
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Hays County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day8,054 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.5 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. | 17.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 40.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $94,324 |
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Our data shows 8,054 vehicles per day on the average road in Hays County, Texas, and 6,411,692 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.3 billion per year) across its 590 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 9.4% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.
Busier roads than 94% of counties in Texas
Hays sees 17% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (8,054 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.9% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 94% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Hays's 8,054 vehicles per day.
The average trip takes 32.5 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.5 minutes is shorter than 71% of counties in Texas.
The congestion ratio of 17.4% runs slightly higher than the state level (6% higher).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Hays County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day32,302 |
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| Trucks | 13.5% |
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| Average travel time | 44.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 37.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 40.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $93,519 |
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Travel in Hays County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (52% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 32,302 vehicles per day, 383% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 6,694 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 12% of the monitored road miles: 69 miles in 714 segments, carrying 3,358,344 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.2 billion per year).
That is more highway travel volume than 92% of counties in Texas.
The most highway trucks of any county in Texas
Highway truck concentration here (13.5%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Hays's highway truck share (13.5%) is lower than 63% of counties in Texas. At roughly 6,583 trucks per day, Hays carries the highest volume of highway trucks in Texas.

Non-highway Traffic in Hays County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day6,694 |
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| Trucks | 4.8% |
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| Average travel time | 31.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 16.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $94,834 |
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Travel in Hays County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (48% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 6,694 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 88% of the monitored road miles (521 miles in 12,728 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 3,053,349 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.1 billion per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.8%.
Younger drivers than 93% of counties in Texas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 64% lower than the highway network.
At 16.3%, the non-highway congestion ratio matches the state level closely.
92% of counties in Texas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Hays. The driver population here skews younger than 93% of counties in Texas.