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Traffic heat map of Essex County, Vermont: 116 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Trooper Leslie G Lord Highway

Essex County, Vermont Traffic Counts

Our Essex County, Vermont traffic data covers 1,122 road segments over 116 road miles, with an average segment of just 545 ft. Its roads are the quietest of any county in Vermont, at 1,425 vehicles a day on average. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Essex County, Vermont

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,425
Trucks

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

8.6%
Average travel time

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

30.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$58,016

Our data shows 1,425 vehicles per day on the average road in Essex County, Vermont, and 159,169 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈58.1 million per year) across its 116 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Vermont (8.5%).

The quietest roads of any county in Vermont

Essex's average daily traffic volume is 65% lower than the state average - 1,425 vehicles per day against 4,027 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.1% of Vermont's statewide total of vehicle-miles. At 1,425 vehicles per day, Essex posts the lowest average traffic volume in Vermont.

At 30.9 minutes, the average travel time is 6% lower than the state level. 69% of counties in Vermont have a longer average travel time than Essex's 30.9 minutes.

At 56% lower than the state level, the 5.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Essex County, Vermont

Trafficvehicles per day3,322
Trucks9.4%
Average travel time30.2 min
Congestion ratio7.5%
Drivers’ average age53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,094

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Essex County, Vermont: 36% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,322 vehicles per day, 269% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 901 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (21 miles, 243 segments), so they carry more than their share: 57,350 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.9 million per year).

The fewest highway trucks of any county in Vermont

Highway truck concentration here runs 12% lower than the state average, at 9.4%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Vermont: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Essex's highway truck share (9.4%) is lower than 83% of counties in Vermont. Essex also moves the lowest raw count of highway trucks in Vermont, at roughly 253 per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Essex County, Vermont

Trafficvehicles per day901
Trucks8.2%
Average travel time31.0 min
Congestion ratio5.3%
Drivers’ average age57.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,641

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Essex County, Vermont (64% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 901 vehicles per day.

Spread over 95 miles and 879 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 101,819 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈37.2 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.2%).

The lowest driver income of any county in Vermont

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 13% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (5.3%) runs 58% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trips here originate from the lowest average driver income in Vermont, at $58,016. Essex has the highest median driver age in Vermont - 55 years.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 77% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 11% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +23% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -17% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Essex County, Vermont, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +23% in high season.

Essex County vs. Vermont Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Essex County runs 65% below the Vermont average.

MetricEssex CountyVermont averageDifference
Traffic1,4254,027-64.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.6%8.5%+1.7%
Truck % (Highway)9.4%10.7%-12.2%
Avg. Travel Time30.9 min32.7 min-5.6%

How Essex County compares

Essex County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Essex County moves 23.7% of the total daily travel and carries 55.9% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Essex County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Vermont average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Essex County1,4258.6%159,16930.9 min5.7%
Coos County, New Hampshire3,1468.2%842,46735.3 min9.8%
Caledonia County, Vermont3,3539.3%787,90528.6 min11.4%
Orleans County, Vermont1,9878.7%491,14827.9 min8.0%
Lamoille County, Vermont4,4397.1%561,43932.4 min13.3%
Vermont average4,0278.5%N/A32.7 min13.2%

Essex County ranked within Vermont

On average driver age, Essex County tops the Vermont field outright.

Essex County ranked among 14 county-level areas in Vermont (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 13.
MeasureEssex CountyVermont rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,425#14 of 14
Highway vehicle-miles per day57,350#12 of 13
Truck share on highways9.4%#11 of 13
Highway trucks per day312#13 of 13
Average travel time30.9 min#10 of 14
Average driver income$58,016#14 of 14
Average driver age54.5 yrs#1 of 14

Essex County ranks #1 of 14 on average driver age but #14 of 14 on average driver income. The driver population here skews older and lower-income than most of Vermont.

Busiest roads in Essex County, Vermont

The three busiest roads in Essex County average 5,323 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average of 1,425 across all its monitored roads.

Trooper Leslie G Lord Highway is the busiest road, at 6,224 vehicles a day, 446 of them trucks (7.2%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Trooper Leslie G Lord HighwayPrimary road · 6,224vehicles446trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.4%
Median trip time
24.3 min
Drivers’ median age
58.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,167

Delays build on Trooper Leslie G Lord Highway: its congestion ratio of 15% over free-flow time is well above the county's 6%.

2US Route 3Primary road · 5,374vehicles389trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
58.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,722

US Route 3 carries 3.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.8 minutes.

3Main StreetTrunk road · 4,372vehicles394trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
26.9 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,066

At 3.1 times the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $65,066 in household income.

4Daniel Webster HighwayPrimary road · 3,913vehicles342trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.3%
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
58.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,094

The busiest stretch of Daniel Webster Highway carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.6%.

5U.S. Route 2Trunk road · 3,468vehicles315trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
26.4 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,284

On its busiest stretch, U.S. Route 2 carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, above the county-wide 8.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Trooper Leslie G Lord HighwayPrimary road · #1 by traffic6,224vehicles446trucks · 7.2%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic4,372vehicles394trucks · 9.0%
3US Route 3Primary road · #2 by traffic5,374vehicles389trucks · 7.2%
4Daniel Webster HighwayPrimary road · #4 by traffic3,913vehicles342trucks · 8.7%
5U.S. Route 2Trunk road · #5 by traffic3,468vehicles315trucks · 9.1%
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

EssexDepartment 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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