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Traffic heat map of York County, Pennsylvania: 1,344 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Loucks Road

York County, Pennsylvania Traffic Counts

Our York County, Pennsylvania traffic data covers 32,247 road segments over 1,344 road miles, with an average segment of just 220 ft. Its busiest road, Loucks Road, carries 48,919 vehicles a day, 10.1 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 York County, Pennsylvania

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,856
Trucks

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

8.7%
Average travel time

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

33.6 min
Congestion ratio

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

15.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$90,550

A typical monitored road in York County, Pennsylvania sees 4,856 vehicles per day, while its 1,344 miles of monitored roads together handle 7,458,703 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Pennsylvania: 8.7% against 10.6%.

Busier roads than 73% of counties in Pennsylvania

At 4,856 vehicles per day, the average road in York carries somewhat less traffic than the state average of 5,617 (14% less) - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Network-wide, York accounts for about 3.4% of Pennsylvania's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 73% of counties in Pennsylvania see less traffic than York's 4,856 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 33.6 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 33.6 minutes is longer than 53% of counties in Pennsylvania.

The congestion ratio of 15.8% is in line with the state level.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in York County, Pennsylvania

Trafficvehicles per day17,592
Trucks13.5%
Average travel time42.7 min
Congestion ratio41.1%
Drivers’ average age48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$92,305

A significant share of driving in York County, Pennsylvania, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 17,592 vehicles per day, 303% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,367 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 172 miles in 1,192 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.

81% of counties in Pennsylvania move less traffic on their highways.

More highway trucks than 78% of counties in Pennsylvania

At 13.5%, highway truck share is 14% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Pennsylvania: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

York's highway truck share (13.5%) is lower than 67% of counties in Pennsylvania. 78% of counties in Pennsylvania see fewer highway trucks per day than York's roughly 2,380.

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Non-highway Traffic in York County, Pennsylvania

Trafficvehicles per day4,367
Trucks5.1%
Average travel time33.3 min
Congestion ratio14.9%
Drivers’ average age48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$89,700

A little more than half of the driving in York County, Pennsylvania happens on local roads: 57% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 4,367 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (1,173 miles in 31,055 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 4,262,259 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.6 billion per year). Trucks make up 5.1% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 20 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 85% of counties in Pennsylvania

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 62% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (14.9%) runs slightly lower than the state level (6% lower).

York's average driver income is higher than 85% of counties in Pennsylvania. York's median driver age is lower than 79% of counties in Pennsylvania.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In York County, Pennsylvania, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

York County vs. Pennsylvania Traffic Comparison

York County's biggest difference from the Pennsylvania average is its truck share, 18% below it.

MetricYork CountyPennsylvania averageDifference
Traffic4,8565,617-13.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.7%10.6%-18.1%
Truck % (Highway)13.5%15.8%-14.1%
Avg. Travel Time33.6 min34.6 min-2.9%

How York County compares

York County against nearby counties

York County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

York County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Pennsylvania average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
York County4,8568.7%7,458,70333.6 min15.8%
Adams County, Pennsylvania4,1479.6%2,092,30434.8 min13.3%
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania5,7469.4%9,484,67835.7 min17.1%
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania5,69712.4%6,096,76233.4 min16.2%
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania6,23517.2%6,240,72734.3 min17.0%
Pennsylvania average5,61710.6%N/A34.6 min16.5%

York County ranked within Pennsylvania

York County sits in the top quarter of the Pennsylvania field on average driver income, at #11 of 67.

York County ranked among 67 county-level areas in Pennsylvania (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 64.
MeasureYork CountyPennsylvania rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,856#19 of 67
Highway vehicle-miles per day3,196,444#13 of 64
Truck share on highways13.5%#43 of 64
Highway trucks per day2,380#15 of 64
Average travel time33.6 min#32 of 67
Average driver income$90,550#11 of 67
Average driver age48.4 yrs#53 of 67

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #11 of 67 on average driver income, against #53 of 67 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in York County, Pennsylvania

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in York County carry 47,431 vehicles a day on average, 9.8 times the typical road in the county (4,856).

Loucks Road is the busiest road, at 48,919 vehicles a day, 3,103 of them trucks (6.3%). Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway carries the most trucks, 6,274 a day (14.1% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 28.4% of traffic on Pennsylvania Turnpike and 14.1% on Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway, against 8.7% across all roads in the county.

Trips using Pennsylvania Turnpike are long: a median of 62.7 minutes against 33.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Loucks RoadTrunk road · 48,919vehicles3,103trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
45.7%
Median trip time
38.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,250

Loucks Road carries 10.1 times the county average at its busiest, 3,103 of them trucks (6.3%, below the county-wide 8.7%).

2Wright's Ferry BridgeMotorway · 47,000vehicles5,111trucks · 10.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
55.7%
Median trip time
45.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,143

Delays build on Wright's Ferry Bridge: its congestion ratio of 56% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.

3US 30Trunk road · 46,375vehicles3,350trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
42.5%
Median trip time
37.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,731

US 30 carries 9.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 37.4 minutes.

4Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial HighwayMotorway · 44,568vehicles6,274trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
47.6%
Median trip time
43.4 min
Drivers’ median age
48.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$97,725

At 9.2 times the county average, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $97,725 in household income.

5Arsenal RoadTrunk road · 43,619vehicles3,100trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
52.9%
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,041

Travel on Arsenal Road's busiest stretch runs 53% over free-flow time, against 16% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial HighwayMotorway · #4 by traffic44,568vehicles6,274trucks · 14.1%
2Pennsylvania TurnpikeMotorway · 21,346vehicles6,062trucks · 28.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
17.7%
Median trip time
62.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$96,548

The busiest stretch of Pennsylvania Turnpike carries 4.4 times the county average; trucks are 28.4% of it, above the county-wide 8.7%.

3Wright's Ferry BridgeMotorway · #2 by traffic47,000vehicles5,111trucks · 10.9%
4US 30Trunk road · #3 by traffic46,375vehicles3,350trucks · 7.2%
5Loucks RoadTrunk road · #1 by traffic48,919vehicles3,103trucks · 6.3%
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

YorkDepartment 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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