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TrafficThe average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,856 |
|---|---|
TrucksThe percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.7% |
Average travel timeThe average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.6 min |
Congestion ratioThe rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 15.8% |
Drivers’ average ageAverage age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.4 yrs |
Drivers’ average incomeAverage 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%.
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.
| Traffic | vehicles per day17,592 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 13.5% |
| Average travel time | 42.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 41.1% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.6 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.
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.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,367 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.1% |
| Average travel time | 33.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 14.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.3 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.
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.
York County's biggest difference from the Pennsylvania average is its truck share, 18% below it.
| Metric | York County | Pennsylvania average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic | 4,856 | 5,617 | -13.6% |
| Truck % (Total Traffic) | 8.7% | 10.6% | -18.1% |
| Truck % (Highway) | 13.5% | 15.8% | -14.1% |
| Avg. Travel Time | 33.6 min | 34.6 min | -2.9% |
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.
| Area | Average daily traffic | Truck share | Daily vehicle-miles | Average travel time | Congestion ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York County | 4,856 | 8.7% | 7,458,703 | 33.6 min | 15.8% |
| Adams County, Pennsylvania | 4,147 | 9.6% | 2,092,304 | 34.8 min | 13.3% |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | 5,746 | 9.4% | 9,484,678 | 35.7 min | 17.1% |
| Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | 5,697 | 12.4% | 6,096,762 | 33.4 min | 16.2% |
| Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | 6,235 | 17.2% | 6,240,727 | 34.3 min | 17.0% |
| Pennsylvania average | 5,617 | 10.6% | N/A | 34.6 min | 16.5% |
York County sits in the top quarter of the Pennsylvania field on average driver income, at #11 of 67.
| Measure | York County | Pennsylvania rank |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic volume (AADT) | 4,856 | #19 of 67 |
| Highway vehicle-miles per day | 3,196,444 | #13 of 64 |
| Truck share on highways | 13.5% | #43 of 64 |
| Highway trucks per day | 2,380 | #15 of 64 |
| Average travel time | 33.6 min | #32 of 67 |
| Average driver income | $90,550 | #11 of 67 |
| Average driver age | 48.4 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.
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.
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%).
Delays build on Wright's Ferry Bridge: its congestion ratio of 56% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.
US 30 carries 9.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 37.4 minutes.
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.
Travel on Arsenal Road's busiest stretch runs 53% over free-flow time, against 16% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.
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%.
The average monitored road in York carries 4,856 vehicles per day, 14% less than the Pennsylvania average of 5,617.
York carries more highway trucks by raw volume than 78% of counties in Pennsylvania, at roughly 2,380 per day.
Drivers on York roads have a median age of 48 years, and the median household income of the neighborhoods trips originate from averages $90,550, in line with the Pennsylvania average.
The average trip in York takes 33.6 minutes, about the same as the Pennsylvania average, delays at signals and congestion included.
Approximately 16% of highway traffic and 3% of non-highway traffic consists of vehicles whose trip originates outside York County, Pennsylvania. Even highway traffic is mostly local, so these roads mainly serve residents and commuters.
Loucks Road carries the most, 48,919 vehicles per day on its busiest stretch, followed by Wright's Ferry Bridge (47,000), US 30 (46,375), Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway (44,568), Arsenal Road (43,619). Figures are AADT, both directions combined.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway, with about 6,274 trucks per day on its busiest stretch, 14.1% of its 44,568 vehicles.
About 48,919 vehicles per day in both directions on its busiest stretch, including 3,103 trucks (6.3%). Traffic is lower on its quieter stretches; TrafficZoom shows the count for every segment.

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