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Traffic | vehicles per day8,937 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.6% |
Average travel time | 32.0 min |
Congestion ratio | 21.8% |
Drivers’ average age | 44.6 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $102,248 |
The average monitored road in Galveston County, Texas carries 8,937 vehicles per day. Across its 661 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 6,290,278 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.3 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Texas: 6.6% against 9.8%.
At 8,937 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Galveston carries 30% more traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting more demand on each road - a busier backdrop for retail sites, at the cost of slower access. Network-wide, Galveston accounts for about 0.9% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Galveston carries more traffic than 97% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 32.0 minutes, on par with the state level. 77% of counties in Texas have a longer average travel time than Galveston's 32.0 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 21.8% is 33% higher, pointing to more pronounced congestion than the state level - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.
| Traffic | vehicles per day23,091 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 10.5% |
| Average travel time | 38.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 31.6% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $90,432 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in Galveston County, Texas: 33% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 23,091 vehicles per day, 173% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,447 vehicles per day.
With 13% of the road miles (85 miles in 588 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,090,223 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈763 million per year).
87% of counties in Texas move less traffic on their highways.
Highway truck concentration here runs 24% lower than the state average, at 10.5%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Galveston's highway truck share (10.5%) is lower than 89% of counties in Texas. Galveston's highway truck count is higher than 79% of counties in Texas, at roughly 2,422 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,447 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 4.7% |
| Average travel time | 31.7 min |
| Congestion ratio | 21.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 44.7 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $106,035 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Galveston County, Texas (67% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 8,447 vehicles per day.
Spread over 576 miles and 17,000 segments, 87% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 4,200,056 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.5 billion per year). About 1 in 22 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.7%).
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 56% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (21.5%) runs 34% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.
Galveston's average driver income is higher than 95% of counties in Texas. Galveston's median driver age is lower than 58% of counties in Texas.
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