
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Nueces County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day7,968 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 30.4 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. | 23.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 43.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $75,546 |
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A typical monitored road in Nueces County, Texas sees 7,968 vehicles per day, while its 1,042 miles of monitored roads together handle 7,963,548 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.9 billion per year). Trucks are 8.5% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.
Busier roads than 94% of counties in Texas
At 7,968 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Nueces carries 16% more traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting more demand on each road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.1% of Texas's statewide total. Nueces carries more traffic than 94% of counties in Texas.
Journey times run 7% lower than the state level, at 30.4 minutes on average. On travel time, Nueces runs shorter than 92% of counties in Texas.
Congestion runs 41% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 23.1%, which means more pronounced congestion - a factor for delivery windows and signal timing.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Nueces County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day18,928 |
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| Trucks | 12.3% |
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| Average travel time | 33.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 28.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $73,340 |
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Travel in Nueces County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (48% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 18,928 vehicles per day, 160% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,274 vehicles per day.
With 20% of the road miles (208 miles in 970 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 3,817,857 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.4 billion per year).
93% of counties in Texas move less traffic on their highways.
Lower highway truck share than 73% of counties in Texas
At 12.3%, highway truck share is 11% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
73% of counties in Texas see a higher highway truck share than Nueces's 12.3%. By raw truck volume, Nueces carries more highway trucks than 73% of counties in Texas.

Non-highway Traffic in Nueces County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,274 |
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| Trucks | 5.0% |
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| Average travel time | 30.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 22.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $77,035 |
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Travel in Nueces County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (52% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 7,274 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 80% of the monitored road miles (835 miles in 15,319 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 4,145,691 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.5 billion per year). About 1 in 20 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.0%).
Local congestion 42% above the Texas average
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 59% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (22.8%) runs 42% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 69% of counties in Texas. Nueces's median driver age is lower than 71% of counties in Texas.