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Traffic heat map of Northampton County, Virginia: 160 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Lankford Highway

Northampton County, Virginia Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 160 road miles in Northampton County, Virginia, divided into 2,216 segments averaging 382 ft. Its busiest road, Lankford Highway, carries 12,762 vehicles a day, 9.2 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Northampton County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,383
Trucks

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

12.2%
Average travel time

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

35.5 min
Drivers’ average age

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

55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$62,946

Our data shows 1,383 vehicles per day on the average road in Northampton County, Virginia, and 413,349 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈151 million per year) across its 160 miles of monitored roads. At 12.2%, the truck share runs above the 9.6% across Virginia: about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Quieter roads than 91% of counties in Virginia

At 1,383 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Northampton carries 74% less traffic than the state average of 5,349, 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 0.2% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Northampton's 1,383 vehicles per day trails 91% of counties in Virginia.

At 35.5 minutes, the average travel time is 12% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 35.5 minutes is longer than 83% of counties in Virginia.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Northampton County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day5,290
Trucks13.1%
Average travel time61.8 min
Drivers’ average age55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,871

The vast majority of driving in Northampton County, Virginia happens on highways: 88% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,290 vehicles per day, 793% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 593 vehicles per day.

With 42% of the road miles (68 miles in 373 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 364,811 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈133 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 73% of counties in Virginia

The concentration of trucks on highways (13.1%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

60% of counties in Virginia see a lower highway truck share than Northampton's 13.1%. Northampton's highway truck count is lower than 73% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 691 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Northampton County, Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day593
Trucks6.1%
Average travel time30.2 min
Drivers’ average age56.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,179

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Northampton County, Virginia, 12% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 593 vehicles per day.

Spread over 92 miles and 1,843 segments, 58% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 48,538 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈17.7 million per year). Trucks make up 6.1% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 16 vehicles.

Older drivers than 96% of counties in Virginia

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 54% lower than on highways.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 71% of counties in Virginia. Northampton's median driver age is higher than 96% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Northampton County, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Northampton County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Northampton County's biggest difference from the Virginia average is its average daily traffic per road, 74% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 28% above.

MetricNorthampton CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic1,3835,349-74.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.2%9.6%+27.8%
Truck % (Highway)13.1%13.1%-0.3%
Avg. Travel Time35.5 min31.7 min+12.3%

How Northampton County compares

Northampton County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties and cities

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Northampton County carries 80.6% less traffic on a typical road and moves 37.7% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Northampton 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
Northampton County1,38312.2%413,34935.5 minN/A
Mathews County, Virginia2,9306.3%178,33528.1 minN/A
Poquoson City, Virginia14,3954.8%139,74728.6 min34.9%
Accomack County, Virginia2,5139.3%981,31032.7 min3.6%
Hampton City, Virginia8,6816.7%3,084,99331.0 min19.1%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Northampton County ranked within Virginia

Northampton County sits in the top quarter of the Virginia field on average driver age, at #6 of 133.

Northampton County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 118.
MeasureNorthampton CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,383#121 of 133
Highway vehicle-miles per day364,811#77 of 118
Truck share on highways13.1%#48 of 118
Highway trucks per day691#86 of 118
Average travel time35.5 min#23 of 133
Average driver income$62,946#95 of 133
Average driver age55.7 yrs#6 of 133

Northampton County ranks #6 of 133 on average driver age but #121 of 133 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Northampton County, Virginia

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 12,130 vehicles a day, against 1,383 on the average road in Northampton County.

Lankford Highway is the busiest road, at 12,762 vehicles a day, 1,412 of them trucks (11.1%). Charles M Lankford Jr Memorial Highway carries the most trucks, 2,336 a day (19.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Charles M Lankford Jr Memorial Highway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 61.9 minutes against 35.5 county-wide.

Trucks make up 19.8% of traffic on Charles M Lankford Jr Memorial Highway and 19.7% on Fisherman Inlet Bridge, against 12.2% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lankford HighwayTrunk road · 12,762vehicles1,412trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
56.1 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,957

Lankford Highway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 9.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.1% of it, below the county-wide 12.2%.

2Fisherman Inlet BridgeMotorway · 11,824vehicles2,326trucks · 19.7%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
61.0 min
Drivers’ median age
56.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,678

Fisherman Inlet Bridge carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 61.0 minutes, against 35.5 for the county.

3Charles M Lankford Jr Memorial HighwayMotorway · 11,804vehicles2,336trucks · 19.8%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
61.9 min
Drivers’ median age
55.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,286

Charles M Lankford Jr Memorial Highway carries 8.5 times the county average at its busiest, 2,336 of them trucks (19.8%, above the county-wide 12.2%).

4Lucius J. Kellam Jr Bridge-TunnelMotorway · 11,504vehicles2,084trucks · 18.1%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
60.1 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,205

Drivers on Lucius J. Kellam Jr Bridge-Tunnel are on long journeys, a median 60.1 minutes against 35.5 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Stone RoadSecondary road · 4,345vehicles215trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
59.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,175

Stone Road peaks at 4,345 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 4.9% of it, below the county-wide 12.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Charles M Lankford Jr Memorial HighwayMotorway · #3 by traffic11,804vehicles2,336trucks · 19.8%
2Fisherman Inlet BridgeMotorway · #2 by traffic11,824vehicles2,326trucks · 19.7%
3Lucius J. Kellam Jr Bridge-TunnelMotorway · #4 by traffic11,504vehicles2,084trucks · 18.1%
4Lankford HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic12,762vehicles1,412trucks · 11.1%
5Stone RoadSecondary road · #5 by traffic4,345vehicles215trucks · 4.9%
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

NorthamptonDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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