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Traffic heat map of Salem City, Virginia: 41 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and 4th Street

Salem City, Virginia Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 41 road miles in Salem City, Virginia, divided into 1,126 segments averaging 191 ft. It ranks among the top 3 counties in Virginia for average daily traffic. 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 Salem City, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day14,523
Trucks

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

4.1%
Average travel time

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

31.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

33.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$80,189

A typical monitored road in Salem City, Virginia sees 14,523 vehicles per day, while its 41 miles of monitored roads together handle 410,258 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈150 million per year). Traffic here is mostly passenger cars: only 4.1% trucks, against 9.6% across Virginia.

Traffic 171% above the Virginia average

Salem's average daily traffic volume is 171% higher than the state average - 14,523 vehicles per day against 5,349 - suggesting more traffic load per road - prime passing trade for storefronts, with more competition for road space. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Salem carries more traffic than 99% of counties in Virginia.

The average trip takes 31.9 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Salem runs shorter than 52% of counties in Virginia.

Congestion runs 98% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 33.2%, which means more pronounced congestion - peak-hour routing and delivery windows need real slack here.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Salem City, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Salem City vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Salem City apart: 171% above the Virginia average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 57% below.

MetricSalem CityVirginia averageDifference
Traffic14,5235,349+171.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)4.1%9.6%-56.8%
Avg. Travel Time31.9 min31.7 min+0.7%

How Salem City compares

Salem City has the busiest roads among its nearby counties and cities

Against the 4 nearest areas, Salem City carries 158.7% more traffic on a typical road and is 111.9% more congested; it has the busiest roads of the five. The mirror image of a big network: fewer road-miles carrying heavier traffic, so the travel here is concentrated rather than spread out.

Salem City and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Virginia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Salem City14,5234.1%410,25831.9 min33.2%
Roanoke County, Virginia5,73211.6%2,531,60132.5 min15.6%
Roanoke City, Virginia8,2945.7%1,885,50638.1 min20.1%
Craig County, Virginia9359.7%40,63635.6 min4.7%
Montgomery County, Virginia7,49413.5%3,268,62030.8 min22.2%
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Salem City ranked within Virginia

On average daily traffic volume, Salem City is among the three highest county-level areas in Virginia.

Salem City ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureSalem CityVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)14,523#2 of 133
Average travel time31.9 min#70 of 133
Average driver income$80,189#53 of 133
Average driver age48.8 yrs#71 of 133

Busiest roads in Salem City, Virginia

The three busiest roads in Salem City average 30,382 vehicles a day, 2.1 times the county average of 14,523 across all its monitored roads.

Main Street is the busiest road, at 38,533 vehicles a day, 1,634 of them trucks (4.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 38,533vehicles1,634trucks · 4.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
71.8%
Median trip time
30.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,878

Main Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 72% longer than at free-flow speed, against 33% county-wide.

24th StreetSecondary road · 28,653vehicles1,052trucks · 3.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
47.8%
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,072

4th Street peaks at 28,653 vehicles a day, 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 3.7% of it, below the county-wide 4.1%.

3Electric RoadPrimary road · 23,960vehicles1,196trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
35.1%
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,574

At 65% more than the county average, Electric Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $82,574 in household income.

4Wildwood RoadPrimary road · 22,560vehicles1,392trucks · 6.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
27.3%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,635

Wildwood Road is busy by local standards, at 55% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.2% of it, above the county-wide 4.1%.

5Colorado StreetPrimary road · 19,317vehicles847trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
46.1%
Median trip time
34.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,944

Colorado Street peaks at 19,317 vehicles a day, 33% more than the county average; trucks are 4.4% of it, above the county-wide 4.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic38,533vehicles1,634trucks · 4.2%
2Wildwood RoadPrimary road · #4 by traffic22,560vehicles1,392trucks · 6.2%
3Electric RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic23,960vehicles1,196trucks · 5.0%
44th StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic28,653vehicles1,052trucks · 3.7%
5Apperson DrivePrimary road · 18,283vehicles896trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
58.6%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,109

Delays build on Apperson Drive: its congestion ratio of 59% over free-flow time is well above the county's 33%.

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

SalemDepartment 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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