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Traffic heat map of Trinity County, California: 123 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Eureka Way and Main Street

Trinity County, California Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 123 road miles in Trinity County, California, divided into 828 segments averaging 786 ft. Its drivers are the oldest of any county in California, a median 60 years. 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 Trinity County, California

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,092
Trucks

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

24.1%
Average travel time

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

49.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

59.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,947

A typical monitored road in Trinity County, California sees 2,092 vehicles per day, while its 123 miles of monitored roads together handle 206,153 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈75.2 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 24.1% of traffic, against 7.8% across California.

Longer trips than 98% of counties in California

Trinity sees 84% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,092 vehicles per day against 12,766), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Trinity accounts for less than 0.1% of California's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 95% of counties in California see more traffic than Trinity's 2,092 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 49.0 minutes, 42% higher than the state level. On travel time, Trinity runs longer than 98% of counties in California.

At 79% lower than the state level, the 5.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Trinity County, California

Trafficvehicles per day3,367
Trucks22.7%
Average travel time53.4 min
Congestion ratio6.7%
Drivers’ average age58.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,070

A little more than half of the driving in Trinity County, California happens on highways: 61% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,367 vehicles per day, 156% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,317 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 40% of the monitored road miles (49 miles, 313 segments), so they carry more than their share: 125,768 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈45.9 million per year).

A major freight corridor

Highway truck concentration here runs 118% higher than the state average, at 22.7%. That marks Trinity as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 94% of counties in California. By raw truck volume, Trinity carries fewer highway trucks than 90% of counties in California.

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Non-highway Traffic in Trinity County, California

Trafficvehicles per day1,317
Trucks26.4%
Average travel time46.4 min
Congestion ratio5.0%
Drivers’ average age60.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,429

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Trinity County, California: 39% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,317 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 60% of the monitored road miles (74 miles in 515 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 80,386 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈29.3 million per year). Trucks make up 26.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 4 vehicles.

The oldest drivers of any county in California

Unusually, non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 16% higher than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.0% is 81% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trinity's average driver income is lower than 95% of counties in California. At 60 years, Trinity's median driver age is the highest in California.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 11:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 73% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 22% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +15% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -20% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Trinity County, California, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +15% in high season.

Trinity County vs. California Traffic Comparison

Trinity County's biggest difference from the California average is its truck share, 211% above it. Its highway truck share is also 118% above.

MetricTrinity CountyCalifornia averageDifference
Traffic2,09212,766-83.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)24.1%7.8%+210.6%
Truck % (Highway)22.7%10.4%+118.5%
Avg. Travel Time49.0 min34.5 min+42.2%

How Trinity County compares

Trinity County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Trinity County moves 7.3% of the total daily travel and is 58.7% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Trinity County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the California average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Trinity County2,09224.1%206,15349.0 min5.7%
Humboldt County, California5,4538.0%3,124,52134.1 min15.1%
Tehama County, California3,66216.2%1,770,11834.9 min12.8%
Shasta County, California5,12912.3%3,941,77830.8 min18.2%
Siskiyou County, California2,78421.7%2,457,29538.3 min8.7%
California average12,7667.8%N/A34.5 min27.4%

Trinity County ranked within California

Trinity County posts the highest average driver age of any county-level area in California.

Trinity County ranked among 58 county-level areas in California (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 52.
MeasureTrinity CountyCalifornia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,092#55 of 58
Highway vehicle-miles per day125,768#52 of 52
Truck share on highways22.7%#4 of 52
Highway trucks per day764#47 of 52
Average travel time49.0 min#2 of 58
Average driver income$66,947#55 of 58
Average driver age59.6 yrs#1 of 58

Trinity County ranks #4 of 52 on truck share on highways but #55 of 58 on average daily traffic volume. It is a freight corridor without the traffic to match: trucks dominate the mix precisely because there is so little local car traffic to dilute them.

Busiest roads in Trinity County, California

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Trinity County carry 5,608 vehicles a day on average, 2.7 times the typical road in the county (2,092).

Eureka Way is the busiest road, at 9,639 vehicles a day, 3,418 of them trucks (35.5%). That is 2.4 times the next road, Main Street (4,090). It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using Eureka Way are long: a median of 104.8 minutes against 49.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

CA 36 draws drivers from wealthier areas: their neighborhoods average $123,297 in household income, 84% above the county's $66,947.

Trucks make up 38.5% of traffic on CA 36, against 24.1% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Eureka WayTrunk road · 9,639vehicles3,418trucks · 35.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
104.8 min

Eureka Way peaks at 9,639 vehicles a day, 4.6 times the county average; trucks are 35.5% of it, above the county-wide 24.1%.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 4,090vehicles675trucks · 16.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
45.7 min
Drivers’ median age
59.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,618

Main Street carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 675 of them trucks (16.5%, below the county-wide 24.1%).

3CA 299Trunk road · 3,095vehicles1,022trucks · 33.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
6.5%
Median trip time
71.5 min
Drivers’ median age
59.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,620

CA 299 carries 48% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 71.5 minutes.

4Trinity Dam BoulevardSecondary road · 1,653vehicles342trucks · 20.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
3.9%
Median trip time
100.7 min

Trinity Dam Boulevard carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 100.7 minutes, against 49.0 for the county.

5CA 36Primary road · 1,640vehicles631trucks · 38.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
6.7%
Median trip time
75.0 min
Drivers’ median age
60.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$123,297

Drivers on CA 36 are on long journeys, a median 75.0 minutes against 49.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Eureka WayTrunk road · #1 by traffic9,639vehicles3,418trucks · 35.5%
2CA 299Trunk road · #3 by traffic3,095vehicles1,022trucks · 33.0%
3Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic4,090vehicles675trucks · 16.5%
4CA 36Primary road · #5 by traffic1,640vehicles631trucks · 38.5%
5Trinity Dam BoulevardSecondary road · #4 by traffic1,653vehicles342trucks · 20.7%
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

TrinityDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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