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Traffic | vehicles per day2,834 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 13.7% |
Average travel time | 48.3 min |
Congestion ratio | 7.6% |
Drivers’ average age | 41.1 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $72,342 |
A typical monitored road in Dawson County, Texas sees 2,834 vehicles per day, while its 316 miles of monitored roads together handle 597,575 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈218 million per year). Trucks are 13.7% of traffic, more than the 9.8% across Texas.
Dawson sees 59% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,834 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 less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. Dawson carries less traffic than 54% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 48.3 minutes, 48% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 48.3 minutes is longer than 92% of counties in Texas.
The congestion ratio of 7.6% is 54% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,981 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 14.9% |
| Average travel time | 61.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 8.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $72,675 |
A little more than half of the driving in Dawson County, Texas happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,981 vehicles per day, 238% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,771 vehicles per day.
With 32% of the road miles (102 miles in 377 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 397,122 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈145 million per year).
Highway truck concentration here runs 8% higher than the state average, at 14.9%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 53% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Dawson carries fewer highway trucks than 77% of counties in Texas.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,771 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 11.3% |
| Average travel time | 43.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 7.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $71,830 |
Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Dawson County, Texas: 34% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,771 vehicles per day.
Spread over 214 miles and 1,116 segments, 68% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 200,453 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈73.2 million per year). About 1 in 9 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (11.3%).
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 24% lower than the highway network.
At 55% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 7.2% signals easier movement on local roads.
Dawson's average driver income is higher than 60% of counties in Texas. 87% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Dawson.
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