
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Wood County, Ohio
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,913 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 16.0% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.4 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. | 12.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $83,105 |
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A typical monitored road in Wood County, Ohio sees 3,913 vehicles per day, while its 977 miles of monitored roads together handle 4,636,268 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.7 billion per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.9% across Ohio - a freight-heavy mix.
Shorter trips than 78% of counties in Ohio
Wood sees 32% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,913 vehicles per day against 5,773), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.8% of Ohio's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Wood carries more traffic than 67% of counties in Ohio.
Journey times here (31.4 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Wood runs shorter than 78% of counties in Ohio.
Congestion runs 25% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 12.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Wood County, Ohio
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,433 |
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| Trucks | 22.5% |
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| Average travel time | 45.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 26.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,369 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Wood County, Ohio (61% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 13,433 vehicles per day, 300% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,360 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 159 miles in 819 segments, so each mile of them is 3.7 times as busy as the average road mile.
By highway travel volume, Wood outranks 90% of counties in Ohio.
More highway trucks than 89% of counties in Ohio
Highway truck concentration here runs 51% higher than the state average, at 22.5%. That marks Wood as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Wood's highway truck share (22.5%) is higher than 77% of counties in Ohio. Wood's highway truck count is higher than 89% of counties in Ohio, at roughly 3,024 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Wood County, Ohio
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,360 |
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| Trucks | 5.8% |
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| Average travel time | 30.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 11.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $83,557 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Wood County, Ohio: 39% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,360 vehicles per day.
Spread over 818 miles and 14,092 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,801,204 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈657 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.8%.
Younger drivers than 98% of counties in Ohio
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 74% fewer trucks by share.
At 27% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 11.6% signals easier movement on local roads.
78% of counties in Ohio see lower average driver income among trip origins than Wood. 98% of counties in Ohio have an older driver population than Wood.