
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Talbot County, Maryland
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day5,823 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 38.2 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. | 19.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 51.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $93,771 |
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A typical monitored road in Talbot County, Maryland sees 5,823 vehicles per day, while its 193 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,401,043 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈511 million per year). Trucks are 8.9% of traffic, more than the 7.5% across Maryland.
The longest trips of any county in Maryland
Talbot sees 24% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,823 vehicles per day against 7,693), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Maryland's statewide total. By volume, Talbot's 5,823 vehicles per day outpaces 61% of counties in Maryland.
The average trip takes 38.2 minutes, 12% higher than the state level. At 38.2 minutes, Talbot also has the highest average travel time in Maryland.
Congestion here (19.6%) closely tracks the state level.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Talbot County, Maryland
| Traffic | vehicles per day15,927 |
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| Trucks | 11.0% |
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| Average travel time | 52.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 41.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $88,515 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Talbot County, Maryland happens on highways: 57% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 15,927 vehicles per day, 237% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,721 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (51 miles, 366 segments), so they carry more than their share: 803,542 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈293 million per year).
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
The concentration of trucks on highways (11.0%) is 13% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Maryland: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 61% of counties in Maryland. 52% of counties in Maryland see fewer highway trucks per day than Talbot's roughly 1,752.

Non-highway Traffic in Talbot County, Maryland
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,721 |
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| Trucks | 6.0% |
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| Average travel time | 36.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 17.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 53.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $97,758 |
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A significant share of driving in Talbot County, Maryland, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,721 vehicles per day.
Spread over 142 miles and 3,356 segments, 74% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 597,501 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈218 million per year). Trucks make up 6.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 17 vehicles.
Older drivers than 96% of counties in Maryland
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 46% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (17.2%) runs slightly lower than the state level (10% lower).
Trip origins here have lower average income than 57% of counties in Maryland. 96% of counties in Maryland have a younger driver population than Talbot.