
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Maricopa County, Arizona
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day11,870 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.5 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. | 18.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 42.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $102,625 |
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A typical monitored road in Maricopa County, Arizona sees 11,870 vehicles per day, while its 7,385 miles of monitored roads together handle 98,058,205 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈35.8 billion per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Arizona.
The busiest roads of any county in Arizona
At 11,870 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Maricopa carries 19% more traffic than the state average of 10,009, suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 56% of Arizona's statewide total. In fact, Maricopa has the highest average traffic volume of any county in Arizona, at 11,870 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 32.5 minutes, on par with the state level. 79% of counties in Arizona have a longer average travel time than Maricopa's 32.5 minutes.
Congestion here (18.6%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Maricopa County, Arizona
| Traffic | vehicles per day37,295 |
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| Trucks | 9.3% |
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| Average travel time | 37.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 43.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $98,172 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Maricopa County, Arizona, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 37,295 vehicles per day, 233% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 11,212 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (1,329 miles, 5,188 segments), so they carry more than their share: 44,719,595 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈16.3 billion per year).
By highway travel volume, Maricopa ranks first in Arizona.
The lowest highway truck share of any county in Arizona
The concentration of trucks on highways (9.3%) is 33% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Maricopa still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
By share, Maricopa has the lowest highway truck concentration in Arizona, at 9.3%. Maricopa also moves the highest raw count of highway trucks in Arizona, at roughly 3,147 per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Maricopa County, Arizona
| Traffic | vehicles per day11,212 |
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| Trucks | 4.7% |
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| Average travel time | 32.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 17.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $105,358 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Maricopa County, Arizona, 54% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 11,212 vehicles per day.
Spread over 6,056 miles and 200,711 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 53,338,610 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈19.5 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.7%.
The highest driver income of any county in Arizona
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 50% lower than the highway network.
At 17.9%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
Trips here originate from the highest average driver income in Arizona, at $102,625. The driver population here skews younger than 93% of counties in Arizona.