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Traffic heat map of Orleans County, New York: 265 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Center Street and West Avenue

Orleans County, New York Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 265 road miles in Orleans County, New York, divided into 2,978 segments averaging 470 ft. Its busiest road, Center Street, carries 9,990 vehicles a day, 3.7 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 Orleans County, New York

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,710
Trucks

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

7.0%
Average travel time

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

33.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$69,225

Our data shows 2,710 vehicles per day on the average road in Orleans County, New York, and 564,236 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈206 million per year) across its 265 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, in line with New York (8.0%).

Quieter roads than 82% of counties in New York

At 2,710 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Orleans carries 63% less traffic than the state average of 7,377, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of New York's statewide total. By volume, Orleans's 2,710 vehicles per day trails 82% of counties in New York.

Journey times here (33.9 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 61% of counties in New York have a longer average travel time than Orleans's 33.9 minutes.

At 59% lower than the state level, the 8.6% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Orleans County, New York

Trafficvehicles per day5,589
Trucks8.4%
Average travel time33.4 min
Congestion ratio13.3%
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,752

At 22% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Orleans County, New York than local roads. The average highway carries 5,589 vehicles per day, 156% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,186 vehicles per day.

With 10% of the road miles (26 miles in 458 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 124,743 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈45.5 million per year).

The fewest highway trucks of any county in New York

The concentration of trucks on highways (8.4%) is 18% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 80% of counties in New York. Orleans also moves the lowest raw count of highway trucks in New York, at roughly 396 per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Orleans County, New York

Trafficvehicles per day2,186
Trucks6.7%
Average travel time34.0 min
Congestion ratio7.7%
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$71,211

Most travel in Orleans County, New York happens on local roads, 78% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 2,186 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 90% of the monitored road miles: 239 miles in 2,520 segments, together carrying 439,494 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈160 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.7%).

Older drivers than 85% of counties in New York

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 21% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (7.7%) runs 60% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 77% of counties in New York. Orleans's median driver age is higher than 85% of counties in New York.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Orleans County vs. New York Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Orleans County apart: 63% below the New York average. Its highway truck share is also 18% below.

MetricOrleans CountyNew York averageDifference
Traffic2,7107,377-63.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.0%8.0%-11.4%
Truck % (Highway)8.4%10.3%-18.5%
Avg. Travel Time33.9 min34.7 min-2.1%

How Orleans County compares

Orleans County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Orleans County moves 11.7% of the total daily travel and carries 46.8% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Orleans 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
Orleans County2,7107.0%564,23633.9 min8.6%
Genesee County, New York4,51913.2%2,592,73341.1 min15.3%
Niagara County, New York5,5665.5%2,739,57533.5 min12.7%
Monroe County, New York8,0625.8%13,184,62034.6 min20.1%
Wyoming County, New York2,2098.3%730,62037.1 min7.1%
New York average7,3778.0%N/A34.7 min20.7%

Orleans County ranked within New York

Orleans County records the lowest highway truck volume in New York.

Orleans 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.
MeasureOrleans CountyNew York rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,710#51 of 62
Highway vehicle-miles per day124,743#58 of 61
Truck share on highways8.4%#49 of 61
Highway trucks per day469#61 of 61
Average travel time33.9 min#38 of 62
Average driver income$69,225#48 of 62
Average driver age51.1 yrs#10 of 62

Orleans County ranks #10 of 62 on average driver age but #61 of 61 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Orleans County, New York

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Orleans County carry 9,021 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (2,710).

Center Street leads with 9,990 vehicles a day, 743 of them trucks (7.4%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Center StreetTrunk road · 9,990vehicles743trucks · 7.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
16.3%
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,776

Center Street peaks at 9,990 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average; trucks are 7.4% of it, above the county-wide 7.0%.

2West AvenueTrunk road · 9,251vehicles662trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
21.8%
Median trip time
27.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,065

Delays build on West Avenue: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.

3Main StreetSecondary road · 7,822vehicles497trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
19.2%
Median trip time
26.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,356

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 19% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4Ridge RoadPrimary road · 6,524vehicles441trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.5%
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,962

Ridge Road carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 441 of them trucks (6.8%, in line with the county-wide 7.0%).

5Maple Ridge RoadTrunk road · 6,178vehicles482trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.5%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,197

Maple Ridge Road carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.6 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Center StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic9,990vehicles743trucks · 7.4%
2West AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic9,251vehicles662trucks · 7.2%
3Telegraph RoadTrunk road · 5,735vehicles545trucks · 9.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,934

At 2.1 times the county average, Telegraph Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $74,934 in household income.

4Main StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic7,822vehicles497trucks · 6.4%
5Maple Ridge RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic6,178vehicles482trucks · 7.8%
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

OrleansDepartment 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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