
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Ector County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,913 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 16.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.6 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. | 13.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 39.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $85,357 |
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A typical monitored road in Ector County, Texas sees 6,913 vehicles per day, while its 758 miles of monitored roads together handle 4,653,887 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.7 billion per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Texas - a freight-heavy mix.
Busier roads than 89% of counties in Texas
The average road in Ector carries 6,913 vehicles per day, essentially matching the state average of 6,895. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.6% of Texas's statewide total. 89% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Ector's 6,913 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 32.6 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.6 minutes is shorter than 71% of counties in Texas.
The congestion ratio of 13.3% is 19% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Ector County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day19,061 |
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| Trucks | 25.3% |
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| Average travel time | 32.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 24.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $86,284 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Ector County, Texas, 48% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 19,061 vehicles per day, 217% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,010 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (185 miles, 859 segments), so they carry more than their share: 2,235,348 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈816 million per year).
88% of counties in Texas move less traffic on their highways.
A major freight corridor
At 25.3%, highway truck share is 84% higher than the state average. That marks Ector as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 86% of counties in Texas. 86% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Ector's roughly 4,828.

Non-highway Traffic in Ector County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,010 |
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| Trucks | 8.3% |
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| Average travel time | 32.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $84,724 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Ector County, Texas, 52% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 6,010 vehicles per day.
Spread over 573 miles and 11,555 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 2,418,539 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈883 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.3%.
Younger drivers than 98% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 67% lower than on highways.
At 22% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 12.4% signals easier movement on local roads.
Ector's average driver income is higher than 86% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews younger than 98% of counties in Texas.