
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Childress County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,638 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 21.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.9 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. | 8.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $67,729 |
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The average monitored road in Childress County, Texas carries 3,638 vehicles per day. Across its 165 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 428,022 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈156 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 21.8% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Congestion 50% below the Texas average
Childress sees 47% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,638 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Childress accounts for less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 62% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Childress's 3,638 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 33.9 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 33.9 minutes is shorter than 58% of counties in Texas.
At 50% lower than the state level, the 8.1% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Childress County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,008 |
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| Trucks | 24.3% |
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| Average travel time | 36.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,405 |
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Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Childress County, Texas, 82% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,008 vehicles per day, 544% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,243 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 49% of the monitored road miles (81 miles, 381 segments), so they carry more than their share: 352,080 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈129 million per year).
A major freight corridor
At 24.3%, highway truck share is 76% higher than the state average. That marks Childress as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Childress's highway truck share (24.3%) is higher than 83% of counties in Texas. Childress's highway truck count is lower than 56% of counties in Texas, at roughly 1,943 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Childress County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,243 |
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| Trucks | 10.6% |
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| Average travel time | 32.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 4.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $66,626 |
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At 18% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Childress County, Texas than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,243 vehicles per day.
Spread over 84 miles and 695 segments, 51% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 75,942 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈27.7 million per year). About 1 in 9 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.6%).
Local congestion 74% below the Texas average
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 56% fewer trucks by share.
At 74% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.2% signals easier movement on local roads.
56% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Childress. Childress's median driver age is higher than 62% of counties in Texas.