
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Portsmouth City, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day9,120 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 37.6 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 21.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 42.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $73,745 |
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Our data shows 9,120 vehicles per day on the average road in Portsmouth City, Virginia, and 1,713,768 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈626 million per year) across its 153 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Virginia: 6.8% against 9.6%.
Longer trips than 92% of counties in Virginia
At 9,120 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Portsmouth carries 70% more traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting more demand on each road - heavy exposure for roadside retail, and tight road space for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.8% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 87% of counties in Virginia see less traffic than Portsmouth's 9,120 vehicles per day.
At 37.6 minutes, the average travel time is 19% higher than the state level. 92% of counties in Virginia have a shorter average travel time than Portsmouth's 37.6 minutes.
Congestion runs 26% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 21.2%, which means more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Portsmouth City, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day25,933 |
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| Trucks | 9.0% |
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| Average travel time | 32.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 49.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $87,265 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Portsmouth City, Virginia: 44% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 25,933 vehicles per day, 206% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,485 vehicles per day.
With 19% of the road miles (30 miles in 168 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 751,456 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈274 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 60% of counties in Virginia.
Lower highway truck share than 77% of counties in Virginia
Highway truck concentration here runs 31% lower than the state average, at 9.0%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Portsmouth's highway truck share (9.0%) is lower than 77% of counties in Virginia. 60% of counties in Virginia see fewer highway trucks per day than Portsmouth's roughly 2,344.

Non-highway Traffic in Portsmouth City, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,485 |
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| Trucks | 5.0% |
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| Average travel time | 37.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 20.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $67,416 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Portsmouth City, Virginia (56% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 8,485 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 81% of the monitored road miles (123 miles in 4,450 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 962,311 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈351 million per year). About 1 in 20 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.0%).
Younger drivers than 96% of counties in Virginia
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 45% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 20.1% is 28% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 52% of counties in Virginia. 96% of counties in Virginia have an older driver population than Portsmouth.