles a day, 8,506 of them trucks (14.8%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trucks make up 14.8% of traffic on I 84, against 6.6% across all roads in the county.

I 84 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 42.4 minutes against 30.5 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 84Motorway · 57,370vehicles8,506trucks · 14.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
63.1%
Median trip time
42.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$111,145

Delays build on I 84: its congestion ratio of 63% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.

2South RoadTrunk road · 48,164vehicles1,941trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
41.0%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$105,488

South Road carries 8.1 times the county average at its busiest, 1,941 of them trucks (4.0%, below the county-wide 6.6%).

3Mid-Hudson BridgeTrunk road · 44,728vehicles2,008trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
138.7%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$93,412

Travel on Mid-Hudson Bridge's busiest stretch runs 139% over free-flow time, against 16% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4Albany Post RoadTrunk road · 38,470vehicles1,725trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
34.3%
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$111,672

Albany Post Road carries 6.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.2 minutes.

5US 9Motorway · 34,535vehicles1,658trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
42.9%
Median trip time
32.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$98,466

At 5.8 times the county average, US 9 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $98,466 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 84Motorway · #1 by traffic57,370vehicles8,506trucks · 14.8%
2Mid-Hudson BridgeTrunk road · #3 by traffic44,728vehicles2,008trucks · 4.5%
3South RoadTrunk road · #2 by traffic48,164vehicles1,941trucks · 4.0%
4Albany Post RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic38,470vehicles1,725trucks · 4.5%
5US 9Motorway · #5 by traffic34,535vehicles1,658trucks · 4.8%
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

DutchessDepartment 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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