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Traffic | vehicles per day7,416 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 11.2% |
Average travel time | 33.9 min |
Congestion ratio | 18.7% |
Drivers’ average age | 44.9 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $72,348 |
The average monitored road in Petersburg City, Virginia carries 7,416 vehicles per day. Across its 82 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 831,497 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈303 million per year). At 11.2%, the truck share runs above the 9.6% across Virginia: about 1 in 9 vehicles.
At 7,416 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Petersburg carries 39% more traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting more demand on each road - more exposure for roadside businesses, and more competition for road space. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Virginia's statewide total. By volume, Petersburg's 7,416 vehicles per day outpaces 73% of counties in Virginia.
At 33.9 minutes, the average travel time is 7% higher than the state level. On travel time, Petersburg runs longer than 71% of counties in Virginia.
Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 18.7% (11% higher) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day17,676 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 14.3% |
| Average travel time | 38.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 58.8% |
| Drivers’ average age | 45.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $78,404 |
Highways carry more than half of all travel in Petersburg City, Virginia (68% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 17,676 vehicles per day, 220% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,531 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 30% of the monitored road miles (24 miles, 324 segments), so they carry more than their share: 562,851 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈205 million per year).
The concentration of trucks on highways (14.3%) is 9% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
68% of counties in Virginia see a lower highway truck share than Petersburg's 14.3%. Petersburg's highway truck count is higher than 79% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 2,521 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,531 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 4.7% |
| Average travel time | 33.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 11.3% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.1 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $63,888 |
A significant share of driving in Petersburg City, Virginia, 32% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 5,531 vehicles per day.
Spread over 58 miles and 1,763 segments, 70% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 268,646 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈98.1 million per year). About 1 in 21 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.7%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 67% lower than the highway network.
At 28% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 11.3% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 55% of counties in Virginia. Petersburg's median driver age is lower than 80% of counties in Virginia.
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