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Traffic | vehicles per day10,080 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.8% |
Average travel time | 33.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 20.4% |
Drivers’ average age | 41.8 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $99,363 |
The average monitored road in Harris County, Texas carries 10,080 vehicles per day. Across its 7,466 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 107,067,377 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈39.1 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Texas: 6.8% against 9.8%.
At 10,080 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Harris carries 46% 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, Harris accounts for about 15% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Harris carries more traffic than 99% of counties in Texas.
At 33.1 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Harris runs shorter than 66% of counties in Texas.
At 25% higher than the state level, the 20.4% congestion ratio signals more pronounced congestion - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day48,758 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 9.2% |
| Average travel time | 39.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 61.0% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $99,874 |
Highways carry about half of all travel in Harris County, Texas, 52% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 48,758 vehicles per day, 449% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,887 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 16% of the road network, 1,182 miles in 6,215 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.
No county in Texas moves more traffic on its highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (9.2%) is 33% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Harris still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
Harris's highway truck share (9.2%) is lower than 96% of counties in Texas. 97% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Harris's roughly 4,466.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,887 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 4.2% |
| Average travel time | 32.9 min |
| Congestion ratio | 19.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 41.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $98,984 |
Local roads carry about half of all travel in Harris County, Texas, 48% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 8,887 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 84% of the monitored road miles (6,284 miles in 201,372 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 51,671,923 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈18.9 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.2%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 54% lower than the highway network.
At 20% higher than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 19.2% signals more friction on local roads.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 94% of counties in Texas. 82% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Harris.
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