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Traffic heat map of Northumberland County, Virginia: 164 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Richmond Road

Northumberland County, Virginia Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Northumberland County, Virginia? We measure 164 road miles, divided into 2,639 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Richmond Road, carries 6,072 vehicles a day, 3.9 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Northumberland County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,576
Trucks

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

6.8%
Average travel time

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

29.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

57.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$75,498

A typical monitored road in Northumberland County, Virginia sees 1,576 vehicles per day, while its 164 miles of monitored roads together handle 229,907 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈83.9 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Virginia.

Quieter roads than 89% of counties in Virginia

At 1,576 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Northumberland carries 71% less traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Northumberland's 1,576 vehicles per day trails 89% of counties in Virginia.

The average trip takes 29.0 minutes, 8% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 29.0 minutes is shorter than 89% of counties in Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Northumberland County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

Northumberland County's biggest difference from the Virginia average is its average daily traffic per road, 71% below it. Its truck share is also 29% below.

MetricNorthumberland CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic1,5765,349-70.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.8%9.6%-29.2%
Avg. Travel Time29.0 min31.7 min-8.3%

How Northumberland County compares

Northumberland County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Northumberland County carries 33.7% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five.

Northumberland 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
Northumberland County1,5766.8%229,90729.0 minN/A
Lancaster County, Virginia1,7756.2%213,22735.6 min3.6%
Middlesex County, Virginia3,1097.0%352,88634.7 minN/A
Richmond County, Virginia2,2826.8%288,27932.1 min4.1%
Westmoreland County, Virginia2,3406.9%344,10433.0 min11.3%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Northumberland County ranked within Virginia

Northumberland County sits in Virginia's top three on average driver age.

Northumberland County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureNorthumberland CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,576#118 of 133
Average travel time29.0 min#119 of 133
Average driver income$75,498#64 of 133
Average driver age57.4 yrs#3 of 133

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #3 of 133 on average driver age, against #119 of 133 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Northumberland County, Virginia

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Northumberland County carry 5,150 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (1,576).

Richmond Road is the busiest road, at 6,072 vehicles a day, 460 of them trucks (7.6%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Richmond RoadPrimary road · 6,072vehicles460trucks · 7.6%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,392

Richmond Road carries 3.9 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.6 minutes.

2Northumberland HighwayPrimary road · 5,198vehicles335trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
56.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,985

At 3.3 times the county average, Northumberland Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $74,985 in household income.

3Jessie Dupont Memorial HighwayPrimary road · 4,181vehicles337trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
62.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,970

The busiest stretch of Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, above the county-wide 6.8%.

4Ridge RoadPrimary road · 3,167vehicles284trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,987

On its busiest stretch, Ridge Road carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, above the county-wide 6.8%.

5Hampton Hall RoadSecondary road · 2,393vehicles143trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
25.1 min
Drivers’ median age
59.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,318

At 52% more than the county average, Hampton Hall Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,318 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Richmond RoadPrimary road · #1 by traffic6,072vehicles460trucks · 7.6%
2Jessie Dupont Memorial HighwayPrimary road · #3 by traffic4,181vehicles337trucks · 8.1%
3Northumberland HighwayPrimary road · #2 by traffic5,198vehicles335trucks · 6.5%
4Ridge RoadPrimary road · #4 by traffic3,167vehicles284trucks · 9.0%
5Hampton Hall RoadSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,393vehicles143trucks · 6.0%
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

NorthumberlandDepartment 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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