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Traffic heat map of Potter County, Pennsylvania: 216 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and Chestnut Street

Potter County, Pennsylvania Traffic Counts

Our Potter County, Pennsylvania traffic data covers 1,967 road segments over 216 road miles, with an average segment of just 579 ft. Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 6,867 vehicles a day, 4.1 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Potter County, Pennsylvania

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,693
Trucks

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

8.2%
Average travel time

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

31.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$59,836

The average monitored road in Potter County, Pennsylvania carries 1,693 vehicles per day. Across its 216 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 251,516 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈91.8 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Pennsylvania.

Quieter roads than 95% of counties in Pennsylvania

At 1,693 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Potter carries 70% less traffic than the state average of 5,617, 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 0.1% of Pennsylvania's statewide total. By volume, Potter's 1,693 vehicles per day trails 95% of counties in Pennsylvania.

At 31.0 minutes, the average travel time is 10% lower than the state level. On travel time, Potter runs shorter than 94% of counties in Pennsylvania.

The congestion ratio of 6.3% is 62% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 78% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 34% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +16% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -32% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Potter County, Pennsylvania, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +16% in high season.

Potter County vs. Pennsylvania Traffic Comparison

Potter County's biggest difference from the Pennsylvania average is its average daily traffic per road, 70% below it. Its truck share is also 23% below.

MetricPotter CountyPennsylvania averageDifference
Traffic1,6935,617-69.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.2%10.6%-22.7%
Avg. Travel Time31.0 min34.6 min-10.4%

How Potter County compares

Potter County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Potter County moves 39.8% of the total daily travel and is 30.8% less congested; 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.

Potter County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Pennsylvania average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Potter County1,6938.2%251,51631.0 min6.3%
Allegany County, New York2,31011.3%955,75132.4 min7.9%
Cameron County, Pennsylvania1,99210.6%41,41137.6 min8.7%
Tioga County, Pennsylvania2,70412.9%936,27532.3 min10.5%
McKean County, Pennsylvania2,7248.4%591,92133.4 min9.5%
Pennsylvania average5,61710.6%N/A34.6 min16.5%

Potter County ranked within Pennsylvania

Potter County sits in the bottom quarter of the Pennsylvania field on average driver income, at #65 of 67.

Potter County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
MeasurePotter CountyPennsylvania rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,693#64 of 67
Average travel time31.0 min#63 of 67
Average driver income$59,836#65 of 67
Average driver age54.2 yrs#4 of 67

Potter County ranks #4 of 67 on average driver age but #65 of 67 on average driver income. The driver population here skews older and lower-income than most of Pennsylvania.

Busiest roads in Potter County, Pennsylvania

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Potter County carry 6,293 vehicles a day on average, 3.7 times the typical road in the county (1,693).

Main Street is the busiest road, at 6,867 vehicles a day, 448 of them trucks (6.5%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 6,867vehicles448trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
22.2%
Median trip time
26.8 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,492

Delays build on Main Street: its congestion ratio of 22% over free-flow time is well above the county's 6%.

2Chestnut StreetPrimary road · 6,456vehicles412trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
22.0%
Median trip time
28.9 min
Drivers’ median age
54.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,723

Travel on Chestnut Street's busiest stretch runs 22% over free-flow time, against 6% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Port Allegany RoadPrimary road · 5,556vehicles342trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.4%
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,786

Port Allegany Road carries 3.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.0 minutes.

4Second StreetPrimary road · 5,484vehicles370trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.4%
Median trip time
27.1 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,458

At 3.2 times the county average, Second Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,458 in household income.

5Grand Army of the Republic HighwayPrimary road · 4,122vehicles307trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.4%
Median trip time
31.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,757

The busiest stretch of Grand Army of the Republic Highway carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 8.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic6,867vehicles448trucks · 6.5%
2Chestnut StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,456vehicles412trucks · 6.4%
3Second StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic5,484vehicles370trucks · 6.8%
4Port Allegany RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic5,556vehicles342trucks · 6.2%
5Grand Army of the Republic HighwayPrimary road · #5 by traffic4,122vehicles307trucks · 7.5%
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

PotterDepartment 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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