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Traffic heat map of Franklin County, Maine: 293 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Wilton Road and Main Street

Franklin County, Maine Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Wilton Road, carries 15,508 vehicles a day, 4.9 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Franklin County, Maine across 293 miles of monitored roads split into 2,965 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Franklin County, Maine

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,140
Trucks

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

8.5%
Average travel time

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

34.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,333

The average monitored road in Franklin County, Maine carries 3,140 vehicles per day. Across its 293 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 710,330 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈259 million per year). Trucks are 8.5% of traffic, close to the 8.7% across Maine.

Quieter roads than 73% of counties in Maine

Franklin sees 35% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,140 vehicles per day against 4,836), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 2.2% of Maine's statewide total. Franklin carries less traffic than 73% of counties in Maine.

The average trip takes 34.7 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Franklin runs shorter than 53% of counties in Maine.

At 30% lower than the state level, the 10.2% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Franklin County, Maine

Trafficvehicles per day8,057
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time40.7 min
Congestion ratio18.2%
Drivers’ average age51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,934

At 28% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Franklin County, Maine than local roads. The average highway carries 8,057 vehicles per day, 239% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,380 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 11% of the monitored road miles (31 miles, 397 segments), so they carry more than their share: 201,365 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈73.5 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 86% of counties in Maine

The concentration of trucks on highways (8.3%) is 33% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Franklin's highway truck share (8.3%) is lower than 86% of counties in Maine. By raw truck volume, Franklin carries fewer highway trucks than 79% of counties in Maine.

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Non-highway Traffic in Franklin County, Maine

Trafficvehicles per day2,380
Trucks8.5%
Average travel time33.7 min
Congestion ratio9.0%
Drivers’ average age51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,610

Most travel in Franklin County, Maine happens on local roads, 72% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 2,380 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 89% (262 miles in 2,568 segments), carrying 508,965 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈186 million per year). Trucks make up 8.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.

Local congestion 35% below the Maine average

Local roads and highways carry about the same truck share here (8.5% against 8.3%), so freight is not confined to the highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 9.0% is 35% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

67% of counties in Maine see higher average driver income among trip origins than Franklin. Franklin's median driver age is lower than 60% of counties in Maine.

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 81% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 24% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +15% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -18% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Franklin County, Maine, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +15% in high season.

Franklin County vs. Maine Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Franklin County runs 35% below the Maine average. Its highway truck share is also 33% below.

MetricFranklin CountyMaine averageDifference
Traffic3,1404,836-35.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%8.7%-2.8%
Truck % (Highway)8.3%12.3%-32.8%
Avg. Travel Time34.7 min34.6 min+0.2%

How Franklin County compares

Franklin County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Franklin County moves 40.6% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five.

Franklin County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Maine average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Franklin County3,1408.5%710,33034.7 min10.2%
Oxford County, Maine3,5247.9%1,330,89435.5 min11.8%
Somerset County, Maine3,2959.7%1,529,06635.5 min10.1%
Coos County, New Hampshire3,1468.2%842,46735.3 min9.8%
Kennebec County, Maine5,3039.1%3,288,04135.8 min15.6%
Maine average4,8368.7%N/A34.6 min14.6%

Franklin County ranked within Maine

Franklin County sits in the bottom quarter of the Maine field on highway travel volume, at #14 of 15.

Franklin County ranked among 16 county-level areas in Maine (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 15.
MeasureFranklin CountyMaine rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,140#12 of 16
Highway vehicle-miles per day201,365#14 of 15
Truck share on highways8.3%#13 of 15
Highway trucks per day669#12 of 15
Average travel time34.7 min#9 of 16
Average driver income$62,333#11 of 16
Average driver age51.2 yrs#10 of 16

Busiest roads in Franklin County, Maine

The three busiest roads in Franklin County average 10,889 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average of 3,140 across all its monitored roads.

Wilton Road leads with 15,508 vehicles a day, 916 of them trucks (5.9%). No other road comes close: Main Street, in second place, carries 8,821. It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Farmington Falls Road are long: a median of 46.2 minutes against 34.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Wilton RoadTrunk road · 15,508vehicles916trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.7%
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,893

Travel on Wilton Road's busiest stretch runs 26% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Main StreetPrimary road · 8,821vehicles593trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
30.3%
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,239

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 30% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

3US Route 2Trunk road · 8,337vehicles762trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
23.0%
Median trip time
40.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,044

US Route 2 carries 2.7 times the county average at its busiest, 762 of them trucks (9.1%, above the county-wide 8.5%).

4Farmington Falls RoadTrunk road · 7,061vehicles591trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
17.9%
Median trip time
46.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,133

Farmington Falls Road carries 2.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 46.2 minutes.

5US 2Trunk road · 5,692vehicles563trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,237

US 2 is busy by local standards, at 81% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.9% of it, above the county-wide 8.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Wilton RoadTrunk road · #1 by traffic15,508vehicles916trucks · 5.9%
2US Route 2Trunk road · #3 by traffic8,337vehicles762trucks · 9.1%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic8,821vehicles593trucks · 6.7%
4Farmington Falls RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic7,061vehicles591trucks · 8.4%
5US 2Trunk road · #5 by traffic5,692vehicles563trucks · 9.9%
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

FranklinDepartment 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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