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Traffic heat map of Forest County, Pennsylvania: 106 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on PA 66 and Elm Street

Forest County, Pennsylvania Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Forest County, Pennsylvania, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 693 road segments (106 road miles, about 807 ft each). Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in Pennsylvania. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Forest County, Pennsylvania

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,230
Trucks

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

10.9%
Average travel time

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

40.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$54,796

A typical monitored road in Forest County, Pennsylvania sees 1,230 vehicles per day, while its 106 miles of monitored roads together handle 102,521 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈37.4 million per year). Trucks are 10.9% of traffic, close to the 10.6% across Pennsylvania.

Quieter roads than 98% of counties in Pennsylvania

Forest's average daily traffic volume is 78% lower than the state average - 1,230 vehicles per day against 5,617 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Forest accounts for less than 0.1% of Pennsylvania's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Forest carries less traffic than 98% of counties in Pennsylvania.

The average trip takes 40.9 minutes, 18% higher than the state level. On travel time, Forest runs longer than 95% of counties in Pennsylvania.

At 67% lower than the state level, the 5.5% 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 Forest County, Pennsylvania

Trafficvehicles per day1,372
Trucks9.5%
Average travel time33.1 min
Congestion ratio2.6%
Drivers’ average age57.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$56,925

Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Forest County, Pennsylvania, 18% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 1,372 vehicles per day, 15% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,198 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 14% of the monitored road miles (15 miles, 126 segments), so they carry more than their share: 17,956 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.6 million per year).

The fewest highway trucks of any county in Pennsylvania

At 9.5%, highway truck share is 40% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Forest's highway truck share (9.5%) is lower than 92% of counties in Pennsylvania. Forest also moves the lowest raw count of highway trucks in Pennsylvania, at roughly 116 per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Trafficvehicles per day1,198
Trucks11.2%
Average travel time42.7 min
Congestion ratio6.2%
Drivers’ average age53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,952

Local roads carry the vast majority of travel in Forest County, Pennsylvania, 82% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,198 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 86% (91 miles in 567 segments), carrying 84,566 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈30.9 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 11.2%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 98% of counties in Pennsylvania

Unusually, non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 18% higher than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.2% is 61% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 98% of counties in Pennsylvania. 97% of counties in Pennsylvania have a younger driver population than Forest.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Forest County, Pennsylvania, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Forest County vs. Pennsylvania Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Forest County apart: 78% below the Pennsylvania average. Its highway truck share is also 40% below.

MetricForest CountyPennsylvania averageDifference
Traffic1,2305,617-78.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.9%10.6%+2.2%
Truck % (Highway)9.5%15.8%-39.9%
Avg. Travel Time40.9 min34.6 min+18.3%

How Forest County compares

Forest County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Forest County moves 12.2% of the total daily travel and carries 60.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Forest 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
Forest County1,23010.9%102,52140.9 min5.5%
Warren County, Pennsylvania3,0928.9%600,17239.0 min12.6%
Clarion County, Pennsylvania2,89523.6%1,144,56031.9 min8.8%
Elk County, Pennsylvania3,3729.3%460,58531.5 min10.9%
Venango County, Pennsylvania3,02916.9%1,146,37743.0 min9.5%
Pennsylvania average5,61710.6%N/A34.6 min16.5%

Forest County ranked within Pennsylvania

Forest County sits in Pennsylvania's top three on average driver age.

Forest County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Pennsylvania (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureForest CountyPennsylvania rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,230#66 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day17,956#64 of 64
Truck share on highways9.5%#59 of 64
Highway trucks per day130#64 of 64
Average travel time40.9 min#4 of 67
Average driver income$54,796#66 of 67
Average driver age54.6 yrs#3 of 67

Forest County ranks #4 of 67 on average travel time but #66 of 67 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in Pennsylvania on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Forest County, Pennsylvania

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Forest County carry 2,965 vehicles a day on average, 2.4 times the typical road in the county (1,230).

PA 66 leads with 3,422 vehicles a day, 274 of them trucks (8.0%). Lucinda Road carries the most trucks, 289 a day (10.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on PA 948: trucks are 28.0% of the traffic there, against 10.9% county-wide.

Trips using PA 948 are long: a median of 77.1 minutes against 40.9 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1PA 66Secondary road · 3,422vehicles274trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
8.3%
Median trip time
42.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,678

PA 66 carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 274 of them trucks (8.0%, below the county-wide 10.9%).

2Elm StreetPrimary road · 2,741vehicles155trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
6.5%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
57.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,049

Elm Street carries 2.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.6 minutes.

3Lucinda RoadSecondary road · 2,733vehicles289trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.6%
Median trip time
43.4 min
Drivers’ median age
55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,865

At 2.2 times the county average, Lucinda Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,865 in household income.

4Route 36 and 62Trunk road · 2,239vehicles136trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
39.8 min
Drivers’ median age
56.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,436

Route 36 and 62 carries 82% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.8 minutes.

5Colonel Drake HighwayPrimary road · 2,164vehicles222trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.1%
Median trip time
44.3 min
Drivers’ median age
57.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,911

At 76% more than the county average, Colonel Drake Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,911 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lucinda RoadSecondary road · #3 by traffic2,733vehicles289trucks · 10.6%
2PA 66Secondary road · #1 by traffic3,422vehicles274trucks · 8.0%
3PA 948Primary road · 943vehicles264trucks · 28.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
2.9%
Median trip time
77.1 min
Drivers’ median age
60.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,835

PA 948 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 23% less than the county average; trucks are 28.0% of it, above the county-wide 10.9%.

4Colonel Drake HighwayPrimary road · #5 by traffic2,164vehicles222trucks · 10.3%
5Route 66Secondary road · 2,087vehicles208trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
6.8%
Median trip time
49.9 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,196

Route 66 is busy by local standards, at 70% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 10.0% of it, below the county-wide 10.9%.

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

ForestDepartment 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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