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Traffic heat map of Westmoreland County, Virginia: 182 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on McKinney Boulevard

Westmoreland County, Virginia Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Westmoreland County, Virginia, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,746 road segments (182 road miles, about 350 ft each). The average road here carries 2,340 vehicles a day, 56% less than the Virginia average of 5,349. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Westmoreland County, Virginia

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,340
Trucks

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

6.9%
Average travel time

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

33.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,102

Our data shows 2,340 vehicles per day on the average road in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and 344,104 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈126 million per year) across its 182 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Virginia.

Traffic 56% below the Virginia average

Westmoreland sees 56% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,340 vehicles per day against 5,349), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Virginia's statewide total. Westmoreland carries less traffic than 73% of counties in Virginia.

At 33.0 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. 64% of counties in Virginia have a shorter average travel time than Westmoreland's 33.0 minutes.

At 33% lower than the state level, the 11.3% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Westmoreland County, Virginia, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Westmoreland County vs. Virginia Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Westmoreland County apart: 56% below the Virginia average. Its truck share is also 28% below.

MetricWestmoreland CountyVirginia averageDifference
Traffic2,3405,349-56.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)6.9%9.6%-27.6%
Avg. Travel Time33.0 min31.7 min+4.3%

How Westmoreland County compares

Westmoreland County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Westmoreland County moves 43.7% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Westmoreland County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Virginia average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Westmoreland County2,3406.9%344,10433.0 min11.3%
Richmond County, Virginia2,2826.8%288,27932.1 min4.1%
St. Mary's County, Maryland6,0035.3%2,184,01430.5 min16.3%
Essex County, Virginia2,2488.0%448,03136.9 min5.0%
Northumberland County, Virginia1,5766.8%229,90729.0 minN/A
Virginia average5,3499.6%N/A31.7 min16.8%

Westmoreland County ranked within Virginia

Westmoreland County ranked among 133 county-level areas in Virginia (1 = highest).
MeasureWestmoreland CountyVirginia rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,340#98 of 133
Average travel time33.0 min#48 of 133
Average driver income$70,102#78 of 133
Average driver age51.3 yrs#39 of 133

Busiest roads in Westmoreland County, Virginia

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Westmoreland County carry 6,138 vehicles a day on average, 2.6 times the typical road in the county (2,340).

McKinney Boulevard leads with 6,210 vehicles a day, 277 of them trucks (4.5%). Ridge Road is practically level with it at 6,152. Ridge Road carries the most trucks, 441 a day (7.2% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Colonial Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.3% of its traffic is trucks, against 6.9% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1McKinney BoulevardPrimary road · 6,210vehicles277trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,652

At 2.7 times the county average, McKinney Boulevard draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $65,652 in household income.

2Ridge RoadPrimary road · 6,152vehicles441trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
16.7%
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,873

The busiest stretch of Ridge Road carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 7.2% of it, in line with the county-wide 6.9%.

3Colonial AvenueSecondary road · 6,052vehicles201trucks · 3.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
35.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,974

On its busiest stretch, Colonial Avenue carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 3.3% of it, below the county-wide 6.9%.

4James Monroe HighwayPrimary road · 6,019vehicles400trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,847

James Monroe Highway peaks at 6,019 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 6.7% of it, in line with the county-wide 6.9%.

5Kings HighwayPrimary road · 5,674vehicles437trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,044

Kings Highway carries 2.4 times the county average at its busiest, 437 of them trucks (7.7%, above the county-wide 6.9%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Ridge RoadPrimary road · #2 by traffic6,152vehicles441trucks · 7.2%
2Kings HighwayPrimary road · #5 by traffic5,674vehicles437trucks · 7.7%
3James Monroe HighwayPrimary road · #4 by traffic6,019vehicles400trucks · 6.7%
4History Land HighwayPrimary road · 4,604vehicles391trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.4 min
Drivers’ median age
52.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,172

History Land Highway carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.4 minutes.

5McKinney BoulevardPrimary road · #1 by traffic6,210vehicles277trucks · 4.5%
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

WestmorelandDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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