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Traffic heat map of Piscataquis County, Maine: 196 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and Water Street

Piscataquis County, Maine Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Piscataquis County, Maine, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,474 road segments (196 road miles, about 703 ft each). Trips here are among the 3 longest of any county in Maine. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Piscataquis County, Maine

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,609
Trucks

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

8.9%
Average travel time

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

37.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,687

A typical monitored road in Piscataquis County, Maine sees 2,609 vehicles per day, while its 196 miles of monitored roads together handle 370,857 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈135 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, in line with Maine (8.7%).

Quieter roads than 93% of counties in Maine

Piscataquis sees 46% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,609 vehicles per day against 4,836), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.1% of Maine's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 93% of counties in Maine see more traffic than Piscataquis's 2,609 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 37.8 minutes, 9% higher than the state level. 87% of counties in Maine have a shorter average travel time than Piscataquis's 37.8 minutes.

At 39% lower than the state level, the 8.9% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Piscataquis County, Maine, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Piscataquis County vs. Maine Traffic Comparison

Piscataquis County's biggest difference from the Maine average is its average daily traffic per road, 46% below it.

MetricPiscataquis CountyMaine averageDifference
Traffic2,6094,836-46.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.9%8.7%+2.2%
Avg. Travel Time37.8 min34.6 min+9.0%

How Piscataquis County compares

Piscataquis County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Piscataquis County moves 19.1% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Piscataquis County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Maine average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Piscataquis County2,6098.9%370,85737.8 min8.9%
Somerset County, Maine3,2959.7%1,529,06635.5 min10.1%
Penobscot County, Maine5,0259.6%3,894,05032.4 min15.9%
Aroostook County, Maine3,02110.3%1,628,97536.9 min9.2%
Franklin County, Maine3,1408.5%710,33034.7 min10.2%
Maine average4,8368.7%N/A34.6 min14.6%

Piscataquis County ranked within Maine

On average travel time, Piscataquis County is among the three highest county-level areas in Maine.

Piscataquis County ranked among 16 county-level areas in Maine (1 = highest).
MeasurePiscataquis CountyMaine rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,609#15 of 16
Average travel time37.8 min#3 of 16
Average driver income$55,687#15 of 16
Average driver age54.0 yrs#4 of 16

Piscataquis County ranks #3 of 16 on average travel time but #15 of 16 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 Piscataquis County, Maine

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Piscataquis County carry 5,916 vehicles a day on average, 2.3 times the typical road in the county (2,609).

Main Street leads with 7,701 vehicles a day, 529 of them trucks (6.9%). No other road comes close: Water Street, in second place, carries 5,078. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Blanchard Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 69.8 minutes against 37.8 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 7,701vehicles529trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
23.5%
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,467

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 23% over free-flow time, against 9% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Water StreetPrimary road · 5,078vehicles422trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
40.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,461

Water Street is busy by local standards, at 95% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 8.3% of it, below the county-wide 8.9%.

3Summer StreetPrimary road · 4,970vehicles386trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
28.3 min
Drivers’ median age
53.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,198

Trips on Summer Street are short, a median 28.3 minutes against 37.8 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

4Pritham AvenueSecondary road · 4,198vehicles282trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
10.5%
Median trip time
25.1 min
Drivers’ median age
61.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,140

Pritham Avenue is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 25.1 minutes, against 37.8 for the county.

5Elm StreetPrimary road · 3,863vehicles378trucks · 9.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
47.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,915

Elm Street peaks at 3,863 vehicles a day, 48% more than the county average; trucks are 9.8% of it, above the county-wide 8.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic7,701vehicles529trucks · 6.9%
2Water StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic5,078vehicles422trucks · 8.3%
3Summer StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic4,970vehicles386trucks · 7.8%
4Elm StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,863vehicles378trucks · 9.8%
5Blanchard RoadPrimary road · 3,126vehicles344trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.2%
Median trip time
69.8 min
Drivers’ median age
60.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,527

Blanchard Road carries 20% more than the county average at its busiest, 344 of them trucks (11.0%, above the county-wide 8.9%).

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

PiscataquisDepartment 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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