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Traffic heat map of Lee County, Virginia: 205 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 23 and Morgan Avenue

Lee County, Virginia Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Lee County, Virginia? We measure 205 road miles, divided into 2,096 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, US 23, carries 10,470 vehicles a day, 4.6 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Lee County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,293
Trucks

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

9.5%
Average travel time

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

33.4 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$45,696

A typical monitored road in Lee County, Virginia sees 2,293 vehicles per day, while its 205 miles of monitored roads together handle 402,574 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈147 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, in line with Virginia (9.6%).

Traffic 57% below the Virginia average

Lee sees 57% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,293 vehicles per day against 5,349), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Lee carries less traffic than 74% of counties in Virginia.

The average trip takes 33.4 minutes, 6% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 33.4 minutes is longer than 68% of counties in Virginia.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Lee County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day3,813
Trucks9.8%
Average travel time34.2 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$46,124

Most travel in Lee County, Virginia happens on highways, 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,813 vehicles per day, 198% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,281 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 57% of the monitored road miles (117 miles, 838 segments), so they carry more than their share: 307,497 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈112 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in Virginia

The concentration of trucks on highways (9.8%) is 25% 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.

64% of counties in Virginia see a higher highway truck share than Lee's 9.8%. 95% of counties in Virginia see more highway trucks per day than Lee's roughly 374.

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Non-highway Traffic in Lee County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day1,281
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time32.9 min
Drivers’ average age48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$44,247

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Lee County, Virginia, 24% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,281 vehicles per day.

Spread over 88 miles and 1,258 segments, 43% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 95,077 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.7 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.3%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 99% of counties in Virginia

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 15% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 99% of counties in Virginia. The driver population here skews older than 61% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 78% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 11% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
August–October is the high season, with volumes +7% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -15% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Lee County, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +7% in high season.

Lee County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Lee County's biggest difference from the Virginia average is its average daily traffic per road, 57% below it. Its highway truck share is also 25% below.

MetricLee CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic2,2935,349-57.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.5%9.6%-1.1%
Truck % (Highway)9.8%13.1%-25.0%
Avg. Travel Time33.4 min31.7 min+5.6%

How Lee County compares

Lee County against nearby counties and cities

Nothing in this table sets Lee County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Lee County 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
Lee County2,2939.5%402,57433.4 minN/A
Harlan County, Kentucky2,0638.2%417,29227.3 min6.6%
Norton City, Virginia3,9716.9%112,72931.9 min3.9%
Scott County, Virginia2,2028.8%500,19531.8 min7.0%
Wise County, Virginia3,2327.6%804,88629.9 min7.1%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Lee County ranked within Virginia

Average driver income places Lee County #132 of 133 in Virginia - the bottom quarter of the state.

Lee County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureLee CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,293#99 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day307,497#85 of 118
Truck share on highways9.8%#76 of 118
Highway trucks per day374#112 of 118
Average travel time33.4 min#43 of 133
Average driver income$45,696#132 of 133
Average driver age49.8 yrs#52 of 133

Lee County ranks #43 of 133 on average travel time but #132 of 133 on average driver income - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Lee County, Virginia

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 9,345 vehicles a day, against 2,293 on the average road in Lee County.

US 23 leads with 10,470 vehicles a day, 1,147 of them trucks (10.9%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

US 23 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 50.5 minutes against 33.4 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 23Trunk road · 10,470vehicles1,147trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
50.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,606

The busiest stretch of US 23 carries 4.6 times the county average; trucks are 10.9% of it, above the county-wide 9.5%.

2Morgan AvenueTrunk road · 9,972vehicles545trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
28.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$37,574

On its busiest stretch, Morgan Avenue carries 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.5%.

3US 58 ALTTrunk road · 7,592vehicles460trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$39,160

US 58 ALT peaks at 7,592 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 6.0% of it, below the county-wide 9.5%.

4Trail of the Lonesome Pine RoadTrunk road · 7,536vehicles499trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
25.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$39,958

Trail of the Lonesome Pine Road carries 3.3 times the county average at its busiest, 499 of them trucks (6.6%, below the county-wide 9.5%).

5Main StreetTrunk road · 7,419vehicles658trucks · 8.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$40,210

Main Street carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 23Trunk road · #1 by traffic10,470vehicles1,147trucks · 10.9%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #5 by traffic7,419vehicles658trucks · 8.9%
3Morgan AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic9,972vehicles545trucks · 5.5%
4Trail of the Lonesome Pine RoadTrunk road · #4 by traffic7,536vehicles499trucks · 6.6%
5US 58 ALTTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,592vehicles460trucks · 6.0%
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

LeeDepartment 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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