
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Culberson County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,213 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 40.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 53.7 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. | 7.0% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 47.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $54,676 |
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The average monitored road in Culberson County, Texas carries 2,213 vehicles per day. Across its 294 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,055,647 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈385 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 40.2% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Longer trips than 95% of counties in Texas
Culberson's average daily traffic volume is 68% lower than the state average - 2,213 vehicles per day against 6,895 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Culberson accounts for about 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Culberson's 2,213 vehicles per day trails 68% of counties in Texas.
At 53.7 minutes, the average travel time is 64% higher than the state level. 95% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Culberson's 53.7 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 7.0% is 57% 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 Culberson County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,464 |
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| Trucks | 42.8% |
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| Average travel time | 79.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $56,120 |
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Nearly all driving in Culberson County, Texas happens on highways: 91% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 3,464 vehicles per day, 189% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,200 vehicles per day.
With 62% of the road miles (183 miles in 349 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 958,496 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈350 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 67% of counties in Texas.
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (42.8%) is 211% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Culberson as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Culberson's highway truck share (42.8%) is higher than 99% of counties in Texas. 72% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Culberson's roughly 1,482.

Non-highway Traffic in Culberson County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,200 |
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| Trucks | 14.6% |
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| Average travel time | 32.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $50,770 |
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Only a small share of travel in Culberson County, Texas happens on local roads: 9% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,200 vehicles per day.
Spread over 111 miles and 431 segments, 38% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 97,151 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈35.5 million per year). About 1 in 7 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (14.6%).
Drivers from lower-income areas than 91% of counties in Texas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 66% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (5.1%) runs 68% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 91% of counties in Texas. Culberson's median driver age is higher than 64% of counties in Texas.