
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Comal County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day8,115 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.5 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. | 22.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 43.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $107,820 |
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Our data shows 8,115 vehicles per day on the average road in Comal County, Texas, and 5,938,812 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.2 billion per year) across its 505 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 8.6% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.
Busier roads than 95% of counties in Texas
At 8,115 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Comal carries 18% more traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.8% of Texas's statewide total. 95% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Comal's 8,115 vehicles per day.
Journey times here (33.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.5 minutes is shorter than 62% of counties in Texas.
Congestion runs 37% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 22.4%, which means more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Comal County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day30,390 |
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| Trucks | 12.1% |
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| Average travel time | 42.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 48.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $100,682 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Comal County, Texas, 52% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 30,390 vehicles per day, 315% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,324 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 15% of the road network, 75 miles in 385 segments, so each mile of them is 3.5 times as busy as the average road mile.
By highway travel volume, Comal outranks 92% of counties in Texas.
More highway trucks than 98% of counties in Texas
Highway truck concentration here runs 12% lower than the state average, at 12.1%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Comal's highway truck share (12.1%) is lower than 74% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Comal carries more highway trucks than 98% of counties in Texas.

Non-highway Traffic in Comal County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,324 |
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| Trucks | 4.9% |
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| Average travel time | 33.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 21.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $112,309 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Comal County, Texas, 48% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 7,324 vehicles per day.
Spread over 430 miles and 10,848 segments, 85% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 2,875,780 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.0 billion per year). About 1 in 20 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.9%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 97% of counties in Texas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 59% lower than the highway network.
At 34% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 21.5% signals more friction on local roads.
Comal's average driver income is higher than 97% of counties in Texas. Comal's median driver age is lower than 70% of counties in Texas.