
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Floyd County, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,714 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 37.0 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. | 14.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 52.5 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $61,601 |
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Our data shows 1,714 vehicles per day on the average road in Floyd County, Virginia, and 286,188 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈104 million per year) across its 239 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Virginia: 7.9% against 9.6%.
Longer trips than 92% of counties in Virginia
Floyd sees 68% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,714 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 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total. 87% of counties in Virginia see more traffic than Floyd's 1,714 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 37.0 minutes, 17% higher than the state level. On travel time, Floyd runs longer than 92% of counties in Virginia.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 14.3% (15% lower) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Floyd County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,059 |
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| Trucks | 15.0% |
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| Average travel time | 61.1 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 60.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $43,377 |
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With 1% of vehicle-miles, highways play a minor role in how Floyd County, Virginia travels. The average highway carries 1,059 vehicles per day, 38% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,716 vehicles per day.
Their share of road miles is similar, 1% (3 miles in 13 segments), carrying 2,961 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 99% of counties in Virginia
Highway truck concentration here runs 15% higher than the state average, at 15.0%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 70% of counties in Virginia. Floyd's highway truck count is lower than 99% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 159 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Floyd County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,716 |
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| Trucks | 7.9% |
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| Average travel time | 36.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 14.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 52.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,643 |
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Local roads carry nearly all of the traffic in Floyd County, Virginia, 99% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,716 vehicles per day.
Their share of road miles is similar, 99% (236 miles in 3,323 segments), carrying 283,226 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈103 million per year). Trucks make up 7.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.
Older drivers than 85% of counties in Virginia
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 48% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (14.3%) runs slightly lower than the state level (9% lower).
Trip origins here have lower average income than 76% of counties in Virginia. 85% of counties in Virginia have a younger driver population than Floyd.