
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Frederick County, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,612 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 11.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.4 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. | 15.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $94,668 |
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Our data shows 4,612 vehicles per day on the average road in Frederick County, Virginia, and 3,485,587 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.3 billion per year) across its 550 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 11.6% of traffic, more than the 9.6% across Virginia.
Shorter trips than 70% of counties in Virginia
Frederick's average daily traffic volume is 14% lower than the state average - 4,612 vehicles per day against 5,349 - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.6% of Virginia's statewide total. 61% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Frederick's 4,612 vehicles per day.
Journey times here (30.4 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 30.4 minutes is shorter than 70% of counties in Virginia.
The congestion ratio of 15.6% runs slightly lower than the state level (7% lower).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Frederick County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,176 |
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| Trucks | 15.1% |
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| Average travel time | 36.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 32.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $91,969 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Frederick County, Virginia (64% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 13,176 vehicles per day, 257% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,690 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (146 miles, 1,033 segments), so they carry more than their share: 2,225,633 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈812 million per year).
87% of counties in Virginia move less traffic on their highways.
Higher highway truck share than 71% of counties in Virginia
Highway truck concentration here runs 15% higher than the state average, at 15.1%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 71% of counties in Virginia. Frederick's highway truck count is higher than 61% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 1,993 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Frederick County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,690 |
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| Trucks | 5.4% |
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| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $98,347 |
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A significant share of driving in Frederick County, Virginia, 36% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,690 vehicles per day.
Spread over 404 miles and 9,590 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,259,954 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈460 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.4%.
Drivers from higher-income areas than 78% of counties in Virginia
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 64% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (13.8%) runs slightly lower than the state level (12% lower).
Trip origins here have higher average income than 78% of counties in Virginia. The driver population here skews younger than 61% of counties in Virginia.