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Traffic heat map of Wayne County, West Virginia: 222 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 64 and 5th Street Road

Wayne County, West Virginia Traffic Counts

Our Wayne County, West Virginia traffic data covers 2,236 road segments over 222 road miles, with an average segment of just 523 ft. Its busiest road, I 64, carries 46,282 vehicles a day, 6.5 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 Wayne County, West Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day7,092
Trucks

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

8.0%
Average travel time

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

27.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

23.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,686

Our data shows 7,092 vehicles per day on the average road in Wayne County, West Virginia, and 1,152,981 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈421 million per year) across its 222 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across West Virginia: 8.0% against 11.0%.

Shorter trips than 81% of counties in West Virginia

The average road in Wayne carries 7,092 vehicles per day, essentially matching the state average of 7,367. Network-wide, Wayne accounts for about 1.6% of West Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Wayne's 7,092 vehicles per day outpaces 78% of counties in West Virginia.

The average trip takes 27.6 minutes, 10% lower than the state level. On travel time, Wayne runs shorter than 81% of counties in West Virginia.

The congestion ratio of 23.8% runs slightly higher than the state level (11% higher) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Wayne County, West Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day17,391
Trucks12.6%
Average travel time36.1 min
Congestion ratio48.1%
Drivers’ average age47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,473

At 21% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Wayne County, West Virginia than local roads. The average highway carries 17,391 vehicles per day, 152% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,909 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 6% of the road network, 13 miles in 39 segments, so each mile of them is 3.7 times as busy as the average road mile.

More highway trucks than 74% of counties in West Virginia

The concentration of trucks on highways (12.6%) is 16% 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 54% of counties in West Virginia. 74% of counties in West Virginia see fewer highway trucks per day than Wayne's roughly 2,198.

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Non-highway Traffic in Wayne County, West Virginia

Trafficvehicles per day6,909
Trucks6.7%
Average travel time27.4 min
Congestion ratio23.4%
Drivers’ average age47.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,715

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Wayne County, West Virginia: 79% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 6,909 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 94% of the monitored road miles: 209 miles in 2,197 segments, together carrying 906,046 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈331 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.7%.

Younger drivers than 91% of counties in West Virginia

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 47% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (23.4%) runs slightly higher than the state level (13% higher).

Trip origins here have higher average income than 80% of counties in West Virginia. The driver population here skews younger than 91% of counties in West Virginia.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 80% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 28% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even August–October, the busiest stretch, runs only +3% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -5% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Wayne County, West Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+3% in high season).

Wayne County vs. West Virginia Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Wayne County runs 28% below the West Virginia average. Its highway truck share is also 16% below.

MetricWayne CountyWest Virginia averageDifference
Traffic7,0927,367-3.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.0%11.0%-27.6%
Truck % (Highway)12.6%15.1%-16.1%
Avg. Travel Time27.6 min30.8 min-10.3%

How Wayne County compares

Wayne County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Wayne County is 80.6% more congested and carries 51.3% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Wayne 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
Wayne County7,0928.0%1,152,98127.6 min23.8%
Lawrence County, Kentucky1,90211.5%348,24029.2 min8.1%
Lincoln County, West Virginia3,4197.6%516,48128.1 min11.3%
Martin County, Kentucky1,34911.6%148,27926.6 min5.6%
Cabell County, West Virginia12,0808.4%3,650,27830.2 min27.7%
West Virginia average7,36711.0%N/A30.8 min21.5%

Wayne County ranked within West Virginia

Wayne County sits in the bottom quarter of the West Virginia field on average driver age, at #50 of 55.

Wayne 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.
MeasureWayne CountyWest Virginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)7,092#13 of 55
Highway vehicle-miles per day246,935#35 of 47
Truck share on highways12.6%#26 of 47
Highway trucks per day2,198#13 of 47
Average travel time27.6 min#45 of 55
Average driver income$64,686#12 of 55
Average driver age47.2 yrs#50 of 55

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #12 of 55 on average driver income, against #50 of 55 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Wayne County, West Virginia

The three busiest roads in Wayne County average 33,124 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the county average of 7,092 across all its monitored roads.

I 64 leads with 46,282 vehicles a day, 5,728 of them trucks (12.4%). No other road comes close: 5th Street Road, in second place, carries 28,057. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · 46,282vehicles5,728trucks · 12.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
58.8%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,286

Delays build on I 64: its congestion ratio of 59% over free-flow time is well above the county's 24%.

25th Street RoadPrimary road · 28,057vehicles1,313trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
66.8%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,389

Travel on 5th Street Road's busiest stretch runs 67% over free-flow time, against 24% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Fifth Street RoadPrimary road · 25,034vehicles1,251trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
57.8%
Median trip time
27.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,927

Fifth Street Road carries 3.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 27.3 minutes.

4Adams AvenuePrimary road · 21,696vehicles1,458trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,711

At 3.1 times the county average, Adams Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,711 in household income.

5C StreetPrimary road · 18,783vehicles1,042trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
40.3%
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,141

The busiest stretch of C Street carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 8.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 64Motorway · #1 by traffic46,282vehicles5,728trucks · 12.4%
2Adams AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic21,696vehicles1,458trucks · 6.7%
35th Street RoadPrimary road · #2 by traffic28,057vehicles1,313trucks · 4.7%
4Fifth Street RoadPrimary road · #3 by traffic25,034vehicles1,251trucks · 5.0%
5C StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic18,783vehicles1,042trucks · 5.5%
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

WayneDepartment 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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