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Traffic heat map of Ventura County, California: 1,172 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Ventura Freeway

Ventura County, California Traffic Counts

Our Ventura County, California traffic data covers 22,040 road segments over 1,172 road miles, with an average segment of just 281 ft. Its busiest road, Ventura Freeway, carries 124,426 vehicles a day, 11.6 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Ventura County, California

Traffic

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

vehicles per day10,696
Trucks

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

6.1%
Average travel time

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

32.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

29.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$122,970

A typical monitored road in Ventura County, California sees 10,696 vehicles per day, while its 1,172 miles of monitored roads together handle 16,797,318 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.1 billion per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 13 across California.

Busier roads than 82% of counties in California

At 10,696 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ventura carries 16% less traffic than the state average of 12,766, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, Ventura accounts for about 1.8% of California's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 82% of counties in California see less traffic than Ventura's 10,696 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (32.9 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Ventura runs shorter than 63% of counties in California.

The congestion ratio of 29.9% runs slightly higher than the state level (9% higher).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Ventura County, California

Trafficvehicles per day37,104
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time37.5 min
Congestion ratio57.5%
Drivers’ average age47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$125,060

Highways carry about half of all travel in Ventura County, California, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 37,104 vehicles per day, 305% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 9,156 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 18% of the monitored road miles (216 miles, 1,214 segments), so they carry more than their share: 8,820,478 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.2 billion per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 73% of counties in California.

Lower highway truck share than 84% of counties in California

Highway truck concentration here runs 25% lower than the state average, at 7.8%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Ventura's highway truck share (7.8%) is lower than 84% of counties in California. By raw truck volume, Ventura carries more highway trucks than 55% of counties in California.

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Non-highway Traffic in Ventura County, California

Trafficvehicles per day9,156
Trucks4.2%
Average travel time32.6 min
Congestion ratio28.2%
Drivers’ average age46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$121,399

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Ventura County, California, 47% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 9,156 vehicles per day.

Spread over 956 miles and 20,826 segments, 82% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 7,976,840 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.9 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 86% of counties in California

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 47% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (28.2%) runs slightly higher than the state level (7% higher).

86% of counties in California see lower average driver income among trip origins than Ventura. 61% of counties in California have a younger driver population than Ventura.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Ventura County, California, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Ventura County vs. California Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, highway truck share differs most: Ventura County runs 25% below the California average. Its truck share is also 22% below.

MetricVentura CountyCalifornia averageDifference
Traffic10,69612,766-16.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.1%7.8%-22.0%
Truck % (Highway)7.8%10.4%-25.0%
Avg. Travel Time32.9 min34.5 min-4.6%

How Ventura County compares

Ventura County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Ventura County moves 26.9% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Ventura 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
Ventura County10,6966.1%16,797,31832.9 min29.9%
Los Angeles County, California19,0006.0%204,530,09437.1 min33.4%
Santa Barbara County, California9,1008.1%9,572,21437.8 min25.9%
Kern County, California6,26316.4%27,254,55334.5 min17.8%
San Luis Obispo County, California6,5617.0%8,188,44832.3 min18.3%
California average12,7667.8%N/A34.5 min27.4%

Ventura County ranked within California

Ventura County sits in the top quarter of the California field on average driver income, at #9 of 58.

Ventura County ranked among 58 county-level areas in California (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 52.
MeasureVentura CountyCalifornia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)10,696#11 of 58
Highway vehicle-miles per day8,820,478#15 of 52
Truck share on highways7.8%#44 of 52
Highway trucks per day2,887#24 of 52
Average travel time32.9 min#37 of 58
Average driver income$122,970#9 of 58
Average driver age46.6 yrs#23 of 58

Ventura County ranks #9 of 58 on average driver income but #44 of 52 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Ventura County, California

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Ventura County carry 105,905 vehicles a day on average, 9.9 times the typical road in the county (10,696).

Ventura Freeway is the busiest road, at 124,426 vehicles a day, 10,696 of them trucks (8.6%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Telegraph Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 43.6 minutes against 32.9 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Ventura FreewayMotorway · 124,426vehicles10,696trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
85.0%
Median trip time
39.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$123,406

Delays build on Ventura Freeway: its congestion ratio of 85% over free-flow time is well above the county's 30%.

2Ronald Reagan FreewayMotorway · 99,906vehicles5,850trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
80.7%
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$132,428

Travel on Ronald Reagan Freeway's busiest stretch runs 81% over free-flow time, against 30% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Moorpark FreewayMotorway · 93,383vehicles4,397trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
71.0%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$144,527

Moorpark Freeway carries 8.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.8 minutes.

4CA 23Motorway · 59,966vehicles3,270trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
68.7%
Median trip time
27.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$153,034

At 5.6 times the county average, CA 23 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $153,034 in household income.

5Olsen RoadSecondary road · 49,119vehicles1,872trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
59.0%
Median trip time
26.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$145,316

Olsen Road carries 4.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 26.5 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Ventura FreewayMotorway · #1 by traffic124,426vehicles10,696trucks · 8.6%
2Ronald Reagan FreewayMotorway · #2 by traffic99,906vehicles5,850trucks · 5.9%
3Moorpark FreewayMotorway · #3 by traffic93,383vehicles4,397trucks · 4.7%
4CA 23Motorway · #4 by traffic59,966vehicles3,270trucks · 5.5%
5Telegraph RoadTrunk road · 41,907vehicles3,012trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
57.6%
Median trip time
43.6 min
Drivers’ median age
43.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$98,740

At 3.9 times the county average, Telegraph Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $98,740 in household income.

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

VenturaDepartment 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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