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Traffic heat map of Deaf Smith County, Texas: 229 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 60 and I 40

Deaf Smith County, Texas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 229 road miles in Deaf Smith County, Texas, divided into 1,189 segments averaging 1,019 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Texas. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Deaf Smith County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,463
Trucks

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

16.8%
Average travel time

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

36.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,785

The average monitored road in Deaf Smith County, Texas carries 3,463 vehicles per day. Across its 229 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 499,756 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈182 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 16.8% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.

Traffic 50% below the Texas average

Deaf Smith sees 50% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,463 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. Deaf Smith carries more traffic than 60% of counties in Texas.

At 36.5 minutes, the average travel time is 12% higher than the state level. 62% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Deaf Smith's 36.5 minutes.

Congestion runs 48% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.5%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Deaf Smith County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day8,566
Trucks22.1%
Average travel time46.3 min
Congestion ratio12.3%
Drivers’ average age43.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,667

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Deaf Smith County, Texas (60% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 8,566 vehicles per day, 239% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,529 vehicles per day.

With 20% of the road miles (47 miles in 184 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 302,318 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈110 million per year).

A major freight corridor

Highway truck concentration here runs 61% higher than the state average, at 22.1%. That marks Deaf Smith as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Deaf Smith's highway truck share (22.1%) is higher than 78% of counties in Texas. 54% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Deaf Smith's roughly 1,891.

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Non-highway Traffic in Deaf Smith County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day2,529
Trucks8.7%
Average travel time34.7 min
Congestion ratio7.8%
Drivers’ average age42.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,455

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Deaf Smith County, Texas: 40% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 2,529 vehicles per day.

Spread over 183 miles and 1,005 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 197,437 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈72.1 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.7%.

Local congestion 51% below the Texas average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 61% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (7.8%) runs 51% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 56% of counties in Texas. Deaf Smith's median driver age is lower than 71% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Deaf Smith County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Deaf Smith County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Deaf Smith County runs 72% above the Texas average. Its highway truck share is also 61% above.

MetricDeaf Smith CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic3,4636,895-49.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)16.8%9.8%+71.6%
Truck % (Highway)22.1%13.8%+60.6%
Avg. Travel Time36.5 min32.6 min+11.8%

How Deaf Smith County compares

Deaf Smith County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Deaf Smith County moves 48.9% of the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Deaf Smith 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
Deaf Smith County3,46316.8%499,75636.5 min8.5%
Oldham County, Texas2,46542.7%889,88447.3 min8.1%
Parmer County, Texas1,95614.7%440,97031.3 min5.0%
Randall County, Texas9,4468.2%2,503,64729.7 min25.3%
Castro County, Texas1,34412.4%251,83237.4 min4.9%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Deaf Smith County ranked within Texas

Deaf Smith County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on truck share on highways, at #51 of 227.

Deaf Smith County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureDeaf Smith CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,463#103 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day302,318#162 of 227
Truck share on highways22.1%#51 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,891#104 of 227
Average travel time36.5 min#96 of 254
Average driver income$70,785#112 of 254
Average driver age43.2 yrs#180 of 254

Busiest roads in Deaf Smith County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Deaf Smith County average 12,178 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average of 3,463 across all its monitored roads.

US 60 leads with 12,654 vehicles a day, 2,078 of them trucks (16.4%). I 40 is practically level with it at 12,644. I 40 carries the most trucks, 8,191 a day (64.8% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on Route 66 and I 40: trucks are 100.0% and 64.8% of the traffic there, against 16.8% county-wide.

I 40 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 64.2 minutes against 36.5 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 60Trunk road · 12,654vehicles2,078trucks · 16.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.5%
Median trip time
51.9 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,983

Drivers on US 60 are on long journeys, a median 51.9 minutes against 36.5 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

2I 40Motorway · 12,644vehicles8,191trucks · 64.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
15.1%
Median trip time
64.2 min
Drivers’ median age
44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,869

I 40 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 15% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

31st StreetTrunk road · 11,236vehicles980trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.7%
Median trip time
41.7 min
Drivers’ median age
43.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,965

The busiest stretch of 1st Street carries 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 8.7% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

425 Mile AvenuePrimary road · 9,708vehicles405trucks · 4.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.2%
Median trip time
35.6 min
Drivers’ median age
43.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,268

On its busiest stretch, 25 Mile Avenue carries 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 4.2% of it, below the county-wide 16.8%.

5Park AvenueSecondary road · 6,072vehicles294trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
13.8%
Median trip time
35.4 min
Drivers’ median age
43.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,556

At 75% more than the county average, Park Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,556 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #2 by traffic12,644vehicles8,191trucks · 64.8%
2US 60Trunk road · #1 by traffic12,654vehicles2,078trucks · 16.4%
31st StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic11,236vehicles980trucks · 8.7%
425 Mile AvenuePrimary road · #4 by traffic9,708vehicles405trucks · 4.2%
5Route 66Tertiary road · 352vehicles352trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
62.5 min

Route 66 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 62.5 minutes, against 36.5 for the county.

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

Deaf SmithDepartment 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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