
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Emporia City, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,501 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 23.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.4 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. | 16.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $56,552 |
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Our data shows 6,501 vehicles per day on the average road in Emporia City, Virginia, and 358,689 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈131 million per year) across its 36 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.6% across Virginia - a freight-heavy mix.
Busier roads than 67% of counties in Virginia
Emporia's average daily traffic volume is 22% higher than the state average - 6,501 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting more traffic load per road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 67% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Emporia's 6,501 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 32.4 minutes, on par with the state level. 58% of counties in Virginia have a shorter average travel time than Emporia's 32.4 minutes.
Congestion here (16.7%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Emporia City, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,151 |
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| Trucks | 28.9% |
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| Average travel time | 50.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 31.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $55,782 |
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Most travel in Emporia City, Virginia happens on highways, 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 13,151 vehicles per day, 136% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,566 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 45% of the monitored road miles (16 miles, 85 segments), so they carry more than their share: 272,752 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈99.6 million per year).
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (28.9%) is 121% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Emporia as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Emporia's highway truck share (28.9%) is higher than 98% of counties in Virginia. 91% of counties in Virginia see fewer highway trucks per day than Emporia's roughly 3,806.

Non-highway Traffic in Emporia City, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,566 |
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| Trucks | 5.9% |
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| Average travel time | 29.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 14.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,046 |
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At 24% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Emporia City, Virginia than highways. A typical local road sees 5,566 vehicles per day.
Spread over 20 miles and 605 segments, 55% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 85,936 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.4 million per year). Trucks make up 5.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 83% of counties in Virginia
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 80% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (14.7%) runs slightly lower than the state level (6% lower).
83% of counties in Virginia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Emporia. Emporia's median driver age is higher than 61% of counties in Virginia.