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Traffic heat map of Jim Wells County, Texas: 373 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Front Street and Main Street

Jim Wells County, Texas Traffic Counts

Our Jim Wells County, Texas traffic data covers 3,232 road segments over 373 road miles, with an average segment of just 609 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Texas. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Jim Wells County, Texas

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day3,775
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

17.2%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

36.5 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

10.4%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$58,514

A typical monitored road in Jim Wells County, Texas sees 3,775 vehicles per day, while its 373 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,240,779 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈453 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Texas - a freight-heavy mix.

Traffic 45% below the Texas average

At 3,775 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Jim Wells carries 45% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Network-wide, Jim Wells accounts for about 0.2% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Jim Wells carries more traffic than 64% of counties in Texas.

Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 36.5 minutes on average. On travel time, Jim Wells runs longer than 63% of counties in Texas.

At 37% lower than the state level, the 10.4% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Jim Wells County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day7,642
Trucks23.1%
Average travel time45.1 min
Congestion ratio13.9%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,386

A little more than half of the driving in Jim Wells County, Texas happens on highways: 63% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,642 vehicles per day, 185% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,682 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 40% of the monitored road miles (148 miles, 712 segments), so they carry more than their share: 784,639 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈286 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Jim Wells outranks 62% of counties in Texas.

A major freight corridor

The concentration of trucks on highways (23.1%) is 68% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Jim Wells as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 81% of counties in Texas. 52% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Jim Wells's roughly 1,767.

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Non-highway Traffic in Jim Wells County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day2,682
Trucks6.9%
Average travel time34.1 min
Congestion ratio9.4%
Drivers’ average age44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,619

A significant share of driving in Jim Wells County, Texas, 37% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 2,682 vehicles per day.

Spread over 224 miles and 2,520 segments, 60% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 456,139 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈166 million per year). Trucks make up 6.9% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 85% 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 9.4% is 42% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

85% of counties in Texas see higher average driver income among trip origins than Jim Wells. 61% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Jim Wells.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Jim Wells County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Jim Wells County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Jim Wells County apart: 76% above the Texas average. Its highway truck share is also 68% above.

MetricJim Wells CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic3,7756,895-45.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)17.2%9.8%+75.6%
Truck % (Highway)23.1%13.8%+68.1%
Avg. Travel Time36.5 min32.6 min+12.0%

How Jim Wells County compares

Jim Wells County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Jim Wells County moves 43.9% of the total daily travel and is 24.1% less congested; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Jim Wells County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Texas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Jim Wells County3,77517.2%1,240,77936.5 min10.4%
Duval County, Texas1,80015.3%362,95042.0 min4.7%
Nueces County, Texas7,9688.5%7,963,54830.4 min23.1%
Kleberg County, Texas5,00114.3%824,93636.3 min13.9%
San Patricio County, Texas4,60113.1%2,156,70532.2 min12.8%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Jim Wells County ranked within Texas

Average driver income places Jim Wells County #215 of 254 in Texas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Jim Wells County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureJim Wells CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,775#93 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day784,639#87 of 227
Truck share on highways23.1%#44 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,767#110 of 227
Average travel time36.5 min#93 of 254
Average driver income$58,514#215 of 254
Average driver age44.2 yrs#156 of 254

Jim Wells County ranks #44 of 227 on truck share on highways but #215 of 254 on average driver income - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Jim Wells County, Texas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Jim Wells County carry 15,080 vehicles a day on average, 4.0 times the typical road in the county (3,775).

Front Street leads with 18,014 vehicles a day, 1,034 of them trucks (5.7%). US 281 carries the most trucks, 2,898 a day (23.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trips using US 281 are long: a median of 71.1 minutes against 36.5 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Main Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.4% of its traffic is trucks, against 17.2% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Front StreetTrunk road · 18,014vehicles1,034trucks · 5.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
20.6%
Median trip time
44.5 min
Drivers’ median age
42.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,692

Front Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 21% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

2Main StreetTrunk road · 14,264vehicles770trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
21.4%
Median trip time
36.6 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,819

Delays build on Main Street: its congestion ratio of 21% over free-flow time is well above the county's 10%.

3Gravis AvenueTrunk road · 12,962vehicles1,164trucks · 9.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.0%
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,022

At 3.4 times the county average, Gravis Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $49,022 in household income.

4US 281Trunk road · 12,234vehicles2,898trucks · 23.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.9%
Median trip time
71.1 min
Drivers’ median age
44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,078

The busiest stretch of US 281 carries 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 23.7% of it, above the county-wide 17.2%.

5TX 44Trunk road · 11,677vehicles1,235trucks · 10.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.5%
Median trip time
39.0 min
Drivers’ median age
43.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,516

On its busiest stretch, TX 44 carries 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 10.6% of it, below the county-wide 17.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 281Trunk road · #4 by traffic12,234vehicles2,898trucks · 23.7%
2TX 44Trunk road · #5 by traffic11,677vehicles1,235trucks · 10.6%
3Gravis AvenueTrunk road · #3 by traffic12,962vehicles1,164trucks · 9.0%
4Front StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic18,014vehicles1,034trucks · 5.7%
5Main StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic14,264vehicles770trucks · 5.4%
How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

Jim WellsDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Q3 2026

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