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Traffic heat map of El Paso County, Texas: 1,677 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 10 and Patriot Freeway

El Paso County, Texas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, I 10, carries 123,730 vehicles a day, 17.7 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in El Paso County, Texas across 1,677 miles of monitored roads split into 34,158 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 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
Trucks

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

7.5%
Average travel time

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

29.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

20.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

39.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,742

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

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Highway Traffic in El Paso County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day21,851
Trucks10.6%
Average travel time29.8 min
Congestion ratio35.0%
Drivers’ average age40.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,074

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.

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Non-highway Traffic in El Paso County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day6,247
Trucks4.6%
Average travel time29.9 min
Congestion ratio19.8%
Drivers’ average age39.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,170

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.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and PM peak 4:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 79% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 13% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even April–June, the busiest stretch, runs only +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
December is the quietest month, with volumes -3% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In El Paso County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+4% in high season).

El Paso County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets El Paso County apart: 24% below the Texas average. Its highway truck share is also 23% below.

MetricEl Paso CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic6,9906,895+1.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.5%9.8%-23.7%
Truck % (Highway)10.6%13.8%-23.1%
Avg. Travel Time29.8 min32.6 min-8.6%

How El Paso County compares

El Paso County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, El Paso County moves 5.8 times the total daily travel and runs 17.4 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

El Paso 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
El Paso County6,9907.5%15,308,11629.8 min20.5%
Hudspeth County, Texas3,09641.8%1,514,11965.9 min10.1%
Doña Ana County, New Mexico4,73015.6%5,738,72334.2 min14.1%
Otero County, New Mexico3,19811.7%1,623,00433.9 min10.1%
Luna County, New Mexico2,93130.4%1,693,58939.0 min9.4%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

El Paso County ranked within Texas

Highway travel volume places El Paso County #8 of 227 in Texas - the top quarter of the state.

El Paso County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureEl Paso CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,990#27 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day7,329,225#8 of 227
Truck share on highways10.6%#199 of 227
Highway trucks per day2,312#66 of 227
Average travel time29.8 min#241 of 254
Average driver income$68,742#130 of 254
Average driver age39.7 yrs#242 of 254

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #8 of 227 on highway travel volume, against #242 of 254 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in El Paso County, Texas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in El Paso County carry 77,470 vehicles a day on average, 11.1 times the typical road in the county (6,990).

I 10 is the busiest road, at 123,730 vehicles a day, 10,433 of them trucks (8.4%). No other road comes close: Patriot Freeway, in second place, carries 55,455. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Purple Heart Memorial Freeway is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 16.2 minutes, against 29.8 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · 123,730vehicles10,433trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
66.4%
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
40.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,463

Delays build on I 10: its congestion ratio of 66% over free-flow time is well above the county's 21%.

2Patriot FreewayMotorway · 55,455vehicles2,875trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
45.7%
Median trip time
26.2 min
Drivers’ median age
38.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,466

At 7.9 times the county average, Patriot Freeway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $63,466 in household income.

3Loop 375Motorway · 53,225vehicles3,653trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
55.7%
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
39.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,838

A main artery: Loop 375's busiest stretch carries 7.6 times the county average; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 7.5%.

4US 85Motorway · 46,942vehicles2,594trucks · 5.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
94.0%
Median trip time
26.4 min
Drivers’ median age
40.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,628

Travel on US 85's busiest stretch runs 94% over free-flow time, against 21% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

5Purple Heart Memorial FreewayMotorway · 37,989vehicles3,537trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
37.6%
Median trip time
16.2 min
Drivers’ median age
34.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,735

Purple Heart Memorial Freeway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 9.3% of it, above the county-wide 7.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · #1 by traffic123,730vehicles10,433trucks · 8.4%
2Loop 375Motorway · #3 by traffic53,225vehicles3,653trucks · 6.9%
3Purple Heart Memorial FreewayMotorway · #5 by traffic37,989vehicles3,537trucks · 9.3%
4Patriot FreewayMotorway · #2 by traffic55,455vehicles2,875trucks · 5.2%
5US 85Motorway · #4 by traffic46,942vehicles2,594trucks · 5.5%
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

El PasoDepartment 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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