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Traffic heat map of Caldwell County, Texas: 362 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 10 and Colorado Street

Caldwell County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Caldwell County, Texas? We measure 362 road miles, divided into 5,363 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 10, carries 33,586 vehicles a day, 7.7 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Caldwell County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,370
Trucks

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

12.4%
Average travel time

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

40.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

41.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$73,627

A typical monitored road in Caldwell County, Texas sees 4,370 vehicles per day, while its 362 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,509,682 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈551 million per year). At 12.4%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Texas: about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Longer trips than 76% of counties in Texas

Caldwell sees 37% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,370 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Texas's statewide total. Caldwell carries more traffic than 72% of counties in Texas.

At 40.0 minutes, the average travel time is 22% higher than the state level. 76% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Caldwell's 40.0 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 10.2% is 38% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Caldwell County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day12,325
Trucks18.7%
Average travel time44.8 min
Congestion ratio17.4%
Drivers’ average age44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$71,640

Highways carry about half of all travel in Caldwell County, Texas, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,325 vehicles per day, 286% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,191 vehicles per day.

With 23% of the road miles (82 miles in 692 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 693,184 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈253 million per year).

57% of counties in Texas move less traffic on their highways.

Freight-heavy highways

The concentration of trucks on highways (18.7%) is 36% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Caldwell's highway truck share (18.7%) is higher than 65% of counties in Texas. Caldwell's highway truck count is higher than 58% of counties in Texas, at roughly 2,300 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Caldwell County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day3,191
Trucks7.1%
Average travel time39.2 min
Congestion ratio9.1%
Drivers’ average age39.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,593

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Caldwell County, Texas, 54% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 3,191 vehicles per day.

Spread over 280 miles and 4,671 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 816,498 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈298 million per year). About 1 in 14 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.1%).

Younger drivers than 83% of counties in Texas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 62% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (9.1%) runs 43% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Caldwell's average driver income is higher than 64% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews younger than 83% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Caldwell County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Caldwell County apart: 37% below the Texas average. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 36% above.

MetricCaldwell CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic4,3706,895-36.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.4%9.8%+27.2%
Truck % (Highway)18.7%13.8%+35.7%
Avg. Travel Time40.0 min32.6 min+22.5%

How Caldwell County compares

Caldwell County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Caldwell County moves 39.1% of the total daily travel and is 29.3% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Caldwell 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
Caldwell County4,37012.4%1,509,68240.0 min10.2%
Gonzales County, Texas2,82218.2%1,564,50339.1 min8.2%
Guadalupe County, Texas6,26212.7%4,401,21733.2 min18.4%
Bastrop County, Texas4,8618.4%3,061,25534.0 min13.7%
Hays County, Texas8,0549.4%6,411,69232.5 min17.4%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Caldwell County ranked within Texas

Average driver age places Caldwell County #212 of 254 in Texas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Caldwell County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureCaldwell CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,370#71 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day693,184#98 of 227
Truck share on highways18.7%#79 of 227
Highway trucks per day2,300#96 of 227
Average travel time40.0 min#61 of 254
Average driver income$73,627#92 of 254
Average driver age41.6 yrs#212 of 254

Busiest roads in Caldwell County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Caldwell County average 23,108 vehicles a day, 5.3 times the county average of 4,370 across all its monitored roads.

I 10 is the busiest road, at 33,586 vehicles a day, 10,515 of them trucks (31.3%). No other road comes close: Colorado Street, in second place, carries 18,863. It also carries the most trucks.

Freight stands out on I 10 and Pickle Parkway: trucks are 31.3% and 20.2% of the traffic there, against 12.4% county-wide.

Pickle Parkway carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 63.2 minutes against 40.0 county-wide.

Few trucks use Colorado Street: 5.8% of its traffic, under half the county's 12.4%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · 33,586vehicles10,515trucks · 31.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
62.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,706

Drivers on I 10 are on long journeys, a median 62.4 minutes against 40.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

2Colorado StreetTrunk road · 18,863vehicles1,087trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
28.5%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
43.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,896

The busiest stretch of Colorado Street carries 4.3 times the county average; trucks are 5.8% of it, below the county-wide 12.4%.

3Camino RealPrimary road · 16,873vehicles1,433trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
33.8%
Median trip time
44.4 min
Drivers’ median age
37.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,956

Delays build on Camino Real: its congestion ratio of 34% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

4TX 80Primary road · 15,624vehicles1,132trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
36.8%
Median trip time
36.7 min
Drivers’ median age
39.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,114

Travel on TX 80's busiest stretch runs 37% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

5US 183Secondary road · 12,851vehicles722trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.4%
Median trip time
34.0 min
Drivers’ median age
43.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,714

On its busiest stretch, US 183 carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 5.6% of it, below the county-wide 12.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · #1 by traffic33,586vehicles10,515trucks · 31.3%
2Pickle ParkwayMotorway · 11,550vehicles2,336trucks · 20.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
13.6%
Median trip time
63.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,964

Pickle Parkway peaks at 11,550 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 20.2% of it, above the county-wide 12.4%.

3Camino RealPrimary road · #3 by traffic16,873vehicles1,433trucks · 8.5%
4TX 80Primary road · #4 by traffic15,624vehicles1,132trucks · 7.2%
5Colorado StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic18,863vehicles1,087trucks · 5.8%
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

CaldwellDepartment 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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