
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,345 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 16.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.8 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. | 6.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 53.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $69,177 |
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The average monitored road in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania carries 1,345 vehicles per day. Across its 586 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,093,729 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈399 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 10.6% across Pennsylvania - a freight-heavy mix.
Quieter roads than 97% of counties in Pennsylvania
Susquehanna sees 76% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,345 vehicles per day against 5,617), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Pennsylvania's statewide total. Susquehanna carries less traffic than 97% of counties in Pennsylvania.
Journey times here (33.8 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.8 minutes is longer than 58% of counties in Pennsylvania.
At 62% lower than the state level, the 6.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,098 |
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| Trucks | 24.9% |
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| Average travel time | 70.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 18.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $73,424 |
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Travel in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (49% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 8,098 vehicles per day, 537% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,271 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 10% of the road network, 59 miles in 113 segments, so each mile of them is 4.9 times as busy as the average road mile.
Higher highway truck share than 83% of counties in Pennsylvania
The concentration of trucks on highways (24.9%) is 58% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Susquehanna as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Susquehanna's highway truck share (24.9%) is higher than 83% of counties in Pennsylvania. 62% of counties in Pennsylvania see fewer highway trucks per day than Susquehanna's roughly 2,012.

Non-highway Traffic in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,271 |
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| Trucks | 8.8% |
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| Average travel time | 33.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 6.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 54.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $67,963 |
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Travel in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (51% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,271 vehicles per day.
Spread over 527 miles and 10,333 segments, 90% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 561,538 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈205 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.8%.
Older drivers than 88% of counties in Pennsylvania
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 65% lower than the highway network.
At 61% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 6.2% signals easier movement on local roads.
53% of counties in Pennsylvania see higher average driver income among trip origins than Susquehanna. 88% of counties in Pennsylvania have a younger driver population than Susquehanna.