
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Shenandoah County, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,756 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 19.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.8 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. | 16.9% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $70,159 |
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Our data shows 4,756 vehicles per day on the average road in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and 2,707,293 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈988 million per year) across its 399 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 19.4% of traffic, against 9.6% across Virginia.
Shorter trips than 77% of counties in Virginia
Shenandoah's average daily traffic volume is 11% lower than the state average - 4,756 vehicles per day against 5,349 - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.2% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Shenandoah's 4,756 vehicles per day outpaces 61% of counties in Virginia.
Journey times run 6% lower than the state level, at 29.8 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 29.8 minutes is shorter than 77% of counties in Virginia.
The congestion ratio of 16.9% is in line with the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Shenandoah County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day14,931 |
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| Trucks | 24.7% |
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| Average travel time | 50.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 33.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $71,725 |
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Most travel in Shenandoah County, Virginia happens on highways, 72% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 14,931 vehicles per day, 291% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,819 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 21% of the road network, 86 miles in 407 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 84% of counties in Virginia.
More highway trucks than 98% of counties in Virginia
The concentration of trucks on highways (24.7%) is 88% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Shenandoah as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 92% of counties in Virginia. 98% of counties in Virginia see fewer highway trucks per day than Shenandoah's roughly 3,685.

Non-highway Traffic in Shenandoah County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,819 |
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| Trucks | 5.8% |
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| Average travel time | 27.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,633 |
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Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Shenandoah County, Virginia, 28% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. The average non-highway road carries 3,819 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 79% of the monitored road miles (313 miles in 4,419 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 761,237 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈278 million per year). Trucks make up 5.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Local roads carry 77% fewer trucks by share than highways
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 77% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 15.4% is in line with the state level.
58% of counties in Virginia see higher average driver income among trip origins than Shenandoah. The driver population here skews older than 50% of counties in Virginia.