
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Lamb County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,542 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 11.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 38.8 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. | 4.2% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 43.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $61,066 |
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A typical monitored road in Lamb County, Texas sees 1,542 vehicles per day, while its 342 miles of monitored roads together handle 480,873 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈176 million per year). At 11.8%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Texas: about 1 in 8 vehicles.
Traffic 78% below the Texas average
Lamb sees 78% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,542 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. Lamb carries less traffic than 85% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 38.8 minutes, 19% higher than the state level. On travel time, Lamb runs longer than 72% of counties in Texas.
The congestion ratio of 4.2% is 74% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Lamb County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,549 |
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| Trucks | 13.4% |
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| Average travel time | 53.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 8.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $66,709 |
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Travel in Lamb County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (53% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 4,549 vehicles per day, 264% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,248 vehicles per day.
With 20% of the road miles (67 miles in 208 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 254,667 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈93.0 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 82% of counties in Texas
At 13.4%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Lamb's highway truck share (13.4%) is lower than 63% of counties in Texas. Lamb's highway truck count is lower than 82% of counties in Texas, at roughly 611 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Lamb County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,248 |
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| Trucks | 10.0% |
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| Average travel time | 37.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 3.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $57,781 |
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Travel in Lamb County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (47% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 1,248 vehicles per day.
Spread over 275 miles and 2,131 segments, 80% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 226,206 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈82.6 million per year). Trucks make up 10.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.
Local congestion 76% below the Texas average
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 26% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 3.8% is 76% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Lamb's average driver income is lower than 79% of counties in Texas. 65% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Lamb.