
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Lewis County, Washington
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,359 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 11.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.3 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. | 12.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $76,659 |
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A typical monitored road in Lewis County, Washington sees 3,359 vehicles per day, while its 670 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,907,821 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 11.5% of traffic, against 7.1% across Washington.
Traffic 54% below the Washington average
Lewis sees 54% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,359 vehicles per day against 7,322), 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 1.9% of Washington's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Lewis's 3,359 vehicles per day trails 61% of counties in Washington.
Journey times here (32.3 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 71% of counties in Washington have a longer average travel time than Lewis's 32.3 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 12.7% is 36% 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

Highway Traffic in Lewis County, Washington
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,419 |
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| Trucks | 14.2% |
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| Average travel time | 47.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 21.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $76,115 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Lewis County, Washington happens on highways: 68% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,419 vehicles per day, 234% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,824 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 22% of the road network, 144 miles in 848 segments, so each mile of them is 3.2 times as busy as the average road mile.
69% of counties in Washington move less traffic on their highways.
Higher highway truck share than 81% of counties in Washington
At 14.2%, 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.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 81% of counties in Washington. Lewis's highway truck count is higher than 72% of counties in Washington, at roughly 1,338 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Lewis County, Washington
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,824 |
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| Trucks | 5.5% |
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| Average travel time | 31.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $77,209 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Lewis County, Washington: 32% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,824 vehicles per day.
Spread over 526 miles and 9,610 segments, 78% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 918,653 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈335 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.5%).
Local congestion 39% below the Washington average
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 61% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (12.0%) runs 39% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 55% of counties in Washington. 55% of counties in Washington have a younger driver population than Lewis.