
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Gray County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,558 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 28.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 37.8 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. | 7.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 45.9 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $66,843 |
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Our data shows 2,558 vehicles per day on the average road in Gray County, Texas, and 777,607 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈284 million per year) across its 297 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 28.2% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Traffic 63% below the Texas average
Gray sees 63% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,558 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. By volume, Gray's 2,558 vehicles per day trails 58% of counties in Texas.
Journey times run 16% higher than the state level, at 37.8 minutes on average. 70% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Gray's 37.8 minutes.
Congestion runs 55% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.4%, which means smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Gray County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,156 |
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| Trucks | 36.7% |
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| Average travel time | 52.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $69,128 |
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Highways carry most of the traffic in Gray County, Texas: 71% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,156 vehicles per day, 145% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,101 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 30% of the monitored road miles (88 miles, 301 segments), so they carry more than their share: 550,418 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈201 million per year).
A major freight corridor
At 36.7%, highway truck share is 167% higher than the state average. That marks Gray as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Gray's highway truck share (36.7%) is higher than 96% of counties in Texas. Gray's highway truck count is higher than 74% of counties in Texas, at roughly 1,894 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Gray County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,101 |
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| Trucks | 7.5% |
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| Average travel time | 35.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.4% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 46.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $65,719 |
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At 29% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Gray County, Texas than highways. The average non-highway road carries 2,101 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 70% of the monitored road miles (209 miles in 1,713 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 227,189 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈82.9 million per year). Trucks make up 7.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.
Local congestion 54% below the Texas average
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 80% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (7.4%) runs 54% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 59% of counties in Texas. Gray's median driver age is higher than 52% of counties in Texas.