
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Hale County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,117 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 15.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.1 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. | 7.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 42.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $60,069 |
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A typical monitored road in Hale County, Texas sees 2,117 vehicles per day, while its 454 miles of monitored roads together handle 918,665 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈335 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Texas - a freight-heavy mix.
Traffic 69% below the Texas average
Hale sees 69% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,117 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Hale carries less traffic than 71% of counties in Texas.
Journey times here (32.1 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 75% of counties in Texas have a longer average travel time than Hale's 32.1 minutes.
At 54% lower than the state level, the 7.5% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Hale County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,325 |
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| Trucks | 21.9% |
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| Average travel time | 59.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $66,299 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Hale County, Texas happens on highways: 56% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 6,325 vehicles per day, 219% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,983 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 17% of the monitored road miles: 76 miles in 127 segments, carrying 513,321 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈187 million per year).
A major freight corridor
At 21.9%, highway truck share is 60% higher than the state average. That marks Hale as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Hale's highway truck share (21.9%) is higher than 77% of counties in Texas. 56% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Hale's roughly 1,388.

Non-highway Traffic in Hale County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,983 |
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| Trucks | 8.0% |
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| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $56,741 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Hale County, Texas: 44% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,983 vehicles per day.
Spread over 379 miles and 4,004 segments, 83% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 405,344 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈148 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.0%.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 82% of counties in Texas
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 63% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 7.3% is 55% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Hale's average driver income is lower than 82% of counties in Texas. Hale's median driver age is lower than 81% of counties in Texas.