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Traffic heat map of Erie County, Pennsylvania: 1,031 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 90 and Parade Street

Erie County, Pennsylvania Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 1,031 road miles in Erie County, Pennsylvania, divided into 26,606 segments averaging 205 ft. Its busiest road, I 90, carries 26,569 vehicles a day, 4.3 times the average road. 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 Erie County, Pennsylvania

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,231
Trucks

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

9.7%
Average travel time

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

39.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

17.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$69,104

The average monitored road in Erie County, Pennsylvania carries 6,231 vehicles per day. Across its 1,031 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 4,705,424 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.7 billion per year). Trucks are 9.7% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Pennsylvania.

Longer trips than 92% of counties in Pennsylvania

Erie's average daily traffic volume is 11% higher than the state average - 6,231 vehicles per day against 5,617 - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Erie accounts for about 2.1% of Pennsylvania's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 89% of counties in Pennsylvania see less traffic than Erie's 6,231 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 39.4 minutes, 14% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 39.4 minutes is longer than 92% of counties in Pennsylvania.

Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 17.6% (6% higher).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Trafficvehicles per day11,126
Trucks16.7%
Average travel time42.9 min
Congestion ratio25.8%
Drivers’ average age49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,359

A significant share of driving in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 11,126 vehicles per day, 81% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,134 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 16% of the monitored road miles (163 miles, 518 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,775,496 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈648 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 71% of counties in Pennsylvania.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

The concentration of trucks on highways (16.7%) is 6% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Pennsylvania: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Erie's highway truck share (16.7%) is lower than 51% of counties in Pennsylvania. By raw truck volume, Erie carries fewer highway trucks than 52% of counties in Pennsylvania.

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Non-highway Traffic in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Trafficvehicles per day6,134
Trucks5.4%
Average travel time39.3 min
Congestion ratio17.4%
Drivers’ average age48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$67,878

A little more than half of the driving in Erie County, Pennsylvania happens on local roads: 62% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 6,134 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 84% of the monitored road miles (868 miles in 26,088 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 2,929,928 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.4%.

Younger drivers than 80% of counties in Pennsylvania

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 68% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (17.4%) runs slightly higher than the state level (10% higher).

Trip origins here have lower average income than 55% of counties in Pennsylvania. Erie's median driver age is lower than 80% of counties in Pennsylvania.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Erie County vs. Pennsylvania Traffic Comparison

Erie County stays close to the Pennsylvania average; the largest gap is its average travel time, 14% above.

MetricErie CountyPennsylvania averageDifference
Traffic6,2315,617+10.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.7%10.6%-9.2%
Truck % (Highway)16.7%15.8%+6.0%
Avg. Travel Time39.4 min34.6 min+13.7%

How Erie County compares

Erie County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Erie County carries 82.7% more traffic on a typical road and is 49.3% more congested; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Erie County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Pennsylvania average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Erie County6,2319.7%4,705,42439.4 min17.6%
Crawford County, Pennsylvania2,63710.1%1,564,72131.1 min10.2%
Chautauqua County, New York4,01014.0%3,020,64036.3 min13.5%
Ashtabula County, Ohio3,90312.2%2,230,02935.0 min10.7%
Warren County, Pennsylvania3,0928.9%600,17239.0 min12.6%
Pennsylvania average5,61710.6%N/A34.6 min16.5%

Erie County ranked within Pennsylvania

Average travel time places Erie County #6 of 67 in Pennsylvania - the top quarter of the state.

Erie County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Pennsylvania (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureErie CountyPennsylvania rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,231#8 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,775,496#19 of 64
Truck share on highways16.7%#33 of 64
Highway trucks per day1,858#34 of 64
Average travel time39.4 min#6 of 67
Average driver income$69,104#37 of 67
Average driver age48.3 yrs#54 of 67

Erie County ranks #6 of 67 on average travel time but #54 of 67 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 25,325 vehicles a day, against 6,231 on the average road in Erie County.

I 90 leads with 26,569 vehicles a day, 5,134 of them trucks (19.3%). Parade Street is practically level with it at 26,434. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trucks make up 19.3% of traffic on I 90, against 9.7% across all roads in the county.

Drivers on 12th Street come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $41,765, 40% below the county average of $69,104.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · 26,569vehicles5,134trucks · 19.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
29.7%
Median trip time
45.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,123

On its busiest stretch, I 90 carries 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 19.3% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

2Parade StreetSecondary road · 26,434vehicles1,492trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
143.6%
Median trip time
45.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,328

Delays build on Parade Street: its congestion ratio of 144% over free-flow time is well above the county's 18%.

326th StreetPrimary road · 22,972vehicles1,317trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
91.8%
Median trip time
45.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$47,191

Travel on 26th Street's busiest stretch runs 92% over free-flow time, against 18% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

412th StreetPrimary road · 22,318vehicles1,454trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
22.8%
Median trip time
45.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,765

12th Street peaks at 22,318 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average; trucks are 6.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.7%.

5Interchange RoadPrimary road · 20,041vehicles632trucks · 3.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
34.0%
Median trip time
32.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,309

Interchange Road carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 632 of them trucks (3.1%, below the county-wide 9.7%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 90Motorway · #1 by traffic26,569vehicles5,134trucks · 19.3%
2I 79Motorway · 18,286vehicles2,156trucks · 11.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
19.0%
Median trip time
40.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,748

I 79 carries 2.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.8 minutes.

3Parade StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic26,434vehicles1,492trucks · 5.7%
412th StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic22,318vehicles1,454trucks · 6.5%
526th StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic22,972vehicles1,317trucks · 5.7%
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

ErieDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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