
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Gonzales County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,822 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 18.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 39.1 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. | 8.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $74,257 |
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The average monitored road in Gonzales County, Texas carries 2,822 vehicles per day. Across its 422 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,564,503 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈571 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.2% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Traffic 59% below the Texas average
At 2,822 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Gonzales carries 59% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Gonzales accounts for about 0.2% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Gonzales carries less traffic than 55% of counties in Texas.
Journey times run 20% higher than the state level, at 39.1 minutes on average. 74% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Gonzales's 39.1 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 8.2% is 50% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Gonzales County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,683 |
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| Trucks | 21.8% |
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| Average travel time | 67.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $73,066 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Gonzales County, Texas (68% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,683 vehicles per day, 292% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,959 vehicles per day.
With 23% of the road miles (97 miles in 446 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,057,927 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈386 million per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 71% of counties in Texas.
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (21.8%) is 59% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Gonzales as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Gonzales's highway truck share (21.8%) is higher than 76% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Gonzales carries more highway trucks than 76% of counties in Texas.

Non-highway Traffic in Gonzales County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,959 |
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| Trucks | 10.6% |
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| Average travel time | 33.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $74,981 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Gonzales County, Texas: 32% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,959 vehicles per day.
Spread over 325 miles and 2,513 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 506,576 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈185 million per year). Trucks make up 10.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 9 vehicles.
Local congestion 55% below the Texas average
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 51% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (7.3%) runs 55% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
66% of counties in Texas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Gonzales. The driver population here skews older than 60% of counties in Texas.