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Traffic heat map of Taylor County, West Virginia: 106 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Pike Street and US 50

Taylor County, West Virginia Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Taylor County, West Virginia? We measure 106 road miles, divided into 1,008 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in West Virginia. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Taylor County, West Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,440
Trucks

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

7.3%
Average travel time

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

34.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

19.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,609

The average monitored road in Taylor County, West Virginia carries 6,440 vehicles per day. Across its 106 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 525,423 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈192 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across West Virginia.

Longer trips than 93% of counties in West Virginia

Taylor's average daily traffic volume is 13% lower than the state average - 6,440 vehicles per day against 7,367 - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Taylor accounts for about 0.7% of West Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Taylor carries more traffic than 69% of counties in West Virginia.

At 34.7 minutes, the average travel time is 13% higher than the state level. On travel time, Taylor runs longer than 93% of counties in West Virginia.

The congestion ratio of 19.5% runs slightly lower than the state level (10% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Taylor County, West Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day8,104
Trucks9.1%
Average travel time40.2 min
Congestion ratio21.1%
Drivers’ average age48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,386

Highways carry a smaller share of travel in Taylor County, West Virginia, 26% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on local roads. The average highway carries 8,104 vehicles per day, 35% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,985 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (19 miles, 216 segments), so they carry more than their share: 136,681 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈49.9 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 89% of counties in West Virginia

The concentration of trucks on highways (9.1%) is 40% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 89% of counties in West Virginia. By raw truck volume, Taylor carries fewer highway trucks than 85% of counties in West Virginia.

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Non-highway Traffic in Taylor County, West Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day5,985
Trucks6.6%
Average travel time33.2 min
Congestion ratio19.0%
Drivers’ average age49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,597

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Taylor County, West Virginia: 74% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 5,985 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 82% of the monitored road miles: 87 miles in 792 segments, together carrying 388,742 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈142 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.6%.

Younger drivers than 80% of counties in West Virginia

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 27% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (19.0%) runs slightly lower than the state level (8% lower).

Taylor's average driver income is higher than 65% of counties in West Virginia. Taylor's median driver age is lower than 80% of counties in West Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Taylor County, West Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Taylor County vs. West Virginia Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Taylor County apart: 40% below the West Virginia average. Its truck share is also 34% below.

MetricTaylor CountyWest Virginia averageDifference
Traffic6,4407,367-12.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.3%11.0%-34.1%
Truck % (Highway)9.1%15.1%-39.7%
Avg. Travel Time34.7 min30.8 min+12.9%

How Taylor County compares

Taylor County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Taylor County moves 21.7% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Taylor County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the West Virginia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Taylor County6,4407.3%525,42334.7 min19.5%
Monongalia County, West Virginia11,1208.6%3,884,37430.4 min28.3%
Barbour County, West Virginia5,0098.2%594,56031.7 min15.1%
Marion County, West Virginia8,3019.2%1,887,80233.3 min22.1%
Harrison County, West Virginia8,9429.7%3,303,13831.3 min24.0%
West Virginia average7,36711.0%N/A30.8 min21.5%

Taylor County ranked within West Virginia

Average travel time places Taylor County #5 of 55 in West Virginia - the top quarter of the state.

Taylor County ranked among 55 county-level areas in West Virginia (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 47.
MeasureTaylor CountyWest Virginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,440#18 of 55
Highway vehicle-miles per day136,681#42 of 47
Truck share on highways9.1%#42 of 47
Highway trucks per day737#40 of 47
Average travel time34.7 min#5 of 55
Average driver income$61,609#20 of 55
Average driver age49.4 yrs#44 of 55

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #5 of 55 on average travel time, against #42 of 47 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Taylor County, West Virginia

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 17,968 vehicles a day, against 6,440 on the average road in Taylor County.

Pike Street is the busiest road, at 18,974 vehicles a day, 1,267 of them trucks (6.7%). US 50 is practically level with it at 18,461. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Pike StreetPrimary road · 18,974vehicles1,267trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
43.8%
Median trip time
32.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,863

Travel on Pike Street's busiest stretch runs 44% over free-flow time, against 19% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 50Primary road · 18,461vehicles1,119trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
40.0%
Median trip time
31.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,222

At 2.9 times the county average, US 50 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,222 in household income.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 16,468vehicles1,129trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
39.0%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,526

The busiest stretch of Main Street carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 7.3%.

4Geroge Washington HighwayPrimary road · 15,630vehicles926trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
41.3%
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,176

Geroge Washington Highway is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 41% longer than at free-flow speed, against 19% county-wide.

5Lincoln StreetTrunk road · 11,796vehicles856trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.5%
Median trip time
44.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,638

At 83% more than the county average, Lincoln Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $49,638 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Pike StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic18,974vehicles1,267trucks · 6.7%
2Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic16,468vehicles1,129trucks · 6.9%
3US 50Primary road · #2 by traffic18,461vehicles1,119trucks · 6.1%
4Geroge Washington HighwayPrimary road · #4 by traffic15,630vehicles926trucks · 5.9%
5Lincoln StreetTrunk road · #5 by traffic11,796vehicles856trucks · 7.3%
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

TaylorDepartment 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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