
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Cass County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,138 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 12.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.8 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. | 6.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 50.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $58,507 |
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The average monitored road in Cass County, Texas carries 2,138 vehicles per day. Across its 456 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 839,041 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈306 million per year). Trucks are 12.4% of traffic, more than the 9.8% across Texas.
Shorter trips than 89% of counties in Texas
Cass sees 69% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,138 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Cass's 2,138 vehicles per day trails 70% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 30.8 minutes, 5% lower than the state level. 89% of counties in Texas have a longer average travel time than Cass's 30.8 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 6.3% is 61% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Cass County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,192 |
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| Trucks | 16.4% |
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| Average travel time | 37.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $60,719 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Cass County, Texas, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,192 vehicles per day, 422% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,377 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 72 miles in 449 segments, so each mile of them is 3.4 times as busy as the average road mile.
Freight-heavy highways
Highway truck concentration here runs 19% higher than the state average, at 16.4%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 54% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Cass carries fewer highway trucks than 57% of counties in Texas.

Non-highway Traffic in Cass County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,377 |
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| Trucks | 7.9% |
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| Average travel time | 29.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,133 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Cass County, Texas, 47% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,377 vehicles per day.
Spread over 384 miles and 2,980 segments, 84% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 390,394 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈142 million per year). Trucks make up 7.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 85% of counties in Texas
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 51% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.3% is 67% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
85% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Cass. The driver population here skews older than 85% of counties in Texas.