
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Kenedy County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day4,590 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 30.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 79.6 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. | 13.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $63,844 |
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Our data shows 4,590 vehicles per day on the average road in Kenedy County, Texas, and 508,358 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈186 million per year) across its 97 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 3 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Texas - a freight-heavy mix.
The longest trips of any county in Texas
At 4,590 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Kenedy carries 33% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Kenedy carries more traffic than 74% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 79.6 minutes, 144% higher than the state level. Kenedy additionally records the highest average travel time of any county in Texas - 79.6 minutes.
The congestion ratio of 13.7% is 16% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Kenedy County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,046 |
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| Trucks | 30.2% |
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| Average travel time | 85.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $63,820 |
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Nearly all driving in Kenedy County, Texas happens on highways: 100% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 5,046 vehicles per day, 825% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 546 vehicles per day.
Highways also make up about 100% of the monitored road miles: 96 miles in 142 segments, together carrying 508,093 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈185 million per year).
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (30.2%) is 120% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Kenedy as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
92% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Kenedy's 30.2%. 58% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Kenedy's roughly 1,526.

Non-highway Traffic in Kenedy County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day546 |
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| Trucks | 6.6% |
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| Average travel time | 31.0 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,779 |
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Local roads play a minor role in Kenedy County, Texas, carrying just 0% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 546 vehicles per day.
Spread over 0 miles and 16 segments, less than 1% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 265 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈96,725 per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.6%).
Drivers from lower-income areas than 72% of counties in Texas
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 78% fewer trucks by share.
Kenedy's average driver income is lower than 72% of counties in Texas. 60% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Kenedy.