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Traffic heat map of Burnet County, Texas: 369 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Water Street and US 281

Burnet County, Texas Traffic Counts

Our Burnet County, Texas traffic data covers 6,299 road segments over 369 road miles, with an average segment of just 309 ft. Its busiest road, Water Street, carries 23,956 vehicles a day, 3.5 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 Burnet County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,851
Trucks

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

7.6%
Average travel time

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

35.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

15.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$87,023

Our data shows 6,851 vehicles per day on the average road in Burnet County, Texas, and 1,955,602 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈714 million per year) across its 369 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Texas: 7.6% against 9.8%.

Busier roads than 89% of counties in Texas

At 6,851 vehicles per day, the average road in Burnet tracks closely with the state average of 6,895 vehicles per day. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Burnet's 6,851 vehicles per day outpaces 89% of counties in Texas.

The average trip takes 35.1 minutes, 8% higher than the state level. On travel time, Burnet runs longer than 55% of counties in Texas.

At 15.7%, the congestion ratio matches the state level closely.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Burnet County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day17,312
Trucks9.7%
Average travel time38.2 min
Congestion ratio23.0%
Drivers’ average age50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$87,054

A significant share of driving in Burnet County, Texas, 40% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 17,312 vehicles per day, 266% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,730 vehicles per day.

With 17% of the road miles (63 miles in 1,062 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 781,457 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈285 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 61% of counties in Texas.

Lower highway truck share than 94% of counties in Texas

At 9.7%, highway truck share is 30% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Burnet's highway truck share (9.7%) is lower than 94% of counties in Texas. 50% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Burnet's roughly 1,671.

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Non-highway Traffic in Burnet County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day4,730
Trucks6.2%
Average travel time34.5 min
Congestion ratio14.2%
Drivers’ average age48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$87,006

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Burnet County, Texas (60% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,730 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (306 miles in 5,237 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,174,145 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈429 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 87% of counties in Texas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 35% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (14.2%) runs slightly lower than the state level (12% lower).

Trip origins here have higher average income than 87% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews older than 84% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Burnet County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Burnet County apart: 30% below the Texas average. Its truck share is also 22% below.

MetricBurnet CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic6,8516,895-0.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.6%9.8%-22.2%
Truck % (Highway)9.7%13.8%-29.8%
Avg. Travel Time35.1 min32.6 min+7.5%

How Burnet County compares

Burnet County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Burnet County moves 18.4% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Burnet County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Texas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Burnet County6,8517.6%1,955,60235.1 min15.7%
Llano County, Texas3,4938.1%603,19232.3 min8.9%
Blanco County, Texas4,5639.8%810,61846.8 min9.5%
Williamson County, Texas8,6887.7%14,018,15431.3 min18.2%
Travis County, Texas9,7187.2%27,140,61732.9 min20.9%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Burnet County ranked within Texas

Burnet County sits in the bottom quarter of the Texas field on truck share on highways, at #214 of 227.

Burnet County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureBurnet CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,851#30 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day781,457#89 of 227
Truck share on highways9.7%#214 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,671#113 of 227
Average travel time35.1 min#116 of 254
Average driver income$87,023#33 of 254
Average driver age50.0 yrs#42 of 254

Burnet County ranks #30 of 254 on average daily traffic volume but #214 of 227 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Burnet County, Texas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Burnet County carry 22,828 vehicles a day on average, 3.3 times the typical road in the county (6,851).

Water Street is the busiest road, at 23,956 vehicles a day, 1,705 of them trucks (7.1%). US 281 carries the most trucks, 1,963 a day (8.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Water StreetTrunk road · 23,956vehicles1,705trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
31.1%
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$83,518

At 3.5 times the county average, Water Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $83,518 in household income.

2US 281Trunk road · 23,119vehicles1,963trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
33.5%
Median trip time
40.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,456

The busiest stretch of US 281 carries 3.4 times the county average; trucks are 8.5% of it, above the county-wide 7.6%.

3Polk StreetPrimary road · 21,410vehicles1,214trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
39.7%
Median trip time
30.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,385

Polk Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 40% longer than at free-flow speed, against 16% county-wide.

4Buchanan DrivePrimary road · 20,383vehicles1,112trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
29.6%
Median trip time
28.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,188

On its busiest stretch, Buchanan Drive carries 3.0 times the county average; trucks are 5.5% of it, below the county-wide 7.6%.

5Ranch Road 1431Secondary road · 19,313vehicles729trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
33.9%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,909

Delays build on Ranch Road 1431: its congestion ratio of 34% over free-flow time is well above the county's 16%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 281Trunk road · #2 by traffic23,119vehicles1,963trucks · 8.5%
2Water StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic23,956vehicles1,705trucks · 7.1%
3TX 29Primary road · 17,741vehicles1,390trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
20.3%
Median trip time
41.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$97,752

TX 29 peaks at 17,741 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 7.8% of it, in line with the county-wide 7.6%.

4TX 71Primary road · 18,924vehicles1,357trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
20.8%
Median trip time
40.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$98,175

TX 71 carries 2.8 times the county average at its busiest, 1,357 of them trucks (7.2%, below the county-wide 7.6%).

5Polk StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic21,410vehicles1,214trucks · 5.7%
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

BurnetDepartment 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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