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Traffic heat map of Lexington City, Virginia: 8 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 11 and Nelson Street

Lexington City, Virginia Traffic Counts

Our Lexington City, Virginia traffic data covers 303 road segments over 8 road miles, with an average segment of just 146 ft. About 1 in 20 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Virginia. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Lexington City, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,330
Trucks

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

5.0%
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.

15.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$80,988

A typical monitored road in Lexington City, Virginia sees 4,330 vehicles per day, while its 8 miles of monitored roads together handle 38,805 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈14.2 million per year). Traffic here is mostly passenger cars: only 5.0% trucks, against 9.6% across Virginia.

Shorter trips than 96% of counties in Virginia

Lexington sees 19% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,330 vehicles per day against 5,349), suggesting less demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Lexington accounts for less than 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Lexington's 4,330 vehicles per day outpaces 60% of counties in Virginia.

Journey times run 11% lower than the state level, at 28.1 minutes on average. On travel time, Lexington runs shorter than 96% of counties in Virginia.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.7% (7% lower).

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Lexington City, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Lexington City vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Lexington City's biggest difference from the Virginia average is its truck share, 48% below it. Its average daily traffic per road is also 19% below.

MetricLexington CityVirginia averageDifference
Traffic4,3305,349-19.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)5.0%9.6%-48.0%
Avg. Travel Time28.1 min31.7 min-11.3%

How Lexington City compares

Lexington City has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties and cities

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Lexington City moves 3.3% of the total daily travel and is 70.3% more congested; 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.

Lexington 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
Lexington City4,3305.0%38,80528.1 min15.7%
Rockbridge County, Virginia1,82422.2%1,905,21731.6 min6.6%
Buena Vista City, Virginia5,3489.1%38,63932.2 min11.7%
Amherst County, Virginia2,9909.9%826,47230.7 min5.7%
Botetourt County, Virginia3,26617.6%1,981,13034.9 min12.8%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Lexington City ranked within Virginia

Average travel time places Lexington City #128 of 133 in Virginia - the bottom quarter of the state.

Lexington City ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureLexington CityVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,330#54 of 133
Average travel time28.1 min#128 of 133
Average driver income$80,988#51 of 133
Average driver age46.1 yrs#97 of 133

Busiest roads in Lexington City, Virginia

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Lexington City carry 9,373 vehicles a day on average, 2.2 times the typical road in the county (4,330).

US 11 leads with 11,235 vehicles a day, 583 of them trucks (5.2%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 11Primary road · 11,235vehicles583trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,386

On its busiest stretch, US 11 carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 5.2% of it, in line with the county-wide 5.0%.

2Nelson StreetPrimary road · 9,049vehicles401trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
26.2 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,794

Nelson Street peaks at 9,049 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 4.4% of it, below the county-wide 5.0%.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 7,835vehicles374trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
29.7%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,239

Delays build on Main Street: its congestion ratio of 30% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.

4Lime Kiln RoadTertiary road · 5,579vehicles253trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
41.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$94,972

Lime Kiln Road carries 29% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.5 minutes.

5McLaughlin StreetTertiary road · 4,430vehicles225trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
29.1 min
Drivers’ median age
39.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$92,082

Even at its busiest, McLaughlin Street carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 5.1% of it, in line with the county-wide 5.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 11Primary road · #1 by traffic11,235vehicles583trucks · 5.2%
2Nelson StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic9,049vehicles401trucks · 4.4%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic7,835vehicles374trucks · 4.8%
4Lime Kiln RoadTertiary road · #4 by traffic5,579vehicles253trucks · 4.5%
5McLaughlin StreetTertiary road · #5 by traffic4,430vehicles225trucks · 5.1%
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

LexingtonDepartment 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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