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Traffic heat map of Mineral County, West Virginia: 217 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 220 and Mineral Street

Mineral County, West Virginia Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Mineral County, West Virginia, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,327 road segments (217 road miles, about 493 ft each). Its busiest road, US 220, carries 28,641 vehicles a day, 5.2 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 Mineral County, West Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,531
Trucks

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

6.9%
Average travel time

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

29.8 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

16.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,840

The average monitored road in Mineral County, West Virginia carries 5,531 vehicles per day. Across its 217 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 754,925 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈276 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across West Virginia.

Traffic 25% below the West Virginia average

Mineral sees 25% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,531 vehicles per day against 7,367), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.0% of West Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Mineral carries more traffic than 54% of counties in West Virginia.

At 29.8 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Mineral runs shorter than 57% of counties in West Virginia.

The congestion ratio of 16.8% is 22% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 79% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 26% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
March–May is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -10% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Mineral County, West Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Mineral County vs. West Virginia Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Mineral County runs 37% below the West Virginia average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 25% below.

MetricMineral CountyWest Virginia averageDifference
Traffic5,5317,367-24.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.9%11.0%-37.3%
Avg. Travel Time29.8 min30.8 min-3.0%

How Mineral County compares

Mineral County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Mineral County carries 40.8% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five.

Mineral County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the West Virginia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Mineral County5,5316.9%754,92529.8 min16.8%
Garrett County, Maryland2,42712.8%1,290,85033.4 min7.7%
Hampshire County, West Virginia4,8328.9%890,20635.5 min18.4%
Allegany County, Maryland4,46513.3%1,830,80231.9 min17.1%
Grant County, West Virginia3,9899.6%419,32826.2 min15.0%
West Virginia average7,36711.0%N/A30.8 min21.5%

Mineral County ranked within West Virginia

Average driver income places Mineral County #8 of 55 in West Virginia - the top quarter of the state.

Mineral County ranked among 55 county-level areas in West Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureMineral CountyWest Virginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,531#26 of 55
Average travel time29.8 min#32 of 55
Average driver income$68,840#8 of 55
Average driver age50.6 yrs#27 of 55

Busiest roads in Mineral County, West Virginia

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 25,527 vehicles a day, against 5,531 on the average road in Mineral County.

US 220 is the busiest road, at 28,641 vehicles a day, 1,402 of them trucks (4.9%). Mineral Street is practically level with it at 28,468. Mineral Street carries the most trucks, 1,440 a day (5.1% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 220Primary road · 28,641vehicles1,402trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
67.7%
Median trip time
30.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,082

Delays build on US 220: its congestion ratio of 68% over free-flow time is well above the county's 17%.

2Mineral StreetPrimary road · 28,468vehicles1,440trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
96.6%
Median trip time
30.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,759

Travel on Mineral Street's busiest stretch runs 97% over free-flow time, against 17% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3New Creek HighwayPrimary road · 19,472vehicles976trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
45.5%
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,231

The busiest stretch of New Creek Highway carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 5.0% of it, below the county-wide 6.9%.

4Hiskett StreetPrimary road · 16,992vehicles1,246trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,380

On its busiest stretch, Hiskett Street carries 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 7.3% of it, above the county-wide 6.9%.

5Frankfort HighwayPrimary road · 13,944vehicles833trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
32.6%
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,059

Frankfort Highway peaks at 13,944 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 6.0% of it, below the county-wide 6.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Mineral StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic28,468vehicles1,440trucks · 5.1%
2US 220Primary road · #1 by traffic28,641vehicles1,402trucks · 4.9%
3Hiskett StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic16,992vehicles1,246trucks · 7.3%
4Armstrong StreetPrimary road · 12,599vehicles1,006trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
34.3%
Median trip time
28.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,842

Armstrong Street carries 2.3 times the county average at its busiest, 1,006 of them trucks (8.0%, above the county-wide 6.9%).

5New Creek HighwayPrimary road · #3 by traffic19,472vehicles976trucks · 5.0%
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

MineralDepartment 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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