
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Grimes County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,024 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 40.9 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. | 13.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 39.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $81,741 |
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A typical monitored road in Grimes County, Texas sees 4,024 vehicles per day, while its 357 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,425,886 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈520 million per year). Trucks are 9.6% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.
Longer trips than 80% of counties in Texas
Grimes sees 42% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (4,024 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 69% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Grimes's 4,024 vehicles per day.
At 40.9 minutes, the average travel time is 25% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 40.9 minutes is longer than 80% of counties in Texas.
Congestion runs 17% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 13.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Grimes County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,502 |
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| Trucks | 12.6% |
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| Average travel time | 54.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 30.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 38.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $83,261 |
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A significant share of driving in Grimes County, Texas, 36% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 9,502 vehicles per day, 171% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,507 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 13% of the monitored road miles (48 miles, 258 segments), so they carry more than their share: 511,513 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈187 million per year).
Lower highway truck share than 71% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on highways (12.6%) is 9% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
71% of counties in Texas see a higher highway truck share than Grimes's 12.6%. Grimes's highway truck count is higher than 53% of counties in Texas, at roughly 1,194 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Grimes County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,507 |
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| Trucks | 7.9% |
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| Average travel time | 39.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $81,189 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Grimes County, Texas (64% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,507 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (309 miles in 2,735 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 914,374 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈334 million per year). Trucks make up 7.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.
Younger drivers than 96% of counties in Texas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 37% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (12.0%) runs 25% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 82% of counties in Texas. Grimes's median driver age is lower than 96% of counties in Texas.