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Traffic heat map of Franklin City, Virginia: 24 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Southampton Parkway and Armory Drive

Franklin City, Virginia Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Franklin City, Virginia, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 579 road segments (24 road miles, about 222 ft each). Its highways carry one of the top 5 truck shares of any county in Virginia. 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 Franklin City, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,197
Trucks

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

12.4%
Average travel time

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

28.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,518

The average monitored road in Franklin City, Virginia carries 5,197 vehicles per day. Across its 24 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 134,005 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈48.9 million per year). At 12.4%, the truck share runs above the 9.6% across Virginia: about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Shorter trips than 97% of counties in Virginia

The average road in Franklin carries 5,197 vehicles per day, essentially matching the state average of 5,349. Network-wide, Franklin accounts for less than 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 63% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Franklin's 5,197 vehicles per day.

At 28.1 minutes, the average travel time is 11% lower than the state level. On travel time, Franklin runs shorter than 97% of counties in Virginia.

The congestion ratio of 11.9% is 29% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Franklin City, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day9,233
Trucks26.1%
Average travel time60.9 min
Congestion ratio22.0%
Drivers’ average age46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,674

A significant share of driving in Franklin City, Virginia, 36% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 9,233 vehicles per day, 79% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,162 vehicles per day.

With 19% of the road miles (5 miles in 5 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 47,625 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈17.4 million per year).

A major freight corridor

Highway truck concentration here runs 99% higher than the state average, at 26.1%. That marks Franklin as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

97% of counties in Virginia see a lower highway truck share than Franklin's 26.1%. Franklin's highway truck count is higher than 70% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 2,410 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Franklin City, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day5,162
Trucks4.9%
Average travel time27.8 min
Congestion ratio11.8%
Drivers’ average age52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,489

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Franklin City, Virginia (64% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 5,162 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 81% of the monitored road miles (20 miles in 574 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 86,379 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.5 million per year). About 1 in 20 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.9%).

Older drivers than 77% of counties in Virginia

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 81% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (11.8%) runs 25% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

51% of counties in Virginia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Franklin. The driver population here skews older than 77% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Franklin City, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Franklin City vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Franklin City apart: 99% above the Virginia average. Its truck share is also 30% above.

MetricFranklin CityVirginia averageDifference
Traffic5,1975,349-2.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.4%9.6%+29.7%
Truck % (Highway)26.1%13.1%+99.2%
Avg. Travel Time28.1 min31.7 min-11.4%

How Franklin City compares

Franklin City moves the least traffic of its nearby counties and cities

Against the 4 nearest areas, Franklin City moves 10.3% of the total daily travel and carries 53.2% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The mirror image of a big network: fewer road-miles carrying heavier traffic, so the travel here is concentrated rather than spread out.

Franklin City and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Virginia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Franklin City5,19712.4%134,00528.1 min11.9%
Southampton County, Virginia1,60915.7%932,36434.5 min7.3%
Suffolk City, Virginia5,4899.2%2,731,78433.8 min15.0%
Hertford County, North Carolina2,8508.7%507,95231.6 min10.7%
Isle of Wight County, Virginia3,6227.8%1,040,97630.8 min9.0%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Franklin City ranked within Virginia

Average travel time places Franklin City #129 of 133 in Virginia - the bottom quarter of the state.

Franklin City ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureFranklin CityVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,197#50 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day47,625#111 of 118
Truck share on highways26.1%#5 of 118
Highway trucks per day2,410#36 of 118
Average travel time28.1 min#129 of 133
Average driver income$74,518#68 of 133
Average driver age51.8 yrs#31 of 133

Franklin City ranks #5 of 118 on truck share on highways but #129 of 133 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Franklin City, Virginia

The three busiest roads in Franklin City average 13,349 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average of 5,197 across all its monitored roads.

Southampton Parkway is the busiest road, at 17,560 vehicles a day, 5,401 of them trucks (30.8%). No other road comes close: Armory Drive, in second place, carries 11,692. It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Southampton Parkway are long: a median of 60.1 minutes against 28.1 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 30.8% of traffic on Southampton Parkway, against 12.4% across all roads in the county.

College Drive is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.1% of its traffic is trucks, against 12.4% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Southampton ParkwayMotorway · 17,560vehicles5,401trucks · 30.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
21.1%
Median trip time
60.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,785

Southampton Parkway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 21% longer than at free-flow speed, against 12% county-wide.

2Armory DrivePrimary road · 11,692vehicles419trucks · 3.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.9%
Median trip time
27.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,251

Armory Drive carries 2.2 times the county average at its busiest, 419 of them trucks (3.6%, below the county-wide 12.4%).

3College DriveSecondary road · 10,794vehicles333trucks · 3.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
23.4%
Median trip time
26.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,393

Delays build on College Drive: its congestion ratio of 23% over free-flow time is well above the county's 12%.

4Hunterdale RoadSecondary road · 8,393vehicles285trucks · 3.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
20.1%
Median trip time
23.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,075

Hunterdale Road carries 61% more than the county average at its busiest, 285 of them trucks (3.4%, below the county-wide 12.4%).

5General Thomas HighwayPrimary road · 6,788vehicles401trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,793

General Thomas Highway carries 31% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.8 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Southampton ParkwayMotorway · #1 by traffic17,560vehicles5,401trucks · 30.8%
2South StreetPrimary road · 5,480vehicles495trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.4%
Median trip time
38.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,252

Drivers on South Street are on long journeys, a median 38.4 minutes against 28.1 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

3Armory DrivePrimary road · #2 by traffic11,692vehicles419trucks · 3.6%
4General Thomas HighwayPrimary road · #5 by traffic6,788vehicles401trucks · 5.9%
5College DriveSecondary road · #3 by traffic10,794vehicles333trucks · 3.1%
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

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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Q3 2026

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