
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,212 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.5 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. | 13.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $80,356 |
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Our data shows 4,212 vehicles per day on the average road in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and 3,495,748 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year) across its 703 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 15.8% of traffic, more than the 10.6% across Pennsylvania.
Shorter trips than 88% of counties in Pennsylvania
Franklin sees 25% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,212 vehicles per day against 5,617), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.6% of Pennsylvania's statewide total. 65% of counties in Pennsylvania see less traffic than Franklin's 4,212 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 31.5 minutes, 9% lower than the state level. 88% of counties in Pennsylvania have a longer average travel time than Franklin's 31.5 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 13.5% is 18% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,494 |
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| Trucks | 23.5% |
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| Average travel time | 41.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 29.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $80,536 |
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Travel in Franklin County, Pennsylvania splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 12,494 vehicles per day, 249% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,576 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 17% of the road network, 119 miles in 878 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.
75% of counties in Pennsylvania move less traffic on their highways.
More highway trucks than 94% of counties in Pennsylvania
At 23.5%, highway truck share is 49% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Franklin's highway truck share (23.5%) is higher than 76% of counties in Pennsylvania. Franklin's highway truck count is higher than 94% of counties in Pennsylvania, at roughly 2,932 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,576 |
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| Trucks | 6.9% |
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| Average travel time | 30.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $80,247 |
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Travel in Franklin County, Pennsylvania splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,576 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (584 miles in 11,437 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,612,910 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈589 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.9%.
Drivers from higher-income areas than 71% of counties in Pennsylvania
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 71% fewer trucks by share.
At 22% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 12.3% signals easier movement on local roads.
Franklin's average driver income is higher than 71% of counties in Pennsylvania. Franklin's median driver age is lower than 71% of counties in Pennsylvania.