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Traffic heat map of Orange County, New York: 1,123 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and I 84

Orange County, New York Traffic Counts

Its highways rank among the top 5 counties in New York for trucks per day. This page breaks down traffic in Orange County, New York across 1,123 miles of monitored roads split into 27,171 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Orange County, New York

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,242
Trucks

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

10.0%
Average travel time

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

32.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

16.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$112,620

The average monitored road in Orange County, New York carries 6,242 vehicles per day. Across its 1,123 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 9,720,218 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.5 billion per year). Trucks are 10.0% of traffic, more than the 8.0% across New York.

Shorter trips than 85% of counties in New York

Orange's average daily traffic volume is 15% lower than the state average - 6,242 vehicles per day against 7,377 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Orange accounts for about 3.7% of New York's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 75% of counties in New York see less traffic than Orange's 6,242 vehicles per day.

At 32.3 minutes, the average travel time is 7% lower than the state level. 85% of counties in New York have a longer average travel time than Orange's 32.3 minutes.

Congestion runs 20% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 16.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Orange County, New York

Trafficvehicles per day16,630
Trucks14.1%
Average travel time45.9 min
Congestion ratio40.6%
Drivers’ average age47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$109,802

Travel in Orange County, New York splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 16,630 vehicles per day, 189% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,752 vehicles per day.

With 21% of the road miles (234 miles in 1,224 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 5,133,177 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.9 billion per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 90% of counties in New York.

More highway trucks than 95% of counties in New York

Highway truck concentration here runs 37% higher than the state average, at 14.1%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Orange's highway truck share (14.1%) is higher than 68% of counties in New York. By raw truck volume, Orange carries more highway trucks than 95% of counties in New York.

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Non-highway Traffic in Orange County, New York

Trafficvehicles per day5,752
Trucks5.5%
Average travel time31.7 min
Congestion ratio15.4%
Drivers’ average age46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$114,021

Travel in Orange County, New York splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 5,752 vehicles per day.

Spread over 889 miles and 25,947 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 4,587,041 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.7 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.5%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 89% of counties in New York

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 61% lower than on highways.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 15.4% is 21% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 89% of counties in New York. The driver population here skews younger than 75% of counties in New York.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Orange County, New York, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Orange County vs. New York Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Orange County apart: 37% above the New York average. Its truck share is also 26% above.

MetricOrange CountyNew York averageDifference
Traffic6,2427,377-15.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.0%8.0%+25.8%
Truck % (Highway)14.1%10.3%+36.5%
Avg. Travel Time32.3 min34.7 min-6.8%

How Orange County compares

Orange County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Orange County moves 2.2 times the total daily travel and is 25.9% less congested; it has the third busiest roads of the five. It is bigger rather than busier: the extra travel comes from carrying more road, not from heavier roads.

Orange County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the New York average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Orange County6,24210.0%9,720,21832.3 min16.5%
Rockland County, New York9,2767.2%5,744,08832.5 min21.7%
Sussex County, New Jersey5,4007.0%2,542,65433.3 min18.9%
Passaic County, New Jersey11,8475.5%6,894,37532.8 min35.4%
Putnam County, New York5,7308.1%2,645,83631.1 min13.3%
New York average7,3778.0%N/A34.7 min20.7%

Orange County ranked within New York

Orange County sits in the top quarter of the New York field on highway truck volume, at #4 of 61.

Orange County ranked among 62 county-level areas in New York (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureOrange CountyNew York rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,242#16 of 62
Highway vehicle-miles per day5,133,177#7 of 61
Truck share on highways14.1%#20 of 61
Highway trucks per day2,337#4 of 61
Average travel time32.3 min#53 of 62
Average driver income$112,620#8 of 62
Average driver age47.0 yrs#47 of 62

Orange County ranks #4 of 61 on highway truck volume but #53 of 62 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Orange County, New York

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Orange County carry 72,468 vehicles a day on average, 11.6 times the typical road in the county (6,242).

Newburgh-Beacon Bridge leads with 85,012 vehicles a day, 10,170 of them trucks (12.0%). I 84 carries the most trucks, 10,268 a day (13.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

New York State Thruway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 62.5 minutes against 32.3 county-wide.

Trucks make up 18.0% of traffic on New York State Thruway, against 10.0% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Newburgh-Beacon BridgeMotorway · 85,012vehicles10,170trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
39.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$108,425

Newburgh-Beacon Bridge is a trunk route for the county, carrying 13.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.0% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

2I 84Motorway · 76,602vehicles10,268trucks · 13.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
60.1%
Median trip time
40.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$107,590

I 84 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 60% longer than at free-flow speed, against 17% county-wide.

3US 6Motorway · 55,790vehicles5,530trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
58.4%
Median trip time
45.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$118,512

Delays build on US 6: its congestion ratio of 58% over free-flow time is well above the county's 17%.

4New York State ThruwayMotorway · 52,427vehicles9,445trucks · 18.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
45.1%
Median trip time
62.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$117,890

New York State Thruway carries 8.4 times the county average at its busiest, 9,445 of them trucks (18.0%, above the county-wide 10.0%).

5NY 17Motorway · 41,769vehicles3,405trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
40.7%
Median trip time
41.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$106,819

NY 17 carries 6.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 41.6 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 84Motorway · #2 by traffic76,602vehicles10,268trucks · 13.4%
2Newburgh-Beacon BridgeMotorway · #1 by traffic85,012vehicles10,170trucks · 12.0%
3New York State ThruwayMotorway · #4 by traffic52,427vehicles9,445trucks · 18.0%
4US 6Motorway · #3 by traffic55,790vehicles5,530trucks · 9.9%
5NY 17Motorway · #5 by traffic41,769vehicles3,405trucks · 8.2%
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

OrangeDepartment 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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