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Traffic heat map of Orange County, Texas: 327 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 10 and Texas Avenue

Orange County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Orange County, Texas? We measure 327 road miles, divided into 4,432 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, I 10, carries 51,572 vehicles a day, 7.8 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 Orange County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day6,635
Trucks

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

13.1%
Average travel time

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

30.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

16.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$82,376

Our data shows 6,635 vehicles per day on the average road in Orange County, Texas, and 2,642,679 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈965 million per year) across its 327 miles of monitored roads. At 13.1%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Texas: about 1 in 8 vehicles.

Shorter trips than 89% of counties in Texas

At 6,635 vehicles per day, the average road in Orange tracks closely with the state average of 6,895 vehicles per day. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Orange carries more traffic than 87% of counties in Texas.

At 30.9 minutes, the average travel time is 5% lower than the state level. On travel time, Orange runs shorter than 89% of counties in Texas.

The congestion ratio of 16.0% is in line with the state level.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Orange County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day25,046
Trucks19.3%
Average travel time44.6 min
Congestion ratio41.3%
Drivers’ average age45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$81,379

Highways carry about half of all travel in Orange County, Texas, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 25,046 vehicles per day, 326% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,883 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 17% of the monitored road miles: 54 miles in 174 segments, carrying 1,320,237 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈482 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 74% of counties in Texas.

More highway trucks than 98% of counties in Texas

Highway truck concentration here runs 40% higher than the state average, at 19.3%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

70% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Orange's 19.3%. 98% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Orange's roughly 4,834.

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Non-highway Traffic in Orange County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day5,883
Trucks6.9%
Average travel time30.3 min
Congestion ratio15.0%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$82,788

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Orange County, Texas, 50% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 5,883 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (273 miles in 4,258 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,322,442 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈483 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.9%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 83% of counties in Texas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 64% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (15.0%) runs slightly lower than the state level (6% lower).

Trip origins here have higher average income than 83% of counties in Texas. 53% of counties in Texas have a younger driver population than Orange.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Orange County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Orange County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

Orange County's biggest difference from the Texas average is its highway truck share, 40% above it. Its truck share is also 34% above.

MetricOrange CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic6,6356,895-3.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.1%9.8%+34.0%
Truck % (Highway)19.3%13.8%+40.4%
Avg. Travel Time30.9 min32.6 min-5.4%

How Orange County compares

Orange County against nearby counties

Orange County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Orange 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
Orange County6,63513.1%2,642,67930.9 min16.0%
Jefferson County, Texas7,22812.7%6,698,70034.8 min14.2%
Hardin County, Texas5,5678.4%1,421,22931.2 min12.6%
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana8,22912.4%5,555,01431.8 min21.5%
Cameron Parish, Louisiana1,95616.6%349,98340.5 min6.3%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Orange County ranked within Texas

Orange County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on highway truck volume, at #6 of 227.

Orange County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureOrange CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)6,635#33 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,320,237#60 of 227
Truck share on highways19.3%#69 of 227
Highway trucks per day4,834#6 of 227
Average travel time30.9 min#225 of 254
Average driver income$82,376#44 of 254
Average driver age45.9 yrs#121 of 254

Orange County ranks #6 of 227 on highway truck volume but #225 of 254 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Orange County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Orange County average 35,118 vehicles a day, 5.3 times the county average of 6,635 across all its monitored roads.

I 10 leads with 51,572 vehicles a day, 10,270 of them trucks (19.9%). No other road comes close: Texas Avenue, in second place, carries 29,120. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

I 10 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 45.0 minutes against 30.9 county-wide.

Freight stands out on I 10: trucks are 19.9% of the traffic there, against 13.1% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · 51,572vehicles10,270trucks · 19.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
47.2%
Median trip time
45.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,767

At 7.8 times the county average, I 10 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $79,767 in household income.

2Texas AvenuePrimary road · 29,120vehicles2,131trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
75.0%
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,252

Travel on Texas Avenue's busiest stretch runs 75% over free-flow time, against 16% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3TX 73Trunk road · 24,662vehicles2,587trucks · 10.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.6%
Median trip time
33.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,213

TX 73 carries 3.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.3 minutes.

4Dorman RoadPrimary road · 22,868vehicles2,198trucks · 9.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
51.7%
Median trip time
32.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$86,301

Dorman Road is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 52% longer than at free-flow speed, against 16% county-wide.

5TX 62Primary road · 21,241vehicles2,995trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
47.1%
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
46.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,415

At 3.2 times the county average, TX 62 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $85,415 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 10Motorway · #1 by traffic51,572vehicles10,270trucks · 19.9%
2TX 62Primary road · #5 by traffic21,241vehicles2,995trucks · 14.1%
3TX 73Trunk road · #3 by traffic24,662vehicles2,587trucks · 10.5%
4Dorman RoadPrimary road · #4 by traffic22,868vehicles2,198trucks · 9.6%
5Texas AvenuePrimary road · #2 by traffic29,120vehicles2,131trucks · 7.3%
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

OrangeDepartment 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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