
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Tyler County, West Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,737 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.2 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. | 15.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 52.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $59,526 |
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Our data shows 4,737 vehicles per day on the average road in Tyler County, West Virginia, and 318,014 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈116 million per year) across its 83 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 13.5% of traffic, more than the 11.0% across West Virginia.
Traffic 36% below the West Virginia average
Tyler's average daily traffic volume is 36% lower than the state average - 4,737 vehicles per day against 7,367 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of West Virginia's statewide total. By volume, Tyler's 4,737 vehicles per day trails 65% of counties in West Virginia.
The average trip takes 31.2 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 31.2 minutes is longer than 65% of counties in West Virginia.
The congestion ratio of 15.4% is 29% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Tyler County, West Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,194 |
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| Trucks | 13.4% |
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| Average travel time | 35.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 20.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,240 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Tyler County, West Virginia: 43% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,194 vehicles per day, 216% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,906 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (15 miles, 198 segments), so they carry more than their share: 135,888 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈49.6 million per year).
A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic
Highway truck concentration here runs 11% lower than the state average, at 13.4%. The highway traffic mix is typical for West Virginia: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Tyler's highway truck share (13.4%) is higher than 52% of counties in West Virginia. By raw truck volume, Tyler carries fewer highway trucks than 63% of counties in West Virginia.

Non-highway Traffic in Tyler County, West Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,906 |
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| Trucks | 13.6% |
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| Average travel time | 29.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 53.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $62,072 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Tyler County, West Virginia happens on local roads: 57% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,906 vehicles per day.
Spread over 68 miles and 482 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 182,125 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈66.5 million per year). About 1 in 7 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (13.6%).
Older drivers than 70% of counties in West Virginia
Local roads and highways carry about the same truck share here (13.6% against 13.4%), so freight is not confined to the highways.
At 35% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 13.4% signals easier movement on local roads.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 57% of counties in West Virginia. 70% of counties in West Virginia have a younger driver population than Tyler.