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TrafficThe average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,664 |
|---|---|
TrucksThe percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 17.9% |
Average travel timeThe average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.7 min |
Congestion ratioThe rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 8.6% |
Drivers’ average ageAverage age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 42.7 yrs |
Drivers’ average incomeAverage income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $66,133 |
A typical monitored road in Hill County, Texas sees 2,664 vehicles per day, while its 559 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,792,344 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.0 billion per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.9% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Hill sees 61% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,664 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. Network-wide, Hill accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Hill carries less traffic than 57% of counties in Texas.
Journey times run 6% higher than the state level, at 34.7 minutes on average. 51% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Hill's 34.7 minutes.
Congestion runs 48% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 8.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
| Traffic | vehicles per day16,173 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 22.2% |
| Average travel time | 68.4 min |
| Congestion ratio | 24.4% |
| Drivers’ average age | 40.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $71,749 |
A little more than half of the driving in Hill County, Texas happens on highways: 69% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 16,173 vehicles per day, 679% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,075 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 19% of the road network, 108 miles in 221 segments, so each mile of them is 3.6 times as busy as the average road mile.
That is more highway travel volume than 85% of counties in Texas.
Highway truck concentration here runs 62% higher than the state average, at 22.2%. That marks Hill as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
78% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Hill's 22.2%. 96% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Hill's roughly 3,597.
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,075 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.1% |
| Average travel time | 33.2 min |
| Congestion ratio | 7.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 49.3 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $63,243 |
A significant share of driving in Hill County, Texas, 31% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 2,075 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 81% of the monitored road miles (451 miles in 5,070 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 856,764 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈313 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.1%.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 64% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (7.9%) runs 51% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
64% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Hill. The driver population here skews younger than 75% of counties in Texas.
The truck share sets Hill County apart: 83% above the Texas average. Its highway truck share is also 62% above.
| Metric | Hill County | Texas average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic | 2,664 | 6,895 | -61.4% |
| Truck % (Total Traffic) | 17.9% | 9.8% | +83.2% |
| Truck % (Highway) | 22.2% | 13.8% | +61.7% |
| Avg. Travel Time | 34.7 min | 32.6 min | +6.4% |
Against the 4 nearest areas, Hill County carries 45.4% less traffic on a typical road and is 34.9% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.
| Area | Average daily traffic | Truck share | Daily vehicle-miles | Average travel time | Congestion ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill County | 2,664 | 17.9% | 2,792,344 | 34.7 min | 8.6% |
| Ellis County, Texas | 4,691 | 13.9% | 6,678,186 | 29.4 min | 12.3% |
| McLennan County, Texas | 6,847 | 12.2% | 7,453,419 | 33.4 min | 19.6% |
| Bosque County, Texas | 1,941 | 9.4% | 578,116 | 35.2 min | 6.2% |
| Johnson County, Texas | 6,026 | 9.6% | 4,525,820 | 34.3 min | 14.6% |
| Texas average | 6,895 | 9.8% | N/A | 32.6 min | 16.4% |
Hill County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on highway truck volume, at #10 of 227.
| Measure | Hill County | Texas rank |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic volume (AADT) | 2,664 | #145 of 254 |
| Highway vehicle-miles per day | 1,935,580 | #35 of 227 |
| Truck share on highways | 22.2% | #50 of 227 |
| Highway trucks per day | 3,597 | #10 of 227 |
| Average travel time | 34.7 min | #126 of 254 |
| Average driver income | $66,133 | #162 of 254 |
| Average driver age | 42.7 yrs | #191 of 254 |
Hill County ranks #10 of 227 on highway truck volume but #191 of 254 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.
The three busiest roads in Hill County average 45,088 vehicles a day, 16.9 times the county average of 2,664 across all its monitored roads.
Purple Heart Trail is the busiest road, at 67,423 vehicles a day, 14,808 of them trucks (22.0%). No other road comes close: I 35W, in second place, carries 34,016. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.
Purple Heart Trail carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 69.4 minutes against 34.7 county-wide.
Drivers on Brazos Avenue are noticeably older, with a median age of 51.5 against 42.7 across the county.
Purple Heart Trail is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 49% longer than at free-flow speed, against 9% county-wide.
Drivers on I 35W are on long journeys, a median 62.9 minutes against 34.7 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.
Delays build on I 35E: its congestion ratio of 38% over free-flow time is well above the county's 9%.
The busiest stretch of Brazos Avenue carries 4.4 times the county average; trucks are 4.7% of it, below the county-wide 17.9%.
On its busiest stretch, Corsicana Highway carries 4.4 times the county average; trucks are 4.8% of it, below the county-wide 17.9%.
Elm Street peaks at 10,888 vehicles a day, 4.1 times the county average; trucks are 9.0% of it, below the county-wide 17.9%.
TX 31 carries 2.0 times the county average at its busiest, 726 of them trucks (13.9%, below the county-wide 17.9%).
The average monitored road in Hill carries 2,664 vehicles per day, 61% less than the Texas average of 6,895.
Hill carries more highway trucks by raw volume than 96% of counties in Texas, at roughly 3,597 per day.
Drivers on Hill roads have a median age of 43 years, and the median household income of the neighborhoods trips originate from averages $66,133, 27% below the Texas average.
Approximately 61% of highway traffic and 13% of non-highway traffic consists of vehicles whose trip originates outside Hill County, Texas. Most highway traffic here starts elsewhere, so the highways serve the wider region more than the local community.
Weekday traffic has two busy windows: AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM - about 61% above the daily average.
Trucks make up about 17.9% of all traffic in Hill County, Texas, rising to 22.2% on highways, where long-haul freight concentrates.
The average trip in Hill takes 34.7 minutes, 6% longer than the Texas average of 32.6 minutes, delays at signals and congestion included.
Purple Heart Trail carries the most, 67,423 vehicles per day on its busiest stretch, followed by I 35W (34,016), I 35E (33,825), Brazos Avenue (11,759), Corsicana Highway (11,736). Figures are AADT, both directions combined.
Purple Heart Trail, with about 14,808 trucks per day on its busiest stretch, 22.0% of its 67,423 vehicles.
About 67,423 vehicles per day in both directions on its busiest stretch, including 14,808 trucks (22.0%). Traffic is lower on its quieter stretches; TrafficZoom shows the count for every segment.

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