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Traffic heat map of Clay County, Texas: 323 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 287 and US 82

Clay County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Clay County, Texas? We measure 323 road miles, divided into 1,599 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. About 1 in 5 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Texas. 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 Clay County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,280
Trucks

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

18.6%
Average travel time

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

34.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,543

The average monitored road in Clay County, Texas carries 2,280 vehicles per day. Across its 323 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 864,054 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈315 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.6% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.

Traffic 67% below the Texas average

Clay sees 67% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,280 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. By volume, Clay's 2,280 vehicles per day trails 66% of counties in Texas.

Journey times run 5% higher than the state level, at 34.3 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 34.3 minutes is shorter than 53% of counties in Texas.

The congestion ratio of 6.5% is 60% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Clay County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day7,976
Trucks21.0%
Average travel time49.0 min
Congestion ratio16.0%
Drivers’ average age47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$71,595

The vast majority of driving in Clay County, Texas happens on highways: 81% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,976 vehicles per day, 898% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 799 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 25% of the monitored road miles: 82 miles in 330 segments, carrying 697,344 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈255 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Clay outranks 58% of counties in Texas.

A major freight corridor

The concentration of trucks on highways (21.0%) is 53% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Clay as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Clay's highway truck share (21.0%) is higher than 75% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Clay carries more highway trucks than 64% of counties in Texas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Clay County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day799
Trucks8.2%
Average travel time30.5 min
Congestion ratio4.1%
Drivers’ average age48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,199

At 19% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Clay County, Texas than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 799 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 75% of the monitored road miles (242 miles in 1,269 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 166,710 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈60.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.2%.

Local congestion 74% below the Texas average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 61% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (4.1%) runs 74% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Clay's average driver income is higher than 67% of counties in Texas. Clay's median driver age is higher than 65% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 59% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekend traffic is about as busy as on weekdays (-3%): leisure and through trips largely replace the commute.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +10% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
April is the quietest month, with volumes -26% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Clay County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +10% in high season.

Clay County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

Clay County's biggest difference from the Texas average is its truck share, 90% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 67% below.

MetricClay CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic2,2806,895-66.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)18.6%9.8%+89.9%
Truck % (Highway)21.0%13.8%+52.9%
Avg. Travel Time34.3 min32.6 min+5.1%

How Clay County compares

Clay County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Clay County runs 5.5 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the second busiest roads of the five. A freight-heavy mix on roads that stay clear - the combination anything moving to a schedule is looking for.

Clay 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
Clay County2,28018.6%864,05434.3 min6.5%
Montague County, Texas1,86918.6%825,17034.0 min6.5%
Archer County, Texas1,70510.7%419,26131.8 min6.0%
Jack County, Texas1,78012.2%313,75835.5 min6.1%
Wichita County, Texas4,60210.6%2,518,57329.7 min14.3%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Clay County ranked within Texas

Clay County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on truck share on highways, at #57 of 227.

Clay County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureClay CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,280#168 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day697,344#97 of 227
Truck share on highways21.0%#57 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,677#83 of 227
Average travel time34.3 min#135 of 254
Average driver income$74,543#85 of 254
Average driver age47.2 yrs#89 of 254

Busiest roads in Clay County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Clay County average 17,714 vehicles a day, 7.8 times the county average of 2,280 across all its monitored roads.

US 287 leads with 23,973 vehicles a day, 4,270 of them trucks (17.8%). US 82 carries the most trucks, 5,104 a day (23.4% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

US 82 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 48.7 minutes against 34.3 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 287Trunk road · 23,973vehicles4,270trucks · 17.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.7%
Median trip time
46.8 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,937

US 287 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 26% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

2US 82Motorway · 21,851vehicles5,104trucks · 23.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
25.0%
Median trip time
48.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,851

Delays build on US 82: its congestion ratio of 25% over free-flow time is well above the county's 7%.

3Omega StreetTrunk road · 7,317vehicles722trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
10.1%
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,699

At 3.2 times the county average, Omega Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $69,699 in household income.

4TX 79Secondary road · 4,500vehicles351trucks · 7.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,923

The busiest stretch of TX 79 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 7.8% of it, below the county-wide 18.6%.

5Benton StreetSecondary road · 2,720vehicles251trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
7.3%
Median trip time
29.6 min
Drivers’ median age
46.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,413

Benton Street carries 19% more than the county average at its busiest, 251 of them trucks (9.2%, below the county-wide 18.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 82Motorway · #2 by traffic21,851vehicles5,104trucks · 23.4%
2US 287Trunk road · #1 by traffic23,973vehicles4,270trucks · 17.8%
3Omega StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,317vehicles722trucks · 9.9%
4TX 79Secondary road · #4 by traffic4,500vehicles351trucks · 7.8%
5Benton StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,720vehicles251trucks · 9.2%
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

ClayDepartment 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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