
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Donley County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,272 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 27.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 40.0 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. | 6.8% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $62,872 |
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Our data shows 3,272 vehicles per day on the average road in Donley County, Texas, and 598,939 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈219 million per year) across its 173 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 27.8% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Congestion 58% below the Texas average
Donley sees 53% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,272 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. Donley carries more traffic than 56% of counties in Texas.
At 40.0 minutes, the average travel time is 23% higher than the state level. On travel time, Donley runs longer than 77% of counties in Texas.
Congestion runs 58% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 6.8%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Donley County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,862 |
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| Trucks | 28.8% |
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| Average travel time | 53.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $63,985 |
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Highways carry nearly all of the traffic in Donley County, Texas, 94% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 8,862 vehicles per day, 1662% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 503 vehicles per day.
With 52% of the road miles (89 miles in 265 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 564,495 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈206 million per year).
A major freight corridor
At 28.8%, highway truck share is 110% higher than the state average. That marks Donley as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Donley's highway truck share (28.8%) is higher than 91% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Donley carries more highway trucks than 64% of counties in Texas.

Non-highway Traffic in Donley County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day503 |
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| Trucks | 11.2% |
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| Average travel time | 33.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 2.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 51.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $58,516 |
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Only a small share of travel in Donley County, Texas happens on local roads: 6% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 503 vehicles per day.
Spread over 83 miles and 535 segments, 48% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 34,443 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈12.6 million per year). Trucks make up 11.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 9 vehicles.
Local congestion 83% below the Texas average
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 61% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (2.7%) runs 83% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
74% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Donley. The driver population here skews older than 54% of counties in Texas.