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Traffic heat map of Grays Harbor County, Washington: 503 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Olympic Highway

Grays Harbor County, Washington Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 503 road miles in Grays Harbor County, Washington, divided into 6,672 segments averaging 398 ft. Its busiest road, Olympic Highway, carries 22,899 vehicles a day, 6.6 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Grays Harbor County, Washington

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,474
Trucks

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

7.6%
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.

11.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,895

The average monitored road in Grays Harbor County, Washington carries 3,474 vehicles per day. Across its 503 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,774,898 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈648 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, in line with Washington (7.1%).

Traffic 53% below the Washington average

Grays Harbor's average daily traffic volume is 53% lower than the state average - 3,474 vehicles per day against 7,322 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.1% of Washington's statewide total. By volume, Grays Harbor's 3,474 vehicles per day trails 53% of counties in Washington.

Journey times here (34.7 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 68% of counties in Washington have a shorter average travel time than Grays Harbor's 34.7 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 11.4% is 42% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Trafficvehicles per day7,754
Trucks8.8%
Average travel time39.4 min
Congestion ratio20.0%
Drivers’ average age49.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,313

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Grays Harbor County, Washington (57% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,754 vehicles per day, 200% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,582 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 30% of the monitored road miles (151 miles, 1,151 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,011,380 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈369 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 69% of counties in Washington

At 8.8%, highway truck share is 8% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Washington: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Grays Harbor's highway truck share (8.8%) is lower than 69% of counties in Washington. By raw truck volume, Grays Harbor carries fewer highway trucks than 66% of counties in Washington.

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Non-highway Traffic in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Trafficvehicles per day2,582
Trucks6.1%
Average travel time33.7 min
Congestion ratio9.6%
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,794

A significant share of driving in Grays Harbor County, Washington, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,582 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 70% of the monitored road miles (351 miles in 5,521 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 763,518 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈279 million per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.1%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 76% of counties in Washington

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 31% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 9.6% is 51% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 76% of counties in Washington. The driver population here skews older than 63% of counties in Washington.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 91% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 7% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +21% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -22% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Grays Harbor County, Washington, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +21% in high season.

Grays Harbor County vs. Washington Traffic Comparison

Grays Harbor County's biggest difference from the Washington average is its average daily traffic per road, 53% below it.

MetricGrays Harbor CountyWashington averageDifference
Traffic3,4747,322-52.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.6%7.1%+6.7%
Truck % (Highway)8.8%9.5%-7.9%
Avg. Travel Time34.7 min33.2 min+4.6%

How Grays Harbor County compares

Grays Harbor County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Grays Harbor County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Grays Harbor County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Washington average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Grays Harbor County3,4747.6%1,774,89834.7 min11.4%
Mason County, Washington3,4595.8%1,196,38333.7 min12.5%
Pacific County, Washington2,7137.5%532,63034.9 min9.3%
Jefferson County, Washington3,1348.1%866,50038.8 min11.7%
Thurston County, Washington6,6117.5%6,678,19330.2 min20.5%
Washington average7,3227.1%N/A33.2 min19.9%

Grays Harbor County ranked within Washington

Average driver income places Grays Harbor County #30 of 39 in Washington - the bottom quarter of the state.

Grays Harbor County ranked among 39 county-level areas in Washington (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 33.
MeasureGrays Harbor CountyWashington rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,474#21 of 39
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,011,380#18 of 33
Truck share on highways8.8%#23 of 33
Highway trucks per day679#22 of 33
Average travel time34.7 min#13 of 39
Average driver income$68,895#30 of 39
Average driver age49.6 yrs#15 of 39

Busiest roads in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 20,440 vehicles a day, against 3,474 on the average road in Grays Harbor County.

Olympic Highway is the busiest road, at 22,899 vehicles a day, 1,900 of them trucks (8.3%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using WA 8 are long: a median of 49.1 minutes against 34.7 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Olympic HighwayTrunk road · 22,899vehicles1,900trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
27.3%
Median trip time
42.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,292

Olympic Highway carries 6.6 times the county average at its busiest, 1,900 of them trucks (8.3%, above the county-wide 7.6%).

2Wishkah StreetTrunk road · 19,855vehicles1,304trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
37.7%
Median trip time
42.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,586

Wishkah Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 38% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

3WA 8Trunk road · 18,567vehicles1,517trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.5%
Median trip time
49.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,804

WA 8 carries 5.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 49.1 minutes.

4US 101Trunk road · 15,836vehicles896trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.2%
Median trip time
36.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,480

At 4.6 times the county average, US 101 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,480 in household income.

5Riverside AvenueTrunk road · 15,462vehicles1,053trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
46.8%
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,970

Delays build on Riverside Avenue: its congestion ratio of 47% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Olympic HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic22,899vehicles1,900trucks · 8.3%
2WA 8Trunk road · #3 by traffic18,567vehicles1,517trucks · 8.2%
3Wishkah StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic19,855vehicles1,304trucks · 6.6%
4Riverside AvenueTrunk road · #5 by traffic15,462vehicles1,053trucks · 6.8%
5US 101Trunk road · #4 by traffic15,836vehicles896trucks · 5.7%
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

Grays HarborDepartment 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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