
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Lamar County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,784 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 9.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.7 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. | 12.4% |
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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. | $66,738 |
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The average monitored road in Lamar County, Texas carries 3,784 vehicles per day. Across its 495 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,409,597 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈515 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, in line with Texas (9.8%).
Traffic 45% below the Texas average
Lamar sees 45% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,784 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Lamar accounts for about 0.2% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 64% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Lamar's 3,784 vehicles per day.
Journey times here (32.7 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Lamar runs shorter than 70% of counties in Texas.
The congestion ratio of 12.4% is 24% 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 Lamar County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,031 |
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| Trucks | 11.0% |
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| Average travel time | 29.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 17.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 49.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $67,254 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Lamar County, Texas (64% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 9,031 vehicles per day, 274% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,413 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (118 miles, 927 segments), so they carry more than their share: 895,921 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈327 million per year).
65% of counties in Texas move less traffic on their highways.
Lower highway truck share than 83% of counties in Texas
Highway truck concentration here runs 20% lower than the state average, at 11.0%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Lamar's highway truck share (11.0%) is lower than 83% of counties in Texas. Lamar's highway truck count is lower than 64% of counties in Texas, at roughly 995 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Lamar County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,413 |
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| Trucks | 6.2% |
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| Average travel time | 33.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 11.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $66,017 |
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A significant share of driving in Lamar County, Texas, 36% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 2,413 vehicles per day.
Spread over 377 miles and 3,547 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 513,676 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈187 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.2%.
Older drivers than 79% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 44% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 11.0% is 31% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Lamar's average driver income is lower than 60% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews older than 79% of counties in Texas.