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Traffic heat map of Mathews County, Virginia: 80 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Buckley Hall Road and Windsor Road

Mathews County, Virginia Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Mathews County, Virginia, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,715 road segments (80 road miles, about 247 ft each). Its busiest road, Buckley Hall Road, carries 9,490 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Mathews County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,930
Trucks

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

6.3%
Average travel time

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

28.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$77,901

Our data shows 2,930 vehicles per day on the average road in Mathews County, Virginia, and 178,335 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈65.1 million per year) across its 80 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Virginia: 6.3% against 9.6%.

Shorter trips than 95% of counties in Virginia

Mathews's average daily traffic volume is 45% lower than the state average - 2,930 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total. By volume, Mathews's 2,930 vehicles per day trails 65% of counties in Virginia.

At 28.1 minutes, the average travel time is 11% lower than the state level. On travel time, Mathews runs shorter than 95% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Mathews County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Mathews County apart: 45% below the Virginia average. Its truck share is also 34% below.

MetricMathews CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic2,9305,349-45.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.3%9.6%-34.4%
Avg. Travel Time28.1 min31.7 min-11.2%

How Mathews County compares

Mathews County against nearby counties and cities

Against the 4 nearest areas, Mathews County moves 20.0% of the total daily travel and carries 58.8% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Mathews 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
Mathews County2,9306.3%178,33528.1 minN/A
Gloucester County, Virginia3,2106.4%985,74527.6 min8.5%
York County, Virginia9,0818.1%2,230,78329.3 min23.2%
Lancaster County, Virginia1,7756.2%213,22735.6 min3.6%
Poquoson City, Virginia14,3954.8%139,74728.6 min34.9%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Mathews County ranked within Virginia

Average travel time places Mathews County #127 of 133 in Virginia - the bottom quarter of the state.

Mathews County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureMathews CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,930#87 of 133
Average travel time28.1 min#127 of 133
Average driver income$77,901#58 of 133
Average driver age55.3 yrs#7 of 133

Mathews County ranks #7 of 133 on average driver age but #127 of 133 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Mathews County, Virginia

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,127 vehicles a day, against 2,930 on the average road in Mathews County.

Buckley Hall Road leads with 9,490 vehicles a day, 639 of them trucks (6.7%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Buckley Hall RoadPrimary road · 9,490vehicles639trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,481

Buckley Hall Road peaks at 9,490 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 6.7% of it, above the county-wide 6.3%.

2Windsor RoadPrimary road · 7,734vehicles572trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.0 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,437

Windsor Road carries 2.6 times the county average at its busiest, 572 of them trucks (7.4%, above the county-wide 6.3%).

3Twiggs Ferry RoadPrimary road · 7,156vehicles507trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
55.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,290

Twiggs Ferry Road carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.8 minutes.

4John Clayton Memorial HighwayPrimary road · 6,511vehicles430trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
26.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,942

At 2.2 times the county average, John Clayton Memorial Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $78,942 in household income.

5Main StreetSecondary road · 4,136vehicles228trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
27.7 min
Drivers’ median age
56.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,160

Main Street is busy by local standards, at 41% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 6.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Buckley Hall RoadPrimary road · #1 by traffic9,490vehicles639trucks · 6.7%
2Windsor RoadPrimary road · #2 by traffic7,734vehicles572trucks · 7.4%
3Twiggs Ferry RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic7,156vehicles507trucks · 7.1%
4John Clayton Memorial HighwayPrimary road · #4 by traffic6,511vehicles430trucks · 6.6%
5Main StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic4,136vehicles228trucks · 5.5%
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

MathewsDepartment 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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