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Traffic heat map of Newton County, Texas: 262 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 16th Street and TX 87

Newton County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Newton County, Texas? We measure 262 road miles, divided into 1,771 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, 16th Street, carries 5,791 vehicles a day, 3.8 times the average road. 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 Newton County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,513
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

40.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.8%
Drivers’ average age

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

50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$51,074

A typical monitored road in Newton County, Texas sees 1,513 vehicles per day, while its 262 miles of monitored roads together handle 376,582 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈137 million per year). Trucks are 10.5% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.

Traffic 78% below the Texas average

At 1,513 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Newton carries 78% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. 86% of counties in Texas see more traffic than Newton's 1,513 vehicles per day.

At 40.9 minutes, the average travel time is 25% higher than the state level. 80% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than Newton's 40.9 minutes.

At 65% lower than the state level, the 5.8% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Newton County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day1,338
Trucks13.9%
Average travel time41.9 min
Congestion ratio3.5%
Drivers’ average age51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,077

Highways carry only a small share of the traffic in Newton County, Texas, 8% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,338 vehicles per day, 12% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,524 vehicles per day.

Highways also make up about 9% of the monitored road miles: 22 miles in 106 segments, together carrying 30,403 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈11.1 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 98% of counties in Texas

The concentration of trucks on highways (13.9%) is in line with the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Newton's highway truck share (13.9%) is lower than 61% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Newton carries fewer highway trucks than 98% of counties in Texas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Newton County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day1,524
Trucks10.2%
Average travel time40.8 min
Congestion ratio5.9%
Drivers’ average age50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$50,973

Nearly all driving in Newton County, Texas happens on local roads: 92% of every vehicle-mile. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,524 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 91% of the monitored road miles: 240 miles in 1,665 segments, together carrying 346,179 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈126 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (10.2%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 96% of counties in Texas

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 27% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (5.9%) runs 63% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 96% of counties in Texas. 86% of counties in Texas have a younger driver population than Newton.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Newton County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Newton County apart: 78% below the Texas average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 25% above.

MetricNewton CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic1,5136,895-78.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%9.8%+7.2%
Truck % (Highway)13.9%13.8%+0.9%
Avg. Travel Time40.9 min32.6 min+25.3%

How Newton County compares

Newton County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Newton County carries 67.2% less traffic on a typical road and moves 18.4% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Trips here run longer without running slower: distance, not congestion, is what drivers spend their time on.

Newton 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
Newton County1,51310.5%376,58240.9 min5.8%
Jasper County, Texas3,9059.6%1,188,48435.4 min9.1%
Beauregard Parish, Louisiana3,47610.1%877,35635.7 min8.4%
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana8,22912.4%5,555,01431.8 min21.5%
Tyler County, Texas2,8289.5%561,65231.0 min7.1%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Newton County ranked within Texas

Highway truck volume places Newton County #223 of 227 in Texas - the bottom quarter of the state.

Newton County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureNewton CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,513#218 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day30,403#221 of 227
Truck share on highways13.9%#138 of 227
Highway trucks per day186#223 of 227
Average travel time40.9 min#52 of 254
Average driver income$51,074#243 of 254
Average driver age50.4 yrs#35 of 254

Newton County ranks #35 of 254 on average driver age but #223 of 227 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Newton County, Texas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Newton County carry 5,421 vehicles a day on average, 3.6 times the typical road in the county (1,513).

16th Street leads with 5,791 vehicles a day, 488 of them trucks (8.4%). LA 12 carries the most trucks, 552 a day (11.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #5 for all traffic.

Drivers on TX 62 come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $76,218, 49% above the county average of $51,074.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
116th StreetPrimary road · 5,791vehicles488trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,217

Trips on 16th Street are short, a median 30.4 minutes against 40.9 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

2TX 87Primary road · 5,449vehicles459trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.8%
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,972

TX 87 peaks at 5,449 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average; trucks are 8.4% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

3TX 12Primary road · 5,023vehicles503trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.8%
Median trip time
40.5 min
Drivers’ median age
49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,874

TX 12 carries 3.3 times the county average at its busiest, 503 of them trucks (10.0%, in line with the county-wide 10.5%).

4TX 62Primary road · 4,914vehicles509trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
11.0%
Median trip time
38.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,218

TX 62 carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.3 minutes.

5LA 12Primary road · 4,808vehicles552trucks · 11.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
38.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,183

At 3.2 times the county average, LA 12 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $54,183 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1LA 12Primary road · #5 by traffic4,808vehicles552trucks · 11.5%
2TX 62Primary road · #4 by traffic4,914vehicles509trucks · 10.3%
3TX 12Primary road · #3 by traffic5,023vehicles503trucks · 10.0%
416th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic5,791vehicles488trucks · 8.4%
5TX 87Primary road · #2 by traffic5,449vehicles459trucks · 8.4%
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

NewtonDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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