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Traffic heat map of Montague County, Texas: 397 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 81 and US 287

Montague County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Montague County, Texas? We measure 397 road miles, divided into 2,776 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. About 1 in 5 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Texas. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Montague County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,869
Trucks

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

18.6%
Average travel time

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

34.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$66,649

Our data shows 1,869 vehicles per day on the average road in Montague County, Texas, and 825,170 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈301 million per year) across its 397 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Texas - a freight-heavy mix.

Traffic 73% below the Texas average

Montague sees 73% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,869 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Montague accounts for about 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Montague's 1,869 vehicles per day trails 76% of counties in Texas.

Journey times here (34.0 minutes on average) closely track the state level. On travel time, Montague runs shorter than 57% of counties in Texas.

The congestion ratio of 6.5% is 61% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Montague County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day4,850
Trucks22.9%
Average travel time50.1 min
Congestion ratio9.9%
Drivers’ average age48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,659

Highways carry most of the traffic in Montague County, Texas: 71% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,850 vehicles per day, 316% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,167 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 28% of the monitored road miles (111 miles, 529 segments), so they carry more than their share: 586,841 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈214 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 50% of counties in Texas.

A major freight corridor

The concentration of trucks on highways (22.9%) is 67% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Montague as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

80% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Montague's 22.9%. By raw truck volume, Montague carries more highway trucks than 51% of counties in Texas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Montague County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day1,167
Trucks8.0%
Average travel time30.2 min
Congestion ratio5.6%
Drivers’ average age50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,639

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Montague County, Texas, 29% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,167 vehicles per day.

Spread over 286 miles and 2,247 segments, 72% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 238,328 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈87.0 million per year). Trucks make up 8.0% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Local congestion 65% below the Texas average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 65% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (5.6%) runs 65% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Montague's average driver income is lower than 61% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews older than 76% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 66% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 15% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +5% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
August is the quietest month, with volumes -5% versus the annual average - an unusual summer low, when most places are at their busiest.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Montague County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +5% in high season.

Montague County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Montague County apart: 90% above the Texas average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 73% below.

MetricMontague CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic1,8696,895-72.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)18.6%9.8%+90.3%
Truck % (Highway)22.9%13.8%+66.5%
Avg. Travel Time34.0 min32.6 min+4.2%

How Montague County compares

Montague County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Montague County carries 40.8% less traffic on a typical road and is 29.0% 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.

Montague 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
Montague County1,86918.6%825,17034.0 min6.5%
Wise County, Texas5,32412.1%2,882,59235.0 min13.3%
Clay County, Texas2,28018.6%864,05434.3 min6.5%
Jefferson County, Oklahoma1,52513.0%196,77444.4 min4.2%
Cooke County, Texas3,50820.0%1,990,15032.7 min12.3%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Montague County ranked within Texas

Montague County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on truck share on highways, at #46 of 227.

Montague County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureMontague CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,869#194 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day586,841#115 of 227
Truck share on highways22.9%#46 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,111#112 of 227
Average travel time34.0 min#146 of 254
Average driver income$66,649#156 of 254
Average driver age48.8 yrs#62 of 254

Busiest roads in Montague County, Texas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Montague County carry 17,526 vehicles a day on average, 9.4 times the typical road in the county (1,869).

US 81 is the busiest road, at 24,923 vehicles a day, 6,290 of them trucks (25.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using US 287 are long: a median of 64.7 minutes against 34.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Freight stands out on US 287: trucks are 34.1% of the traffic there, against 18.6% county-wide.

Wise Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 7.2% of its traffic is trucks, against 18.6% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 81Motorway · 24,923vehicles6,290trucks · 25.2%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
29.2%
Median trip time
57.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,156

Travel on US 81's busiest stretch runs 29% over free-flow time, against 6% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2US 287Motorway · 17,968vehicles6,120trucks · 34.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
22.0%
Median trip time
64.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,139

US 287 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 22% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

3Wise StreetTrunk road · 9,686vehicles697trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
12.8%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,081

A main artery: Wise Street's busiest stretch carries 5.2 times the county average; trucks are 7.2% of it, below the county-wide 18.6%.

4Mason StreetPrimary road · 6,604vehicles419trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.3%
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,779

Mason Street peaks at 6,604 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 6.3% of it, below the county-wide 18.6%.

5Broad StreetTrunk road · 5,750vehicles719trucks · 12.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
6.5%
Median trip time
39.8 min
Drivers’ median age
48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,744

Broad Street carries 3.1 times the county average at its busiest, 719 of them trucks (12.5%, below the county-wide 18.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 81Motorway · #1 by traffic24,923vehicles6,290trucks · 25.2%
2US 287Motorway · #2 by traffic17,968vehicles6,120trucks · 34.1%
3Broad StreetTrunk road · #5 by traffic5,750vehicles719trucks · 12.5%
4Wise StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic9,686vehicles697trucks · 7.2%
5US 82Trunk road · 4,252vehicles524trucks · 12.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
6.4%
Median trip time
46.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,790

Drivers on US 82 are on long journeys, a median 46.2 minutes against 34.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

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

MontagueDepartment 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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