
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in El Paso County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,990 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.8 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. | 20.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 39.7 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $68,742 |
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Our data shows 6,990 vehicles per day on the average road in El Paso County, Texas, and 15,308,116 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈5.6 billion per year) across its 1,677 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Texas: 7.5% against 9.8%.
Shorter trips than 95% of counties in Texas
At 6,990 vehicles per day, the average road in El Paso tracks closely with the state average of 6,895 vehicles per day. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 2.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. El Paso carries more traffic than 90% of counties in Texas.
Journey times run 9% lower than the state level, at 29.8 minutes on average. 95% of counties in Texas have a longer average travel time than El Paso's 29.8 minutes.
Congestion runs 25% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 20.5%, which means more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in El Paso County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day21,851 |
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| Trucks | 10.6% |
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| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 35.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 40.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $68,074 |
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Travel in El Paso County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (48% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 21,851 vehicles per day, 250% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,247 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 21% of the monitored road miles (351 miles, 1,626 segments), so they carry more than their share: 7,329,225 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 billion per year).
97% of counties in Texas move less traffic on their highways.
Lower highway truck share than 88% of counties in Texas
At 10.6%, highway truck share is 23% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 88% of counties in Texas. 71% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than El Paso's roughly 2,312.

Non-highway Traffic in El Paso County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,247 |
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| Trucks | 4.6% |
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| Average travel time | 29.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 19.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,170 |
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Travel in El Paso County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (52% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 6,247 vehicles per day.
Spread over 1,326 miles and 32,532 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 7,978,891 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.9 billion per year). About 1 in 22 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.6%).
Younger drivers than 95% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 57% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 19.8% is 24% higher than the state level, suggesting slower local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 51% of counties in Texas. 95% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than El Paso.