
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Wythe County, Virginia
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,020 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 21.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.8 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. | 9.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 51.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $60,167 |
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A typical monitored road in Wythe County, Virginia sees 3,020 vehicles per day, while its 331 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,429,229 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈887 million per year). About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.6% across Virginia - a freight-heavy mix.
Shorter trips than 77% of counties in Virginia
At 3,020 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Wythe carries 44% less traffic than the state average of 5,349, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Wythe accounts for about 1.1% of Virginia's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Wythe carries less traffic than 64% of counties in Virginia.
The average trip takes 29.8 minutes, 6% lower than the state level. 77% of counties in Virginia have a longer average travel time than Wythe's 29.8 minutes.
At 44% lower than the state level, the 9.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Wythe County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day20,287 |
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| Trucks | 25.2% |
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| Average travel time | 51.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 41.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $60,838 |
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The vast majority of driving in Wythe County, Virginia happens on highways: 83% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 20,287 vehicles per day, 831% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,180 vehicles per day.
With 28% of the road miles (93 miles in 200 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,006,304 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈732 million per year).
85% of counties in Virginia move less traffic on their highways.
More highway trucks than 97% of counties in Virginia
Highway truck concentration here runs 92% higher than the state average, at 25.2%. That marks Wythe as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Wythe's highway truck share (25.2%) is higher than 94% of counties in Virginia. Wythe's highway truck count is higher than 97% of counties in Virginia, at roughly 5,104 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Wythe County, Virginia
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,180 |
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| Trucks | 6.3% |
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| Average travel time | 28.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $59,094 |
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At 17% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Wythe County, Virginia than highways. A typical local road sees 2,180 vehicles per day.
Spread over 238 miles and 4,109 segments, 72% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 422,925 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈154 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.3%.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 78% of counties in Virginia
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 75% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.8% is 50% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 78% of counties in Virginia. 69% of counties in Virginia have a younger driver population than Wythe.