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Traffic heat map of Dickens County, Texas: 153 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Highway 82 and 5th Street

Dickens County, Texas Traffic Counts

About 1 in 7 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Texas. This page breaks down traffic in Dickens County, Texas across 153 miles of monitored roads split into 633 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Dickens County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day660
Trucks

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

14.9%
Average travel time

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

44.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

3.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,999

The average monitored road in Dickens County, Texas carries 660 vehicles per day. Across its 153 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 99,440 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈36.3 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 14.9% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.

Quieter roads than 98% of counties in Texas

At 660 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Dickens carries 90% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. By volume, Dickens's 660 vehicles per day trails 98% of counties in Texas.

The average trip takes 44.1 minutes, 35% higher than the state level. On travel time, Dickens runs longer than 86% of counties in Texas.

Congestion runs 79% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 3.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Dickens County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day1,352
Trucks17.6%
Average travel time90.6 min
Congestion ratio3.4%
Drivers’ average age51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,282

A little more than half of the driving in Dickens County, Texas happens on highways: 66% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,352 vehicles per day, 174% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 494 vehicles per day.

With 40% of the road miles (62 miles in 122 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 65,429 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈23.9 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 99% of counties in Texas

Highway truck concentration here runs 28% higher than the state average, at 17.6%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

Dickens's highway truck share (17.6%) is higher than 60% of counties in Texas. 99% of counties in Texas see more highway trucks per day than Dickens's roughly 238.

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Non-highway Traffic in Dickens County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day494
Trucks9.8%
Average travel time33.0 min
Congestion ratio3.4%
Drivers’ average age56.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,822

A significant share of driving in Dickens County, Texas, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 494 vehicles per day.

Spread over 91 miles and 511 segments, 60% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 34,010 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈12.4 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.8%).

Older drivers than 96% of counties in Texas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 44% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (3.4%) runs 79% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

90% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Dickens. 96% of counties in Texas have a younger driver population than Dickens.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Dickens County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Dickens County apart: 90% below the Texas average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 53% above.

MetricDickens CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic6606,895-90.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.9%9.8%+52.9%
Truck % (Highway)17.6%13.8%+28.0%
Avg. Travel Time44.1 min32.6 min+35.2%

How Dickens County compares

Dickens County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Dickens County sees 22.8% shorter typical trips; it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Dickens 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
Dickens County66014.9%99,44044.1 min3.4%
Motley County, Texas47413.5%47,33457.4 min3.8%
Kent County, Texas47211.1%40,33850.1 min2.6%
Crosby County, Texas1,19712.1%203,01146.6 min4.4%
King County, Texas1,19516.1%96,97774.4 min3.1%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Dickens County ranked within Texas

Dickens County sits in the bottom quarter of the Texas field on highway truck volume, at #224 of 227.

Dickens County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureDickens CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)660#248 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day65,429#217 of 227
Truck share on highways17.6%#90 of 227
Highway trucks per day238#224 of 227
Average travel time44.1 min#36 of 254
Average driver income$55,999#229 of 254
Average driver age54.4 yrs#12 of 254

Dickens County ranks #12 of 254 on average driver age but #229 of 254 on average driver income. The driver population here skews older and lower-income than most of Texas.

Busiest roads in Dickens County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Dickens County average 2,302 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average of 660 across all its monitored roads.

Highway 82 is the busiest road, at 2,361 vehicles a day, 362 of them trucks (15.3%). 5th Street is practically level with it at 2,338. 5th Street carries the most trucks, 380 a day (16.2% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

5th Street carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 89.4 minutes against 44.1 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Highway 82Trunk road · 2,361vehicles362trucks · 15.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.8%
Median trip time
82.7 min
Drivers’ median age
58.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,022

Highway 82 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 82.7 minutes, against 44.1 for the county.

25th StreetTrunk road · 2,338vehicles380trucks · 16.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.3%
Median trip time
89.4 min
Drivers’ median age
58.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,250

The busiest stretch of 5th Street carries 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 16.2% of it, above the county-wide 14.9%.

3US 82Trunk road · 2,209vehicles338trucks · 15.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
2.4%
Median trip time
82.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,766

Drivers on US 82 are on long journeys, a median 82.5 minutes against 44.1 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

4Hill StreetPrimary road · 1,667vehicles119trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
3.8%
Median trip time
31.3 min
Drivers’ median age
56.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,081

On its busiest stretch, Hill Street carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 7.1% of it, below the county-wide 14.9%.

5Harris StreetSecondary road · 1,539vehicles99trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
3.9%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,117

Harris Street peaks at 1,539 vehicles a day, 2.3 times the county average; trucks are 6.4% of it, below the county-wide 14.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
15th StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic2,338vehicles380trucks · 16.2%
2Highway 82Trunk road · #1 by traffic2,361vehicles362trucks · 15.3%
3US 82Trunk road · #3 by traffic2,209vehicles338trucks · 15.3%
4Hill StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic1,667vehicles119trucks · 7.1%
5Harris StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic1,539vehicles99trucks · 6.4%
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

DickensDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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