
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Jeff Davis County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,538 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 34.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 40.1 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. | 4.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 49.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $43,261 |
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Our data shows 1,538 vehicles per day on the average road in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and 182,359 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈66.6 million per year) across its 148 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 34.6% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.
Traffic 78% below the Texas average
At 1,538 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Jeff Davis carries 78% less traffic than the state average of 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 less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Jeff Davis's 1,538 vehicles per day trails 85% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 40.1 minutes, 23% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 40.1 minutes is longer than 77% of counties in Texas.
Congestion runs 71% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 4.7%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Jeff Davis County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,992 |
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| Trucks | 43.9% |
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| Average travel time | 58.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $53,993 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Jeff Davis County, Texas (70% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 2,992 vehicles per day, 188% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,038 vehicles per day.
With 33% of the road miles (50 miles in 94 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 127,227 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈46.4 million per year).
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (43.9%) is 219% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Jeff Davis as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
100% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Jeff Davis's 43.9%. 52% of counties in Texas see more highway trucks per day than Jeff Davis's roughly 1,312.

Non-highway Traffic in Jeff Davis County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,038 |
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| Trucks | 13.3% |
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| Average travel time | 33.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 3.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 62.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $35,332 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Jeff Davis County, Texas: 30% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,038 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 67% of the monitored road miles (98 miles in 274 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 55,132 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.1 million per year). Trucks make up 13.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 99% of counties in Texas
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 70% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 3.8% is 76% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
99% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Jeff Davis. 79% of counties in Texas have a younger driver population than Jeff Davis.