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Traffic | vehicles per day5,349 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 9.6% |
Average travel time | 31.7 min |
Congestion ratio | 16.8% |
Drivers’ average age | 46.0 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $101,791 |
A typical monitored road in Virginia sees 5,349 vehicles per day, while its 34,958 miles of monitored roads together handle 221,943,877 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈81.0 billion per year). Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, close to the 9.3% across the US.
Virginia's average daily traffic volume is 23% lower than the national average - 5,349 vehicles per day against 6,986 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 2.9% of the national total of vehicle-miles. 68% of states nationwide see more traffic than Virginia's 5,349 vehicles per day.
Journey times here (31.7 minutes on average) closely track the national level. Its average travel time of 31.7 minutes is shorter than 92% of states nationwide.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the national level, at a ratio of 16.8% (11% lower) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,544 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 13.1% |
| Average travel time | 39.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 40.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $99,230 |
A little more than half of the driving in Virginia happens on highways: 56% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 13,544 vehicles per day, 197% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,561 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (7,946 miles, 56,524 segments), so they carry more than their share: 124,542,338 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈45.5 billion per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 86% of states nationwide.
Highway truck concentration here (13.1%) closely tracks the national average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for the US: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 56% of states nationwide. By raw truck volume, Virginia carries more highway trucks than 68% of states nationwide.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,561 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.1% |
| Average travel time | 31.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 15.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 46.0 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $104,600 |
A significant share of driving in Virginia, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 4,561 vehicles per day.
Spread over 27,012 miles and 587,776 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 97,401,532 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈35.6 billion per year). Trucks make up 5.1% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 20 vehicles.
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 61% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (15.7%) runs slightly lower than the national level (14% lower).
80% of states nationwide see lower average driver income among trip origins than Virginia. The driver population here skews older than 52% of states nationwide.
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